Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

51-4061 Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Include template makers.

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)
7,990 5.8 % $21.88 $45,510 2.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.59 $15.50 $21.52 $29.72 $33.45
Annual Wage (2) $22,030 $32,240 $44,770 $61,810 $69,580

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Plastics product manufacturing 900 $15.49 $32,220
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 850 $25.70 $53,460
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 680 $21.33 $44,370
Architectural and engineering services 340 $21.86 $45,460
Foundries 310 $16.75 $34,850

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 850 $25.70 $53,460
Commercial and service industry machinery 110 $24.17 $50,270
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing 220 $23.97 $49,850
Scientific research and development services 50 $23.48 $48,840
Household appliance manufacturing 200 $22.72 $47,260

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
Rhode Island 130 $20.66 $42,970 0.027%
Pennsylvania 790 $15.29 $31,810 0.014%
Indiana 390 $21.36 $44,440 0.014%
Wisconsin 340 $20.66 $42,970 0.013%
Ohio 460 $25.39 $52,800 0.009%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Ohio 460 $25.39 $52,800 0.009%
Maryland 40 $25.10 $52,200 0.002%
Connecticut 90 $24.13 $50,180 0.005%
New York 290 $22.43 $46,640 0.003%
Mississippi (7) $22.37 $46,540 (7)

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
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 190 $20.82 $43,310 0.036%
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 140 $25.72 $53,500 0.026%
Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 40 $19.06 $39,650 0.024%
Rochester, NY MSA 100 $18.02 $37,480 0.019%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 120 $21.10 $43,890 0.015%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Benton Harbor, MI MSA (7) $28.64 $59,570 (7)
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 140 $25.72 $53,500 0.026%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 140 $22.16 $46,100 0.008%
Indianapolis, IN MSA (7) $22.16 $46,100 (7)
Boston, MA-NH PMSA 80 $21.86 $45,460 0.004%

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