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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-4034 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.


National estimates for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Industry profile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geographic profile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

National estimates for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
19,410 3.1 % $ 22.99 $ 47,820 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.66 $ 18.16 $ 22.61 $ 26.50 $ 30.99
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,580 $ 37,780 $ 47,020 $ 55,130 $ 64,450


Industry profile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 6,580 1.96 $ 21.92 $ 45,600
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 2,160 0.46 $ 21.79 $ 45,330
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 1,890 0.25 $ 23.91 $ 49,720
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1,270 0.27 $ 27.76 $ 57,750
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 900 0.27 $ 28.20 $ 58,650

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 6,580 1.96 $ 21.92 $ 45,600
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 880 0.99 $ 24.41 $ 50,780
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 2,160 0.46 $ 21.79 $ 45,330
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 550 0.34 $ 22.72 $ 47,270
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 180 0.33 $ 27.69 $ 57,590

Top paying industries for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 900 0.27 $ 28.20 $ 58,650
Building Finishing Contractors 150 0.02 $ 28.03 $ 58,300
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1,270 0.27 $ 27.76 $ 57,750
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 180 0.33 $ 27.69 $ 57,590
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 590 0.16 $ 27.26 $ 56,690


Geographic profile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 3,150 0.18 1.36 $ 25.32 $ 52,660
Michigan 1,780 0.42 3.19 $ 22.04 $ 45,840
Indiana 1,630 0.53 4.01 $ 23.48 $ 48,830
Ohio 1,450 0.27 2.06 $ 22.24 $ 46,260
Illinois 1,430 0.24 1.85 $ 24.45 $ 50,850


Map of location quotient of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 1,160 0.71 5.42 $ 23.15 $ 48,140
Indiana 1,630 0.53 4.01 $ 23.48 $ 48,830
Michigan 1,780 0.42 3.19 $ 22.04 $ 45,840
Ohio 1,450 0.27 2.06 $ 22.24 $ 46,260
Oklahoma 410 0.26 1.95 $ 25.26 $ 52,530


Map of annual mean wages of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 300 0.08 0.63 $ 27.93 $ 58,090
Oregon 50 0.02 0.19 $ 27.13 $ 56,430
Arizona 50 0.02 0.13 $ 26.69 $ 55,520
Louisiana 40 0.02 0.17 $ 26.05 $ 54,190
Washington 60 0.02 0.14 $ 25.70 $ 53,450



Map of employment of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,380 0.23 1.73 $ 24.37 $ 50,690
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 990 0.53 4.05 $ 22.28 $ 46,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 610 0.20 1.51 $ 22.03 $ 45,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 590 0.06 0.49 $ 23.85 $ 49,600
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 500 0.51 3.85 $ 21.47 $ 44,660
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 460 0.83 6.33 $ 26.76 $ 55,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 400 0.25 1.89 $ 22.81 $ 47,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 390 0.09 0.67 $ 25.43 $ 52,880
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 380 0.20 1.53 $ 24.00 $ 49,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 330 0.29 2.24 $ 29.66 $ 61,690


Map of location quotient of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN 90 1.73 13.20 $ 20.91 $ 43,490
Battle Creek, MI 70 1.32 10.09 $ 19.61 $ 40,780
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 460 0.83 6.33 $ 26.76 $ 55,670
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 100 0.78 5.91 $ 19.34 $ 40,220
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 100 0.73 5.60 $ 20.16 $ 41,930
Jackson, MI 40 0.72 5.50 $ 19.91 $ 41,410
Fort Wayne, IN 150 0.69 5.29 $ 21.82 $ 45,380
Mansfield, OH 30 0.69 5.28 $ 23.79 $ 49,490
Rockford, IL 90 0.64 4.91 $ 24.32 $ 50,580
Tulsa, OK 250 0.58 4.40 $ 27.13 $ 56,420


Map of annual mean wages of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 330 0.29 2.24 $ 29.66 $ 61,690
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (8) (8) (8) $ 29.31 $ 60,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 190 0.07 0.54 $ 29.13 $ 60,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 330 0.14 1.05 $ 29.01 $ 60,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 190 0.07 0.51 $ 27.20 $ 56,570
Tulsa, OK 250 0.58 4.40 $ 27.13 $ 56,420
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 40 0.02 0.15 $ 27.09 $ 56,340
Springfield, MA-CT 140 0.44 3.33 $ 26.90 $ 55,960
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 460 0.83 6.33 $ 26.76 $ 55,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 30 0.02 0.13 $ 26.10 $ 54,290

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 500 2.41 18.34 $ 26.15 $ 54,380
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 190 1.21 9.20 $ 24.48 $ 50,930
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 180 0.57 4.32 $ 21.51 $ 44,740
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 160 0.65 4.95 $ 24.86 $ 51,720
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 140 0.53 4.01 $ 20.96 $ 43,600

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 500 2.41 18.34 $ 26.15 $ 54,380
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 1.37 10.42 $ 19.14 $ 39,810
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 190 1.21 9.20 $ 24.48 $ 50,930
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.73 5.57 $ 21.46 $ 44,640
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 160 0.65 4.95 $ 24.86 $ 51,720

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 500 2.41 18.34 $ 26.15 $ 54,380
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 160 0.65 4.95 $ 24.86 $ 51,720
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 190 1.21 9.20 $ 24.48 $ 50,930
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 2.07 $ 23.56 $ 48,990
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.45 3.45 $ 22.69 $ 47,180


About May 2022 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 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023