DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4192 Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota N/AN/A$22.50/hr$1.01/hr$14.50/hr$17.03/hr$21.44/hr$27.39/hr$32.34/hr
U S 8,150350$23.86/hr$0.38/hr$14.68/hr$18.66/hr$24.36/hr$28.81/hr$31.81/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Sheet Metal Workers2,860$30.16/hr2.7%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic2,720$18.44/hr-0.4%
Tool and Die Makers1,840$27.62/hr0.3%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic790$17.50/hr2.2%
Semiconductor Processors140$17.54/hr2.1%
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic80$26.99/hr0.0%
Shoe and Leather Workers and RepairersN/A$17.64/hr1.0%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersN/AN/A-1.1%
Tasks for Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic