DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4062 Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 207$20.14/hr$1.37/hr$13.37/hr$14.42/hr$18.66/hr$26.26/hr$29.35/hr
Minnesota 8017$26.36/hr$1.13/hr$15.17/hr$22.00/hr$26.99/hr$30.76/hr$35.64/hr
U S 3,010220$23.44/hr$0.40/hr$14.12/hr$17.42/hr$22.88/hr$28.86/hr$34.37/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing20$18.66/hr
Other Regional Data For Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 50 $29.33/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 20 $18.66/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic510$20.24/hrN/A
Tool and Die Makers210$26.17/hrN/A
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic80$18.67/hrN/A
Foundry Mold and Coremakers20$20.71/hrN/A
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/A$15.76/hrN/A
Tasks for Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic