Occupational employment / Machinists

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Machinists" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,260 $21.88 $45,500
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 21,990 $18.23 $37,920
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 19,120 $17.94 $37,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 16,950 $17.27 $35,930
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 14,670 $17.08 $35,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 10,890 $17.24 $35,860
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 10,470 $20.19 $42,000
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 9,370 $19.74 $41,060
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 8,350 $17.40 $36,200
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 7,940 $19.65 $40,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,290 $16.23 $33,760
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 7,070 $19.26 $40,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 6,620 $20.24 $42,100
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 6,060 $17.33 $36,040
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 5,740 $20.24 $42,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,470 $20.81 $43,280
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 5,470 $17.45 $36,310
Pittsburgh, PA 4,920 $17.23 $35,840
Rockford, IL 4,810 $18.95 $39,410
St. Louis, MO-IL 4,790 $20.11 $41,820
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 4,450 $20.06 $41,720
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,180 $15.99 $33,250
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,090 $17.01 $35,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,720 $23.34 $48,550
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 3,640 $19.81 $41,200
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,520 $19.23 $39,990
Dayton, OH 3,480 $17.30 $35,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 3,380 $16.36 $34,040
Tulsa, OK 3,370 $16.80 $34,930
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,340 $19.04 $39,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,320 $16.86 $35,070
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 3,240 $23.49 $48,870
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 3,180 $19.00 $39,520
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 3,110 $16.56 $34,450
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,010 $20.70 $43,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3,000 $22.15 $46,070
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,940 $20.42 $42,470
Akron, OH 2,870 $17.29 $35,950
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,710 $21.15 $43,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,550 $20.59 $42,840
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 2,540 $21.90 $45,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 2,380 $16.29 $33,880
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,370 $18.55 $38,580
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,330 $21.80 $45,340
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,280 $16.14 $33,580
Rochester, NY 2,210 $17.88 $37,190
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,200 $17.62 $36,650
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,180 $20.40 $42,420
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,090 $19.32 $40,180
Springfield, MA-CT 2,070 $19.97 $41,530
Kansas City, MO-KS 2,050 $17.83 $37,090
Greenville, SC 1,970 $16.01 $33,310
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,940 $19.27 $40,080
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,850 $18.85 $39,210
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,850 $15.42 $32,070
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,850 $20.11 $41,820
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,810 $19.22 $39,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,810 $17.76 $36,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,790 $17.00 $35,360
Oklahoma City, OK 1,760 $17.19 $35,750
Salt Lake City, UT 1,720 $17.97 $37,370
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,690 $18.54 $38,570
Columbus, OH 1,680 $16.94 $35,230
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,660 $19.39 $40,320
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,560 $19.41 $40,380
New Haven, CT 1,550 $15.55 $32,340
Fort Wayne, IN 1,470 $16.71 $34,760
Wichita, KS 1,460 $16.53 $34,380
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,430 $20.73 $43,120
Canton-Massillon, OH 1,430 $16.04 $33,360
Toledo, OH 1,400 $20.55 $42,740
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,320 $22.27 $46,320
Asheville, NC 1,300 $16.43 $34,170
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,300 $22.20 $46,170
York-Hanover, PA 1,280 $20.08 $41,760
San Antonio, TX 1,230 $13.34 $27,760
Richmond, VA 1,230 $18.94 $39,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 1,210 $18.66 $38,810
Lafayette, LA 1,200 $17.54 $36,480
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,200 $18.60 $38,680
Jacksonville, FL 1,190 $18.54 $38,570
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,180 $17.00 $35,360
Worcester, MA-CT 1,180 $19.08 $39,680
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 1,130 $19.26 $40,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 1,120 $16.99 $35,340
Winston-Salem, NC 1,070 $17.61 $36,630
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,060 $19.00 $39,520
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 1,010 $20.31 $42,240
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 990 $19.87 $41,320
Springfield, MO 990 $15.04 $31,280
Baton Rouge, LA 980 $20.21 $42,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 980 $22.72 $47,250
Huntsville, AL 970 $18.19 $37,840
Syracuse, NY 950 $16.46 $34,240
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 940 $15.62 $32,490
Odessa, TX 930 $16.23 $33,750
Appleton, WI 920 $18.82 $39,150
Raleigh-Cary, NC 900 $16.19 $33,670
Longview, TX 890 $17.20 $35,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 880 $19.91 $41,400
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 880 $18.67 $38,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX 870 $17.07 $35,510
Albuquerque, NM 820 $17.77 $36,960
Madison, WI 820 $23.48 $48,840
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 820 $16.51 $34,330
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 810 $16.76 $34,850
Fond du Lac, WI 810 $18.98 $39,480
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 800 $18.35 $38,160
Lancaster, PA 780 $16.64 $34,620
Chattanooga, TN-GA 770 $18.13 $37,720
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 760 $16.69 $34,710
Jackson, MI 760 $16.84 $35,030
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 750 $15.90 $33,070
Columbia, MO 750 $15.01 $31,230
Spartanburg, SC 740 $16.18 $33,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 730 $19.73 $41,040
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 710 $23.31 $48,490
Tucson, AZ 710 $19.09 $39,710
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 710 $18.31 $38,090
El Paso, TX 700 $13.46 $28,000
Knoxville, TN 700 $16.91 $35,170
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 690 $17.61 $36,630
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 680 $18.59 $38,680
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 670 $23.38 $48,630
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 660 $18.38 $38,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 660 $17.00 $35,360
Erie, PA 660 $15.52 $32,290
Columbia, SC 660 $16.63 $34,590
Evansville, IN-KY 640 $15.15 $31,520
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 640 $16.51 $34,350
Florence, SC 630 $15.81 $32,880
Green Bay, WI 600 $17.96 $37,350
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 590 $18.91 $39,330
Waterbury, CT 590 $15.67 $32,590
Montgomery, AL 580 $15.50 $32,240
Corpus Christi, TX 580 $19.21 $39,960
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 580 $19.38 $40,310
Lynchburg, VA 580 $16.03 $33,340
Racine, WI 580 $15.75 $32,760
Lexington-Fayette, KY 580 $15.93 $33,140
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 570 $15.73 $32,720
Mobile, AL 570 $18.69 $38,870
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 540 $15.29 $31,810
Anniston-Oxford, AL 530 $18.25 $37,960
Reading, PA 530 $17.73 $36,880
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 530 $16.06 $33,390
Colorado Springs, CO 520 $18.27 $38,010
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 510 $24.13 $50,180
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 500 $17.54 $36,480
Johnson City, TN 500 $15.78 $32,830
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 490 $17.97 $37,380
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 490 $17.33 $36,050
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 490 $19.66 $40,890
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 480 $19.16 $39,850
Wausau, WI 480 $18.04 $37,520
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 480 $22.31 $46,410
Utica-Rome, NY 480 $15.02 $31,240
Bakersfield, CA 480 $15.47 $32,180
Charleston, WV 460 $19.37 $40,280
Durham, NC 450 $19.35 $40,240
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 450 $15.18 $31,570
Terre Haute, IN 440 $17.74 $36,900
