Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates

Model Makers, Wood

Illustration of an assembly line with machinery parts and a conveyor belt

SOC code 51-7031 · Production Occupations

National employment
280
Mean annual wage
$63,670
Mean hourly wage
$30.61
Median annual wage
$56,550
Median hourly wage
$27.19

Wage percentiles

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$34,800$16.73
25th percentile$37,660$18.10
50th percentile (median)$56,550$27.19
75th percentile$87,150$41.90
90th percentile$98,050$47.14

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Wages by state (May 2024)

State-level employment and wage estimates for Model Makers, Wood (SOC 51-7031), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 2 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.

StateEmploymentMean annualMedian annual10th pctl annual25th pctl annual75th pctl annual90th pctl annual
Michigan30$83,660$88,940$58,160$75,300$89,330$89,330
Texas70$46,140$41,980$38,450$39,220$52,990$52,990

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.