Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
119k
Average Age
41.8
Average Salary
$49,586
Average Male Salary
$50,870
Average Female Salary
$37,878

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Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers are most often employed by the Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers was $49,586 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN, and Dodge & Jefferson Counties PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers are Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN, Muskegon County PUMA, MI, and Crawford & Warren Counties PUMA, PA.

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Employment and salary information for the Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers workforce. Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers workforce in 2021 was 118,739 people, of which 9.89% were women and 90.1% were men. Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers are paid most in Tacoma (Port) & Bonney Lake (Northwest) Cities PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
107,001
Male Workforce
± 8.03k
11,738
Female Workforce
± 2.66k

The Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers workforce in 2021 was 118,739 people (9.89% women and 90.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −24.5% between 2018 (157,270) and 2021 (118,739).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($64,097), Washington ($61,695), and Connecticut ($61,197).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$49,586
AVERAGE WAGE
#292 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers earned an average of $49,586, $10,010 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.268
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.268, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers and on wages for those in the field. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers, by average wage, is Petroleum refining ($99,501).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
119k
2021 Workforce
± 8,457
−11.5%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 11%

This graphic shows the share of Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers employed by various industries. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing employs the largest share of Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers at 52.4%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 24.8% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 22.8%.

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Demographic information on Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers in the US. The workforce of Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers in 2021 was 118,739 people, with 9.89% woman, and 90.1% men. The average age of male Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers in the workforce is 41.7 and of female Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers is 42.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers in 2021 was 118,739 people, with 9.89% woman, and 90.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (15,104 people), 30 to 34 years (14,338  people), and 45 to 49 years (14,128 people). Among them they concentrated 36.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 14.7% of Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers workers were Hispanic and 85.3% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2021, 76.2% of the Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers workforce were White, of which 8.96% were women and 91% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.14%) and Asian (5.63%).

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Data on higher education choices for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Engineering Technologies.

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The most common majors achieved by Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (3,308 people), Business (1,268 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (502 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers workers were High School or Equivalent (49,215 people), Some college (33,161 people), and Associates Degree (15,538 people).

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