CNC Operator: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-9161 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$109,600	1,960	0.86	1.51
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$64,180	1,890	0.64	0.96
Albany, OR	$64,170	290	5.59	1.29
Fargo, ND-MN	$63,610	110	0.7	1.25
Morristown, TN	$62,760	70	1.37	1.42
Lewiston, ID-WA	$62,000	50	1.75	1.28
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$61,830	40	1.11	1.35
Huntsville, AL	$61,790	440	1.51	1.19
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$61,650	300	1.37	1.09
Sandusky, OH	$61,360	300	5.45	1.36
Mobile, AL	$61,340	180	0.95	1.31
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$60,960	40	0.73	1.29
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$60,600	230	0.51	0.99
Elmira, NY	$60,260	140	3.78	1.26
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$60,210	1,640	2.51	1.00
Springfield, MA	$60,200	400	1.82	1.16
Glens Falls, NY	$60,150	150	2.72	1.23
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$60,100	200	0.91	1.16
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$59,930	110	0.47	1.05
Vallejo, CA	$59,740	170	1.1	1.02
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$59,620	2,050	1.66	0.71
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$59,600	1,930	0.75	0.80
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$59,440	50	0.59	1.28
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$59,360	1,980	1.5	0.98
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$59,280	70	0.63	1.08
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$59,270	690	1.03	1.26
Birmingham, AL	$59,080	630	1.12	1.24
Amarillo, TX	$59,070	190	1.4	1.33
Boulder, CO	$58,980	120	0.57	0.85
Lancaster, PA	$58,970	510	1.87	1.22
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$58,900	2,770	0.27	0.96
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$58,870	430	0.97	1.14
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,850	240	0.76	1.20
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,770	1,650	1.36	1.18
Worcester, MA	$58,740	490	1.29	1.02
Eau Claire, WI	$58,660	180	1.96	1.22
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$58,640	510	3.88	0.98
Green Bay, WI	$58,610	300	1.56	1.17
Savannah, GA	$58,570	300	1.38	1.24
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$58,570	250	0.89	1.26
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$58,540	160	0.42	1.23
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$58,290	390	2.24	1.13
Decatur, AL	$58,270	190	2.82	1.26
Kingston, NY	$58,070	80	1.26	1.16
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$58,050	110	0.44	1.26
St. Cloud, MN	$57,980	190	1.72	1.14
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$57,850	3,010	1.41	0.98
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$57,790	740	0.94	1.08
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$57,780	2,240	2.51	1.13
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$57,670	120	0.45	1.06
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$57,520	530	1.29	1.17
Altoona, PA	$57,450	50	0.83	1.30
Rochester, MN	$57,330	70	0.51	0.95
Wausau, WI	$57,330	190	2.48	1.18
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$57,310	620	1.76	1.09
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$57,300	110	0.79	1.13
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$57,280	180	1.63	1.17
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$57,200	280	0.77	1.15
Cedar Rapids, IA	$57,170	190	1.22	1.16
Grand Island, NE	$57,040	60	1.48	1.15
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$57,020	250	3.01	1.17
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$56,910	1,870	0.59	1.05
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$56,770	700	0.4	0.91
Decatur, IL	$56,690	30	0.64	1.11
Visalia, CA	$56,670	50	0.29	1.26
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$56,520	380	3.65	1.43
Bowling Green, KY	$56,390	160	1.84	1.25
Portland-South Portland, ME	$55,920	160	0.52	0.98
New Haven, CT	$55,520	260	0.86	0.92
Pueblo, CO	$55,470	160	2.38	1.13
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$55,440	180	3.86	1.30
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$55,390	520	7.62	1.20
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$54,980	10,450	1.53	0.98
