DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A1N/A$1.19/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 41057$21.80/hr$0.50/hr$15.82/hr$18.45/hr$21.85/hr$24.62/hr$28.47/hr
U S 28,070982$20.49/hr$0.16/hr$13.16/hr$15.84/hr$19.56/hr$24.21/hr$29.48/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 170 $21.92/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 100 $21.16/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A N/A N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Sheet Metal Workers220$28.83/hrN/A
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders120$22.27/hrN/A
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic40$20.49/hrN/A
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Tool and Die MakersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic