Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

51-4011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic

Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic 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)
128,870 1.9 % $17.56 $36,520 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.19 $13.56 $16.93 $20.93 $25.17
Annual Wage (2) $23,260 $28,200 $35,220 $43,540 $52,360


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 25,500 7.71 $17.33 $36,050
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 12,800 2.92 $16.41 $34,140
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 10,180 6.27 $19.37 $40,280
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 9,820 3.88 $16.97 $35,310
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 7,600 1.61 $19.83 $41,260

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 25,500 7.71 $17.33 $36,050
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 10,180 6.27 $19.37 $40,280
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 9,820 3.88 $16.97 $35,310
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing 1,360 3.37 $17.09 $35,550
Forging and Stamping 2,860 3.10 $16.15 $33,580

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 80 0.01 $22.11 $45,990
Support Activities for Air Transportation (8) (8) $20.33 $42,280
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 150 0.01 $20.16 $41,940
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 360 1.10 $19.99 $41,580
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 7,600 1.61 $19.83 $41,260


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio 11,120 2.23 2.22 $17.65 $36,720
California 9,530 0.68 0.68 $18.19 $37,830
Michigan 8,740 2.28 2.27 $17.16 $35,680
Texas 8,320 0.81 0.80 $17.09 $35,560
Indiana 8,170 2.96 2.95 $16.34 $33,990




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana 8,170 2.96 2.95 $16.34 $33,990
Michigan 8,740 2.28 2.27 $17.16 $35,680
Iowa 3,250 2.24 2.23 $17.33 $36,040
Ohio 11,120 2.23 2.22 $17.65 $36,720
Wisconsin 5,600 2.12 2.11 $17.64 $36,700




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 1,350 0.36 0.36 $21.88 $45,510
Washington 2,910 1.07 1.07 $21.75 $45,240
Massachusetts 2,720 0.86 0.86 $20.28 $42,170
Maine 600 1.05 1.05 $20.05 $41,700
Louisiana 1,210 0.66 0.66 $19.57 $40,700





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 4,460 1.24 1.24 $18.55 $38,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,170 0.83 0.83 $17.08 $35,530
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,060 1.20 1.19 $18.18 $37,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 2,510 3.14 3.13 $17.93 $37,300
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 2,510 2.42 2.41 $19.16 $39,850
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,500 2.56 2.55 $17.51 $36,410
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,470 1.45 1.44 $18.73 $38,960
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 2,200 1.59 1.58 $18.79 $39,080
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,970 2.01 2.00 $17.90 $37,230
Dayton, OH 1,750 4.81 4.79 $18.95 $39,410




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN 650 15.51 15.44 $14.48 $30,110
Dubuque, IA 670 12.73 12.67 $18.67 $38,830
Morristown, TN 450 10.24 10.19 $12.63 $26,280
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 790 7.90 7.86 $14.00 $29,110
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 720 6.93 6.90 $18.07 $37,590
Jackson, MI 310 6.06 6.03 $17.73 $36,870
Carson City, NV 160 5.81 5.78 $19.29 $40,130
Racine, WI 410 5.67 5.65 $16.12 $33,530
Dayton, OH 1,750 4.81 4.79 $18.95 $39,410
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,610 4.39 4.37 $16.15 $33,590




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 380 1.02 1.02 $30.88 $64,240
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 420 1.66 1.65 $26.93 $56,010
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (8) (8) (8) $24.30 $50,540
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 400 0.43 0.42 $23.50 $48,890
Peabody, MA NECTA Division (8) (8) (8) $23.02 $47,870
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 260 0.27 0.27 $22.67 $47,160
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,610 1.18 1.17 $22.66 $47,130
Stockton, CA 50 0.25 0.25 $22.29 $46,360
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division (8) (8) (8) $21.88 $45,510
Akron, OH 890 2.87 2.86 $21.56 $44,840

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,660 8.38 8.35 $16.71 $34,760
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,280 4.80 4.78 $16.20 $33,700
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,120 5.07 5.05 $16.95 $35,250
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 810 3.32 3.31 $17.70 $36,810
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area 710 5.15 5.13 $18.45 $38,380

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,660 8.38 8.35 $16.71 $34,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 560 5.36 5.34 $17.93 $37,300
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area 710 5.15 5.13 $18.45 $38,380
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,120 5.07 5.05 $16.95 $35,250
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,280 4.80 4.78 $16.20 $33,700

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 40 0.67 0.67 $20.76 $43,170
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 270 1.45 1.44 $20.71 $43,070
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $20.62 $42,890
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 1.74 1.73 $19.47 $40,500
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 350 1.50 1.49 $19.33 $40,210


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012