Lynchburg, VA	$54,920	160	1.51	1.19
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$54,910	1,960	1.17	0.94
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$54,790	2,970	2.48	1.09
Appleton, WI	$54,690	250	1.82	1.10
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$54,390	80	0.87	1.13
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$54,260	180	1.55	1.14
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$54,180	70	0.15	1.15
Billings, MT	$54,070	40	0.36	1.10
Missoula, MT	$54,010	30	0.45	1.13
Salem, OR	$53,920	80	0.4	0.97
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$53,730	200	1.97	0.99
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$53,680	50	0.18	0.85
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$53,660	410	0.34	1.06
Bend, OR	$53,320	90	0.74	0.98
Jonesboro, AR	$53,310	150	2.32	1.26
Bloomington, IL	$53,300	50	0.55	1.00
Winston-Salem, NC	$53,110	250	0.84	1.15
Akron, OH	$53,100	1,310	3.76	1.09
Madison, WI	$52,980	450	1	0.91
Spartanburg, SC	$52,810	160	0.87	1.11
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$52,750	620	0.53	0.88
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$52,560	160	0.32	0.90
Greeley, CO	$52,430	140	1.1	0.95
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$52,360	830	0.59	0.92
St. Louis, MO-IL	$52,310	1,000	0.69	1.05
Duluth, MN-WI	$52,300	80	0.62	1.05
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$52,240	340	0.4	1.06
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$52,220	460	2.39	1.09
Rapid City, SD	$52,190	70	0.81	1.13
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$52,150	100	0.33	1.07
Reading, PA	$52,150	260	1.35	1.05
Dubuque, IA	$52,110	260	4.1	1.07
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$52,040	690	0.47	0.88
Chico, CA	$51,960	40	0.48	1.08
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$51,890	200	0.7	1.02
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$51,800	30	0.25	1.09
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$51,770	480	2.42	1.07
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$51,600	720	7.79	1.09
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$51,590	110	0.59	0.93
Colorado Springs, CO	$51,540	180	0.52	0.98
Springfield, MO	$51,540	80	0.33	1.13
Columbia, SC	$51,530	240	0.55	1.11
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$51,430	70	0.39	1.18
Binghamton, NY	$51,330	170	1.59	1.04
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$51,320	40	0.68	1.03
Lawrence, KS	$51,280	30	0.54	1.08
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$51,160	50	0.51	1.24
Reno, NV	$51,130	110	0.37	1.03
Kansas City, MO-KS	$51,010	690	0.58	1.00
Bozeman, MT	$51,000	70	0.93	0.93
Grand Junction, CO	$50,980	70	1.02	1.05
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$50,750	220	0.27	0.98
Chambersburg, PA	$50,730	180	2.81	1.07
Richmond, VA	$50,700	280	0.39	0.99
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$50,640	620	0.83	1.05
Sheboygan, WI	$50,460	580	8.75	0.97
Jackson, TN	$50,450	60	0.61	1.13
Asheville, NC	$50,440	160	0.83	1.08
Redding, CA	$50,440	70	0.84	1.03
Peoria, IL	$50,420	270	1.48	1.02
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$50,400	820	1.4	0.99
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$50,400	640	1.35	1.08
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$50,400	50	0.34	0.88
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,300	70	0.6	1.11
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,280	5,200	1.45	1.02
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$50,260	200	0.76	1.03
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$50,160	130	1.43	1.10
Columbus, OH	$50,150	1,630	1.35	0.98
Tulsa, OK	$50,110	700	1.39	1.07
Corvallis, OR	$50,060	30	0.78	0.87
Roanoke, VA	$50,010	80	0.48	1.06
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$50,000	80	0.97	1.05
Lafayette, LA	$49,930	120	0.63	1.20
Kankakee, IL	$49,860	40	0.97	1.09
Lincoln, NE	$49,790	130	0.64	1.00
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$49,600	70	1.17	1.03
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$49,480	490	2.81	1.13
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$49,470	170	2.07	1.05
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$49,460	1,990	1.06	1.02
