DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4111 Tool and Die Makers

Occupational Description:
Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, guages, and machinists hand tools.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 22030$27.98/hr$1.22/hr$19.74/hr$23.46/hr$28.00/hr$32.71/hr$37.60/hr
Minnesota 1,840206$27.68/hr$0.53/hr$18.59/hr$22.74/hr$27.62/hr$32.17/hr$38.12/hr
U S 70,7701,415$26.82/hr$0.24/hr$16.50/hr$20.71/hr$26.30/hr$31.76/hr$38.02/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Tool and Die Makers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing160$28.00/hr
Other Regional Data For Tool and Die Makers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,210 $28.16/hr -1.2%
Northwest Minnesota 240 $27.64/hr 8.5%
Central Minnesota 220 $28.00/hr 4.5%
Southeast Minnesota 210 $26.17/hr 4.6%
Southwest Minnesota 100 $20.41/hr 2.3%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic780$19.15/hr2.2%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic410$17.33/hr2.3%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders170$19.67/hr5.2%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic160$16.33/hr6.2%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Cutters and Trimmers, HandN/A$15.82/hrN/A
Tasks for Tool and Die Makers