Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4032 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	110	21	$20.71/hr	$18.09/hr	$19.31/hr	$20.50/hr	$22.43/hr	$23.47/hr

Leading Industries for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	110	$20.50/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	60	$21.57/hr	-18.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	70	$21.57/hr	N/A
Minnesota	110	$20.50/hr	-11.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	N/A	$24.97/hr	N/A
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2,870	$21.40/hr	5.3%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	260	$22.58/hr	-6.0%
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	10	$26.99/hr	-14.3%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	60	$26.42/hr	-9.1%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,130	$23.60/hr	-3.5%
Machinists	11,720	$29.59/hr	7.6%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	120	$42.91/hr	1.4%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,480	$26.61/hr	1.9%

Task for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges.
Lift workpieces onto work tables either manually or with hoists or direct crane operators to lift and position workpieces.
Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements.
Observe drilling or boring machine operations to detect any problems.
Move machine controls to lower tools to workpieces and to engage automatic feeds.
Install tools in spindles.
Establish zero reference points on workpieces, such as at the intersections of two edges or over hole locations.
Lift workpieces onto work tables either manually or with hoists or direct crane operators to lift and position workpieces.
Change worn cutting tools, using wrenches.
Select and set cutting speeds, feed rates, depths of cuts, and cutting tools, according to machining instructions or knowledge of metal properties.