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,450	410	0.33	1.05
Boise City, ID	$49,420	200	0.46	1.01
Odessa, TX	$49,420	140	1.58	1.02
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$49,400	960	0.65	0.99
Kenosha, WI	$49,380	140	1.76	1.02
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$49,360	60	0.59	1.28
Fresno, CA	$49,330	250	0.48	1.05
Mankato, MN	$49,330	40	0.59	1.00
Tucson, AZ	$49,310	240	0.57	1.03
Rochester, NY	$49,230	940	1.75	0.96
Merced, CA	$49,200	40	0.41	1.04
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$49,110	270	1.15	0.93
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,100	110	0.25	1.01
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$49,090	60	0.35	1.10
Knoxville, TN	$49,040	260	0.57	1.04
Modesto, CA	$49,020	140	0.65	0.97
Syracuse, NY	$48,940	330	1.02	0.92
Fond du Lac, WI	$48,890	280	5.89	0.97
Lebanon, PA	$48,760	90	1.5	1.05
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$48,690	450	2.28	1.00
Longview, TX	$48,680	200	1.55	1.08
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,680	1,430	0.55	0.95
Cleveland, OH	$48,670	4,770	4.25	0.97
Omaha, NE-IA	$48,670	270	0.5	0.98
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$48,660	5,480	1.11	0.89
Clarksville, TN-KY	$48,660	60	0.53	1.08
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$48,620	80	0.59	1.07
Columbus, IN	$48,590	610	11.26	1.00
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$48,560	70	0.17	0.80
Utica-Rome, NY	$48,560	230	1.78	0.99
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,540	370	0.5	1.03
Carson City, NV	$48,510	50	1.44	0.86
Wichita, KS	$48,480	960	2.85	1.02
Fort Wayne, IN	$48,430	960	3.9	1.02
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,360	840	0.27	0.99
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$48,320	40	0.31	0.95
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$48,270	290	2.05	1.04
Tyler, TX	$48,270	70	0.58	1.13
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$48,230	210	1.2	0.97
Monroe, MI	$48,210	50	1.13	1.04
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$48,150	2,110	5.2	0.96
Victoria, TX	$48,120	40	0.99	1.12
Cleveland, TN	$48,080	80	1.76	1.20
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$48,040	220	2.9	0.99
Springfield, OH	$48,010	160	3.26	1.06
College Station-Bryan, TX	$47,990	70	0.49	1.08
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,990	3,150	0.71	0.93
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$47,940	170	0.6	1.03
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,930	560	1.4	1.03
Gettysburg, PA	$47,920	40	1.14	1.03
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$47,900	880	0.28	0.94
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$47,870	100	1.18	0.99
Medford, OR	$47,790	50	0.51	0.96
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$47,780	70	1.2	1.20
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$47,670	1,210	1.85	1.00
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$47,510	370	2.82	0.98
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,460	60	0.46	1.09
Ames, IA	$47,330	50	0.84	0.94
San Angelo, TX	$47,220	60	1.04	1.08
Erie, PA	$47,210	310	2.32	1.06
Sherman-Denison, TX	$47,200	50	0.89	1.06
Toledo, OH	$47,190	850	2.67	0.98
Canton-Massillon, OH	$47,180	1,010	5.7	1.03
Logan, UT-ID	$47,110	70	0.95	1.02
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,100	110	0.46	1.05
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$47,100	140	3.23	1.03
Wichita Falls, TX	$47,090	140	2.32	1.09
Albuquerque, NM	$47,060	50	0.1	0.98
Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,050	70	0.4	1.01
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$47,040	490	1.26	1.03
Burlington, NC	$46,940	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.07
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$46,920	330	0.89	0.99
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,900	830	5.98	0.98
Gainesville, FL	$46,900	50	0.3	1.00
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,880	2,900	1.4	0.90
Jacksonville, FL	$46,860	190	0.23	0.96
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$46,840	60	0.38	1.23
Rockford, IL	$46,780	1,380	9.18	0.99
Bloomington, IN	$46,730	80	0.96	0.98
Jackson, MS	$46,710	200	0.69	1.09