Anderson, SC 440 $15.21 $31,640
Boise City-Nampa, ID 440 $15.25 $31,720
Williamsport, PA 440 $18.14 $37,730
Rocky Mount, NC 430 $20.20 $42,020
Fresno, CA 420 $17.18 $35,740
Eugene-Springfield, OR 420 $17.72 $36,850
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 420 $16.82 $34,990
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 420 $19.68 $40,940
Elmira, NY 410 $19.82 $41,230
Cedar Rapids, IA 410 $17.90 $37,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 390 $16.30 $33,890
Sheboygan, WI 390 $18.56 $38,600
Waco, TX 390 $15.98 $33,230
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 390 $15.85 $32,960
Jackson, TN 380 $16.43 $34,180
Rochester, MN 380 $17.52 $36,440
Decatur, AL 380 $13.23 $27,520
Sandusky, OH 370 Not available Not available
Roanoke, VA 370 $15.63 $32,510
Spokane, WA 370 $17.73 $36,880
Honolulu, HI 360 $23.59 $49,060
Bowling Green, KY 360 $14.60 $30,360
Monroe, LA 360 $18.20 $37,860
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 360 $18.39 $38,240
Lincoln, NE 360 $15.30 $31,810
Manchester, NH 350 $21.11 $43,900
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 350 $19.74 $41,070
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 350 $21.50 $44,730
Pascagoula, MS 350 $15.35 $31,920
Midland, TX 340 $16.11 $33,510
Columbus, IN 340 $15.28 $31,780
Lake Charles, LA 330 $22.26 $46,310
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 320 $19.78 $41,150
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 320 $16.25 $33,800
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 310 $22.87 $47,580
Springfield, OH 310 $14.21 $29,560
Tyler, TX 300 $14.57 $30,310
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 300 $21.37 $44,440
Danbury, CT 300 $20.25 $42,110
Johnstown, PA 300 $14.16 $29,460
Provo-Orem, UT 300 $18.65 $38,800
Stockton, CA 300 $19.18 $39,890
Savannah, GA 300 $20.04 $41,690
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 290 $15.64 $32,540
Burlington, NC 280 $12.28 $25,540
Clarksville, TN-KY 280 $17.67 $36,750
Macon, GA 280 $10.97 $22,820
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 280 $18.94 $39,400
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 280 $18.09 $37,620
Sherman-Denison, TX 280 $17.02 $35,410
Dubuque, IA 270 $16.55 $34,420
New Bedford, MA 260 $18.77 $39,050
Duluth, MN-WI 260 $18.68 $38,850
St. Cloud, MN 260 $19.89 $41,370
Wilmington, NC 260 $16.55 $34,420
Morristown, TN 260 $14.59 $30,340
Boulder, CO 260 $26.89 $55,930
Lakeland, FL 260 $17.66 $36,740
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 260 $12.04 $25,040
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 260 $17.97 $37,390
Portsmouth, NH-ME 250 $20.10 $41,820
Wichita Falls, TX 250 $16.36 $34,040
Fort Smith, AR-OK 250 $15.47 $32,180
Logan, UT-ID 250 $16.66 $34,660
Pueblo, CO 250 $15.84 $32,940
Greeley, CO 250 $18.86 $39,240
Bay City, MI 240 $17.90 $37,230
Reno-Sparks, NV 240 $19.30 $40,150
Owensboro, KY 240 $13.95 $29,020
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 240 $17.07 $35,510
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 230 $12.75 $26,510
Binghamton, NY 230 $14.11 $29,350
Mansfield, OH 230 $14.92 $31,030
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 230 $16.33 $33,970
Lebanon, PA 220 $19.29 $40,120
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 220 $20.71 $43,080
Modesto, CA 220 $20.33 $42,290
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 220 $25.88 $53,820
Dalton, GA 220 $16.42 $34,160
Morgantown, WV 220 $15.55 $32,340
Tuscaloosa, AL 210 $13.41 $27,880
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 210 $19.50 $40,560
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 210 $17.70 $36,820
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 210 $21.00 $43,670
Glens Falls, NY 200 $19.23 $40,000
Amarillo, TX 200 $20.78 $43,220
Athens-Clarke County, GA 200 $16.53 $34,380
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 200 $18.94 $39,390
Gainesville, GA 200 $13.98 $29,070
Yakima, WA 200 $19.11 $39,740
Battle Creek, MI 200 $17.28 $35,940
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 190 $19.79 $41,160
Janesville, WI 190 $20.56 $42,760
Billings, MT 190 $18.62 $38,720
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 190 $19.57 $40,710
Eau Claire, WI 190 $19.34 $40,230
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 190 $19.70 $40,970
Wheeling, WV-OH 180 $16.43 $34,180
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 180 $21.38 $44,480
Prescott, AZ 180 $15.48 $32,190
Albany, GA 180 $15.40 $32,030
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 170 $20.31 $42,240
Muncie, IN 170 $17.60 $36,620
Rome, GA 170 $11.79 $24,530
