Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC code 51-4032 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,300 | $17.45 |
| 25th percentile | $41,710 | $20.05 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $49,080 | $23.60 |
| 75th percentile | $57,940 | $27.85 |
| 90th percentile | $68,410 | $32.89 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4032), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 31 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 110 | $41,840 | $40,030 | $33,250 | $37,470 | $44,190 | $51,960 |
| Arizona | — | $45,710 | $46,630 | $38,960 | $45,350 | $46,650 | $49,450 |
| California | 690 | $54,330 | $48,220 | $37,870 | $44,700 | $61,790 | $80,810 |
| Colorado | 40 | $48,990 | $49,920 | $36,120 | $37,440 | $55,750 | $56,470 |
| Florida | 160 | $58,860 | $62,400 | $38,510 | $47,000 | $65,200 | $86,500 |
| Georgia | 50 | $57,110 | $56,740 | $44,330 | $50,920 | $64,100 | $64,100 |
| Illinois | 250 | $56,980 | $56,200 | $56,200 | $56,200 | $56,820 | $56,820 |
| Indiana | 330 | $41,960 | $37,910 | $28,360 | $33,140 | $48,140 | $61,510 |
| Iowa | 150 | $48,290 | $47,110 | $39,450 | $39,560 | $58,890 | $58,910 |
| Maine | 80 | $46,540 | $47,090 | $41,760 | $41,760 | $47,100 | $50,170 |
| Massachusetts | 80 | $68,210 | $74,680 | $45,790 | $50,580 | $82,260 | $82,350 |
| Michigan | 170 | $46,050 | $43,870 | $31,720 | $34,980 | $60,170 | $63,870 |
| Minnesota | 120 | $45,370 | $44,830 | $37,560 | $40,970 | $46,930 | $51,390 |
| Mississippi | 60 | $48,350 | $48,420 | $39,210 | $43,170 | $49,670 | $59,740 |
| Missouri | — | $81,160 | $99,630 | $32,400 | $51,610 | $99,630 | $99,950 |
| Nebraska | 40 | $41,900 | $37,160 | $28,280 | $29,960 | $52,170 | $60,470 |
| Nevada | 30 | $37,960 | $35,130 | $34,980 | $34,980 | $36,710 | $37,960 |
| New Hampshire | 50 | $55,040 | $57,900 | $42,680 | $43,150 | $65,580 | $68,250 |
| New Jersey | — | $53,580 | $53,700 | $38,880 | $44,870 | $64,260 | $64,260 |
| New York | 40 | $51,660 | $57,180 | $32,250 | $42,390 | $61,990 | $63,550 |
| North Carolina | 90 | $50,450 | $47,640 | $37,990 | $40,240 | $59,090 | $71,980 |
| Ohio | 420 | $51,160 | $50,090 | $39,690 | $45,090 | $58,260 | $62,350 |
| Oklahoma | — | $49,670 | $49,470 | $24,250 | $28,340 | $59,740 | $59,790 |
| Oregon | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 160 | $54,030 | $58,200 | $36,400 | $47,820 | $62,720 | $63,960 |
| South Carolina | 60 | $52,160 | $50,400 | $32,390 | $40,680 | $66,260 | $66,260 |
| Tennessee | 750 | $44,610 | $46,590 | $35,730 | $44,290 | $46,590 | $46,590 |
| Texas | 220 | $42,880 | $43,600 | $31,460 | $36,560 | $48,390 | $51,370 |
| Virginia | 40 | $48,170 | $49,180 | $40,200 | $43,620 | $49,180 | $58,750 |
| Washington | — | $97,760 | $99,720 | $82,880 | $97,930 | $104,260 | $108,450 |
| Wisconsin | 80 | $39,500 | $37,870 | $32,200 | $35,440 | $43,680 | $46,960 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.