Florence, SC	$46,650	70	0.71	1.07
Ann Arbor, MI	$46,640	120	0.52	0.84
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,630	160	0.94	1.03
Traverse City, MI	$46,570	60	0.84	0.98
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$46,550	230	1.32	0.96
Gainesville, GA	$46,510	240	2.16	1.01
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$46,490	590	0.66	0.84
St. George, UT	$46,470	50	0.46	1.03
Williamsport, PA	$46,380	140	2.62	1.01
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$46,250	1,670	1.39	0.94
Lima, OH	$46,240	160	2.96	0.98
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$45,930	120	0.37	0.96
Elizabethtown, KY	$45,900	120	2.08	0.98
Jackson, MI	$45,640	190	3.19	0.96
Lubbock, TX	$45,580	110	0.61	1.08
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$45,570	980	0.62	0.93
Johnson City, TN	$45,480	50	0.59	1.05
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$45,220	70	0.44	1.01
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$45,110	340	0.22	0.97
State College, PA	$45,100	50	0.66	0.92
Evansville, IN	$45,040	140	0.96	0.97
Waco, TX	$44,960	110	0.76	0.98
Killeen-Temple, TX	$44,900	120	0.72	0.96
Harrisonburg, VA	$44,890	60	0.9	0.97
Grants Pass, OR	$44,880	90	2.71	0.88
Abilene, TX	$44,870	90	1.04	1.01
Terre Haute, IN	$44,820	230	3.22	1.00
Ocala, FL	$44,520	50	0.37	1.01
Ogden, UT	$44,520	220	0.75	0.91
Flint, MI	$44,340	100	0.7	0.97
Dothan, AL	$44,320	70	0.99	1.16
Kokomo, IN	$44,320	40	1.15	0.90
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$43,950	400	2.1	0.92
Niles, MI	$43,680	120	1.91	0.95
Joplin, MO-KS	$43,520	80	0.87	0.97
Muncie, IN	$43,140	200	4.04	0.98
Montgomery, AL	$43,060	230	1.29	0.96
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$42,950	70	0.22	1.20
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$42,910	220	0.18	0.92
Battle Creek, MI	$42,900	100	1.75	0.88
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$42,900	90	0.3	0.93
Bay City, MI	$41,990	40	1.17	0.92
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$41,980	120	0.36	0.90
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$41,740	40	0.36	0.92
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$41,330	250	0.83	0.89
El Paso, TX	$40,040	160	0.44	1.01
Gadsden, AL	$39,730	60	1.77	1.08
Manhattan, KS	$39,660	80	1.35	0.86
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$39,400	80	0.47	1.08
Dalton, GA	$39,030	50	0.76	0.92
Goldsboro, NC	$38,980	40	0.88	0.96
Rome, GA	$38,910	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.91
Mansfield, OH	$38,770	560	10.6	0.87
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$37,220	960	0.28	0.52

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.51	$109,600	0.86
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.43	$56,520	3.65
Morristown, TN	1.42	$62,760	1.37
Sandusky, OH	1.36	$61,360	5.45
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	1.35	$61,830	1.11
Amarillo, TX	1.33	$59,070	1.4
Mobile, AL	1.31	$61,340	0.95
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.30	$55,440	3.86
Altoona, PA	1.30	$57,450	0.83
Albany, OR	1.29	$64,170	5.59
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.29	$60,960	0.73
Lewiston, ID-WA	1.28	$62,000	1.75
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.28	$59,440	0.59
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.28	$49,360	0.59
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.26	$58,570	0.89
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.26	$59,270	1.03
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.26	$58,050	0.44
Jonesboro, AR	1.26	$53,310	2.32
Elmira, NY	1.26	$60,260	3.78
Decatur, AL	1.26	$58,270	2.82
Visalia, CA	1.26	$56,670	0.29
Bowling Green, KY	1.25	$56,390	1.84
Fargo, ND-MN	1.25	$63,610	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.24	$51,160	0.51
Savannah, GA	1.24	$58,570	1.38
Birmingham, AL	1.24	$59,080	1.12
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.23	$46,840	0.38
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.23	$58,540	0.42
Glens Falls, NY	1.23	$60,150	2.72
Lancaster, PA	1.22	$58,970	1.87
Eau Claire, WI	1.22	$58,660	1.96
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.20	$55,390	7.62
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.20	$47,780	1.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.20	$58,850	0.76