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 170 $12.80 $26,630
Springfield, IL 170 $13.55 $28,180
Altoona, PA 170 $16.60 $34,520
Carson City, NV 170 $17.84 $37,110
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 160 $16.43 $34,170
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 160 $15.62 $32,500
Goldsboro, NC 160 $13.15 $27,360
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 160 $19.45 $40,450
Cumberland, MD-WV 160 $20.58 $42,800
Lubbock, TX 160 $14.81 $30,800
Monroe, MI 150 $22.32 $46,430
Lima, OH 150 $20.44 $42,520
Farmington, NM 150 $23.46 $48,790
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 150 $16.80 $34,950
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 150 $20.17 $41,950
Sioux Falls, SD 150 $15.49 $32,210
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 140 $20.54 $42,730
Fayetteville, NC 140 $14.44 $30,040
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 140 $15.59 $32,430
Salem, OR 140 $17.22 $35,820
Casper, WY 140 $18.76 $39,010
Warner Robins, GA 140 $20.54 $42,730
Greenville, NC 140 $15.27 $31,760
Grand Junction, CO 140 $17.80 $37,030
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 140 Not available Not available
State College, PA 140 $16.63 $34,580
College Station-Bryan, TX 130 $14.60 $30,360
Victoria, TX 130 $15.85 $32,960
Ames, IA 130 $16.73 $34,800
Decatur, IL 130 $19.04 $39,600
Cleveland, TN 130 $18.61 $38,710
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 120 $16.15 $33,600
Auburn-Opelika, AL 120 $16.93 $35,220
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 120 $16.54 $34,400
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 120 $18.11 $37,660
Ocala, FL 110 $16.06 $33,410
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 110 $19.14 $39,810
Charlottesville, VA 110 $18.67 $38,840
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 110 $20.01 $41,620
Champaign-Urbana, IL 100 $16.69 $34,710
Bloomington, IN 100 $15.78 $32,820
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 100 $17.35 $36,090
Dothan, AL 100 $16.47 $34,250
Jefferson City, MO 100 $18.06 $37,570
Abilene, TX 100 $15.05 $31,300
Longview, WA 100 $21.54 $44,800
Barnstable Town, MA 90 $19.56 $40,690
Gadsden, AL 90 $16.62 $34,570
Topeka, KS 90 $15.89 $33,050
Salinas, CA 90 $19.46 $40,470
Bend, OR 90 $17.97 $37,380
Coeur d'Alene, ID 90 $14.43 $30,010
Columbus, GA-AL 90 $17.26 $35,900
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 90 $15.89 $33,050
Redding, CA 80 $18.16 $37,780
Lewiston, ID-WA 80 $24.72 $51,410
Jonesboro, AR 80 $17.40 $36,190
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 80 $15.21 $31,630
Bellingham, WA 80 $20.73 $43,120
Medford, OR 80 $17.14 $35,640
Kingston, NY 70 $17.72 $36,860
Visalia-Porterville, CA 70 $15.81 $32,880
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 70 $17.93 $37,300
Anderson, IN 70 $14.75 $30,680
St. Joseph, MO-KS 70 $15.43 $32,100
Iowa City, IA 70 $15.99 $33,250
Bloomington-Normal, IL 70 $14.12 $29,370
San Angelo, TX 70 $17.18 $35,730
Lafayette, IN 70 $18.61 $38,700
Danville, VA 70 $18.14 $37,730
Salisbury, MD 60 $14.09 $29,300
Sumter, SC 60 $15.87 $33,000
Rapid City, SD 60 $16.85 $35,040
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 60 $14.66 $30,500
Gainesville, FL 60 $17.13 $35,640
Dover, DE 60 $14.91 $31,010
Chico, CA 60 $15.57 $32,390
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 60 $18.73 $38,970
Bangor, ME 60 $20.23 $42,080
Elizabethtown, KY 60 $15.46 $32,160
Winchester, VA-WV 60 $16.00 $33,280
Olympia, WA 60 $17.56 $36,530
Las Cruces, NM 60 $19.15 $39,840
Harrisonburg, VA 50 $17.38 $36,140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 50 $18.96 $39,450
Hattiesburg, MS 40 $14.73 $30,630
Hot Springs, AR 40 $15.28 $31,790
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 40 $21.26 $44,230
Madera, CA 40 $17.78 $36,990
Valdosta, GA 40 $14.20 $29,530
Ponce, PR 40 $12.25 $25,480
Yuma, AZ 40 $17.97 $37,370
Jacksonville, NC 30 $15.22 $31,660
Atlantic City, NJ 30 $18.34 $38,140
Missoula, MT 30 $18.69 $38,880
Fairbanks, AK Not available $24.96 $51,910
Wenatchee, WA Not available $16.79 $34,920
Pittsfield, MA Not available $17.98 $37,400
Ann Arbor, MI Not available $27.05 $56,260
Joplin, MO Not available $13.75 $28,590
Pocatello, ID Not available $16.56 $34,450
Danville, IL Not available $15.07 $31,350
Fargo, ND-MN Not available $17.55 $36,510
Peoria, IL Not available $17.37 $36,130
La Crosse, WI-MN Not available $19.11 $39,750
Jackson, MS Not available $18.13 $37,710
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Not available $20.27 $42,160
Idaho Falls, ID Not available $15.84 $32,940
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