Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

51-4071 Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
16,570 8.2 % $14.59 $30,350 1.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.17 $11.23 $13.66 $16.86 $22.88
Annual Wage (2) $19,080 $23,370 $28,410 $35,060 $47,600

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Foundries 10,970 $14.29 $29,710
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 810 $13.94 $29,000
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 590 $18.40 $38,270
Plastics product manufacturing 330 $15.30 $31,810
Clay product and refractory manufacturing 230 $11.39 $23,700

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Management of companies and enterprises (7) $20.18 $41,980
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 590 $18.40 $38,270
Cement and concrete product manufacturing 40 $16.58 $34,480
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing 30 $16.57 $34,470
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (7) $16.34 $33,990

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Indiana 1,610 $17.89 $37,200 0.056%
Wisconsin 1,420 $14.53 $30,230 0.052%
Iowa 430 $14.39 $29,930 0.030%
Oregon 450 $13.83 $28,760 0.029%
New Hampshire 160 $13.52 $28,120 0.026%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Nevada 50 $18.65 $38,790 0.004%
Indiana 1,610 $17.89 $37,200 0.056%
Massachusetts 230 $17.50 $36,390 0.007%
Ohio 1,190 $16.71 $34,750 0.022%
New Jersey 120 $16.63 $34,580 0.003%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Racine, WI PMSA 110 $14.99 $31,180 0.145%
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 160 $16.73 $34,800 0.079%
Reading, PA MSA 120 $11.92 $24,800 0.073%
Erie, PA MSA 90 $15.11 $31,440 0.071%
Provo-Orem, UT MSA 100 $13.18 $27,420 0.066%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Rockford, IL MSA (7) $22.14 $46,060 (7)
South Bend, IN MSA 50 $21.84 $45,420 0.039%
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA (7) $19.42 $40,390 (7)
Boston, MA-NH PMSA 80 $17.72 $36,860 0.004%
Newark, NJ PMSA 70 $17.37 $36,130 0.007%

About November 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimate not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005