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.20	$42,950	0.22
Cleveland, TN	1.20	$48,080	1.76
Lafayette, LA	1.20	$49,930	0.63
Huntsville, AL	1.19	$61,790	1.51
Lynchburg, VA	1.19	$54,920	1.51
Pittsburgh, PA	1.18	$58,770	1.36
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.18	$51,430	0.39
Wausau, WI	1.18	$57,330	2.48
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.17	$57,280	1.63
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.17	$57,520	1.29
Green Bay, WI	1.17	$58,610	1.56
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.17	$57,020	3.01
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.16	$60,100	0.91
Dothan, AL	1.16	$44,320	0.99
Kingston, NY	1.16	$58,070	1.26
Springfield, MA	1.16	$60,200	1.82
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.16	$57,170	1.22
Grand Island, NE	1.15	$57,040	1.48
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.15	$57,200	0.77
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.15	$54,180	0.15
Winston-Salem, NC	1.15	$53,110	0.84
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.14	$54,260	1.55
St. Cloud, MN	1.14	$57,980	1.72
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.14	$58,870	0.97
Pueblo, CO	1.13	$55,470	2.38
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.13	$58,290	2.24
Tyler, TX	1.13	$48,270	0.58
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.13	$49,480	2.81
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.13	$57,780	2.51
Missoula, MT	1.13	$54,010	0.45
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.13	$57,300	0.79
Rapid City, SD	1.13	$52,190	0.81
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.13	$54,390	0.87
Jackson, TN	1.13	$50,450	0.61
Springfield, MO	1.13	$51,540	0.33
Victoria, TX	1.12	$48,120	0.99
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.11	$50,300	0.6
Columbia, SC	1.11	$51,530	0.55
Spartanburg, SC	1.11	$52,810	0.87
Decatur, IL	1.11	$56,690	0.64
Billings, MT	1.10	$54,070	0.36
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.10	$50,160	1.43
Appleton, WI	1.10	$54,690	1.82
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.10	$49,090	0.35
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.09	$54,790	2.48
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.09	$57,310	1.76
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.09	$61,650	1.37
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.09	$51,800	0.25
Jackson, MS	1.09	$46,710	0.69
Columbus, GA-AL	1.09	$47,460	0.46
Wichita Falls, TX	1.09	$47,090	2.32
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.09	$52,220	2.39
Kankakee, IL	1.09	$49,860	0.97
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.09	$51,600	7.79
Akron, OH	1.09	$53,100	3.76
San Angelo, TX	1.08	$47,220	1.04
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.08	$48,660	0.53
Gadsden, AL	1.08	$39,730	1.77
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.08	$59,280	0.63
Lawrence, KS	1.08	$51,280	0.54
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.08	$50,400	1.35
Lubbock, TX	1.08	$45,580	0.61
Chico, CA	1.08	$51,960	0.48
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.08	$39,400	0.47
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.08	$47,990	0.49
Longview, TX	1.08	$48,680	1.55
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.08	$57,790	0.94
Asheville, NC	1.08	$50,440	0.83
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.07	$51,770	2.42
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.07	$48,620	0.59
Tulsa, OK	1.07	$50,110	1.39
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.07	$52,150	0.33
Florence, SC	1.07	$46,650	0.71
Dubuque, IA	1.07	$52,110	4.1
Chambersburg, PA	1.07	$50,730	2.81
Burlington, NC	1.07	$46,940	Not published by BLS
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.06	$53,660	0.34
Erie, PA	1.06	$47,210	2.32
Roanoke, VA	1.06	$50,010	0.48
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.06	$47,200	0.89
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.06	$52,240	0.4
Springfield, OH	1.06	$48,010	3.26
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.06	$57,670	0.45
Reading, PA	1.05	$52,150	1.35
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.05	$59,930	0.47
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.05	$49,450	0.33
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.05	$49,470	2.07
Fresno, CA	1.05	$49,330	0.48
Grand Junction, CO	1.05	$50,980	1.02
Lebanon, PA	1.05	$48,760	1.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.05	$47,100	0.46
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.05	$56,910	0.59
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.05	$50,000	0.97
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.05	$50,640	0.83
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.05	$52,310	0.69
Duluth, MN-WI	1.05	$52,300	0.62
Johnson City, TN	1.05	$45,480	0.59
Monroe, MI	1.04	$48,210	1.13
Merced, CA	1.04	$49,200	0.41
Knoxville, TN	1.04	$49,040	0.57
Binghamton, NY	1.04	$51,330	1.59
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.04	$48,270	2.05
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.03	$47,100	3.23
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.03	$49,600	1.17
Tucson, AZ	1.03	$49,310	0.57
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.03	$51,320	0.68
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.03	$46,630	0.94
Redding, CA	1.03	$50,440	0.84
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.03	$47,180	5.7
Reno, NV	1.03	$51,130	0.37
St. George, UT	1.03	$46,470	0.46
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.03	$47,930	1.4
Gettysburg, PA	1.03	$47,920	1.14
Oklahoma City, OK	1.03	$48,540	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.03	$47,040	1.26
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.03	$47,940	0.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.03	$50,260	0.76
Kenosha, WI	1.02	$49,380	1.76
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.02	$49,460	1.06
Vallejo, CA	1.02	$59,740	1.1
Wichita, KS	1.02	$48,480	2.85
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.02	$51,890	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.02	$50,280	1.45
Odessa, TX	1.02	$49,420	1.58
Peoria, IL	1.02	$50,420	1.48
Logan, UT-ID	1.02	$47,110	0.95
Worcester, MA	1.02	$58,740	1.29
Fort Wayne, IN	1.02	$48,430	3.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.01	$45,220	0.44
El Paso, TX	1.01	$40,040	0.44
Gainesville, GA	1.01	$46,510	2.16
Ocala, FL	1.01	$44,520	0.37
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.01	$47,050	0.4
Abilene, TX	1.01	$44,870	1.04
Baton Rouge, LA	1.01	$49,100	0.25
Williamsport, PA	1.01	$46,380	2.62
Boise City, ID	1.01	$49,420	0.46
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.00	$60,210	2.51
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.00	$51,010	0.58
Bloomington, IL	1.00	$53,300	0.55
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.00	$48,690	2.28
Columbus, IN	1.00	$48,590	11.26
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.00	$47,670	1.85
Lincoln, NE	1.00	$49,790	0.64
Terre Haute, IN	1.00	$44,820	3.22
Gainesville, FL	1.00	$46,900	0.3
Mankato, MN	1.00	$49,330	0.59
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	0.99	$47,870	1.18
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.99	$48,360	0.27
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.99	$53,730	1.97
Rockford, IL	0.99	$46,780	9.18
Janesville-Beloit, WI	0.99	$48,040	2.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.99	$50,400	1.4
Utica-Rome, NY	0.99	$48,560	1.78
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.99	$46,920	0.89
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.99	$49,400	0.65
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.99	$60,600	0.51
Richmond, VA	0.99	$50,700	0.39
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.98	$54,980	1.53
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.98	$55,920	0.52
Traverse City, MI	0.98	$46,570	0.84
Elizabethtown, KY	0.98	$45,900	2.08
Bloomington, IN	0.98	$46,730	0.96
Lima, OH	0.98	$46,240	2.96
Omaha, NE-IA	0.98	$48,670	0.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.98	$47,510	2.82
Albuquerque, NM	0.98	$47,060	0.1
Toledo, OH	0.98	$47,190	2.67
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.98	$59,360	1.5
Muncie, IN	0.98	$43,140	4.04
Colorado Springs, CO	0.98	$51,540	0.52
Bend, OR	0.98	$53,320	0.74
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.98	$58,640	3.88
Waco, TX	0.98	$44,960	0.76
Columbus, OH	0.98	$50,150	1.35
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.98	$50,750	0.27
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.98	$46,900	5.98
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.98	$57,850	1.41
Salem, OR	0.97	$53,920	0.4
Harrisonburg, VA	0.97	$44,890	0.9
Sheboygan, WI	0.97	$50,460	8.75
Fond du Lac, WI	0.97	$48,890	5.89
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.97	$48,230	1.2
Cleveland, OH	0.97	$48,670	4.25
Modesto, CA	0.97	$49,020	0.65
Evansville, IN	0.97	$45,040	0.96
Joplin, MO-KS	0.97	$43,520	0.87
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.97	$45,110	0.22
Flint, MI	0.97	$44,340	0.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.96	$48,150	5.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.96	$64,180	0.64
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.96	$44,900	0.72
Rochester, NY	0.96	$49,230	1.75
Goldsboro, NC	0.96	$38,980	0.88
Jacksonville, FL	0.96	$46,860	0.23
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.96	$58,900	0.27
Montgomery, AL	0.96	$43,060	1.29
Medford, OR	0.96	$47,790	0.51
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.96	$46,550	1.32
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.96	$45,930	0.37
Jackson, MI	0.96	$45,640	3.19
Champaign-Urbana, IL	0.95	$48,320	0.31
Greeley, CO	0.95	$52,430	1.1
Niles, MI	0.95	$43,680	1.91
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.95	$48,680	0.55
Rochester, MN	0.95	$57,330	0.51
Ames, IA	0.94	$47,330	0.84
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.94	$46,250	1.39
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.94	$47,900	0.28
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.94	$54,910	1.17
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.93	$47,990	0.71
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.93	$51,590	0.59
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.93	$45,570	0.62
Bozeman, MT	0.93	$51,000	0.93
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.93	$49,110	1.15
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.93	$42,900	0.3
Dalton, GA	0.92	$39,030	0.76
New Haven, CT	0.92	$55,520	0.86
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.92	$41,740	0.36
Syracuse, NY	0.92	$48,940	1.02
Bay City, MI	0.92	$41,990	1.17
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.92	$43,950	2.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.92	$42,910	0.18
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.92	$52,360	0.59
State College, PA	0.92	$45,100	0.66
Madison, WI	0.91	$52,980	1
Rome, GA	0.91	$38,910	Not published by BLS
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.91	$56,770	0.4
Ogden, UT	0.91	$44,520	0.75
Kokomo, IN	0.90	$44,320	1.15
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.90	$46,880	1.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.90	$52,560	0.32
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.90	$41,980	0.36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.89	$48,660	1.11
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.89	$41,330	0.83
Grants Pass, OR	0.88	$44,880	2.71
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.88	$52,750	0.53
Battle Creek, MI	0.88	$42,900	1.75
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.88	$52,040	0.47
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.88	$50,400	0.34
Corvallis, OR	0.87	$50,060	0.78
Mansfield, OH	0.87	$38,770	10.6
Manhattan, KS	0.86	$39,660	1.35
Carson City, NV	0.86	$48,510	1.44
Boulder, CO	0.85	$58,980	0.57
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.85	$53,680	0.18
Ann Arbor, MI	0.84	$46,640	0.52
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.84	$46,490	0.66
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.80	$59,600	0.75
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.80	$48,560	0.17
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.71	$59,620	1.66
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.52	$37,220	0.28

Broader occupation Our title "CNC Operator" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-9161 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS groups CNC Operator within Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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