DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4061 Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 207N/A$3.22/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 6015$24.94/hr$3.07/hr$14.04/hr$16.04/hr$19.92/hr$32.79/hr$46.44/hr
U S 4,300310$28.02/hr$0.48/hr$15.64/hr$20.44/hr$27.81/hr$35.07/hr$41.18/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing20N/A
Other Regional Data For Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 20 N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,950$19.97/hr4.0%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers1,590$20.14/hr-4.2%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers1,340$23.33/hr2.1%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians310$30.63/hr-1.5%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic100$19.02/hr-13.3%
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners20$21.28/hrN/A
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related RepairersN/A$21.57/hrN/A
Engine and Other Machine AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic