Die Setter: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-4031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. 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
Flint, MI	$78,600	380	2.55	1.71
Rome, GA	$63,740	200	4.07	1.49
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$62,250	560	5.38	1.15
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,230	3,100	4.1	1.25
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$60,080	730	1.76	1.23
Bellingham, WA	$59,380	30	0.32	1.03
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$59,300	60	1.07	1.20
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$58,580	410	0.33	0.70
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$58,240	640	0.36	0.93
Mankato, MN	$57,850	60	0.99	1.17
Lincoln, NE	$57,780	270	1.33	1.16
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$57,290	30	0.55	0.96
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$57,110	800	0.6	0.94
Albany, OR	$56,410	70	1.41	1.14
Saginaw, MI	$55,630	390	4.45	1.20
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$54,920	1,000	0.43	0.76
Sandusky, OH	$54,770	200	3.7	1.22
Reading, PA	$54,760	610	3.19	1.11
Bend, OR	$53,680	50	0.38	0.98
Modesto, CA	$53,600	140	0.67	1.06
Appleton, WI	$53,560	610	4.48	1.07
Sheboygan, WI	$52,850	330	4.95	1.02
Kansas City, MO-KS	$52,840	1,330	1.1	1.04
Rochester, MN	$52,830	200	1.49	0.87
Portland-South Portland, ME	$52,780	60	0.19	0.93
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$52,710	260	2.28	1.08
St. Louis, MO-IL	$52,630	1,270	0.86	1.05
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$52,630	750	2.65	1.14
Vallejo, CA	$52,360	60	0.39	0.89
Boulder, CO	$51,980	40	0.2	0.75
Fond du Lac, WI	$51,780	250	5.08	1.03
Glens Falls, NY	$51,630	30	0.57	1.05
Jonesboro, AR	$51,610	210	3.21	1.22
Pueblo, CO	$51,590	150	2.25	1.05
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$51,160	690	2.28	1.10
Kenosha, WI	$51,130	180	2.14	1.06
Columbia, MO	$51,080	40	0.34	1.08
Ithaca, NY	$50,980	70	1.35	0.88
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$50,920	250	0.21	0.85
Green Bay, WI	$50,820	270	1.4	1.02
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,770	6,320	1.27	0.93
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$50,610	40	0.19	0.89
Napa, CA	$50,510	30	0.35	0.91
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$50,460	11,650	5.56	0.97
Salem, OR	$50,330	50	0.25	0.91
Dubuque, IA	$49,740	130	2.1	1.02
Amarillo, TX	$49,690	160	1.2	1.11
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$49,610	270	0.61	0.81
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,610	270	0.49	1.00
Reno, NV	$49,600	290	0.94	1.00
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$49,600	70	0.8	1.05
Longview-Kelso, WA	$49,570	60	1.3	0.86
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$49,540	240	0.76	1.01
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$49,520	80	0.28	0.97
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$49,430	220	0.44	0.85
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$49,430	220	1.13	1.02
Richmond, VA	$49,270	390	0.54	0.96
Billings, MT	$49,210	40	0.35	1.00
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$49,040	580	0.22	0.66
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$49,000	150	0.1	0.83
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,000	1,840	0.58	0.90
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$48,920	210	2.55	1.00
Lancaster, PA	$48,780	560	2	1.01
Medford, OR	$48,760	60	0.66	0.98
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,710	4,490	2.09	0.82
Roanoke, VA	$48,700	170	1.02	1.03
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,650	2,010	2.23	0.95
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,640	3,490	0.51	0.87
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$48,600	410	0.25	0.83
Topeka, KS	$48,600	130	0.99	0.98
Winston-Salem, NC	$48,520	390	1.32	1.05
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$48,510	200	0.45	0.94
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$48,390	40	0.2	0.87
St. Cloud, MN	$48,370	160	1.37	0.95
Gettysburg, PA	$48,300	60	1.58	1.04
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$48,200	450	1.89	0.91
Lawrence, KS	$48,130	80	1.35	1.02
Fresno, CA	$48,100	190	0.36	1.03
Lynchburg, VA	$48,100	170	1.6	1.04
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,080	1,290	0.43	0.72
Chambersburg, PA	$48,030	70	1.07	1.01
Huntsville, AL	$48,000	680	2.33	0.93
Colorado Springs, CO	$47,890	160	0.47	0.91
Columbus, IN	$47,880	260	4.67	0.99
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,830	300	1.05	0.88
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,790	790	1.34	0.94
Evansville, IN	$47,790	190	1.29	1.03
Carson City, NV	$47,690	40	1.22	0.84
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$47,630	160	2.04	0.98
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$47,560	90	0.74	0.94
Gainesville, GA	$47,470	190	1.7	1.03
Duluth, MN-WI	$47,410	110	0.81	0.95
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,410	240	0.69	0.90
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$47,360	2,400	0.23	0.77
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$47,330	360	5.19	1.03
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$47,300	40	0.32	0.82
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$47,250	410	0.45	0.86
Baton Rouge, LA	$47,240	310	0.68	0.97
New Haven, CT	$47,240	310	1.01	0.79
Asheville, NC	$47,230	80	0.39	1.01
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,230	110	0.67	0.93
Greeley, CO	$47,190	110	0.87	0.86
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,170	1,880	1.55	0.94
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$47,160	60	1.1	0.98
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,120	1,130	2.35	1.01
Rockford, IL	$47,030	420	2.8	1.00
Canton-Massillon, OH	$46,990	360	2.02	1.03
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,980	1,110	0.59	0.97
Yakima, WA	$46,960	70	0.68	0.98
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,950	170	0.05	0.66
Kankakee, IL	$46,940	50	1.09	1.02
Pittsburgh, PA	$46,940	1,600	1.3	0.95
Williamsport, PA	$46,930	150	2.69	1.02
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$46,900	220	0.18	1.00
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$46,790	580	2.85	0.97
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$46,740	1,550	1.27	0.95
Ogden, UT	$46,670	240	0.82	0.95
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,640	910	0.35	0.91
Eau Claire, WI	$46,590	200	2.11	0.97
Rochester, NY	$46,580	390	0.73	0.91
Utica-Rome, NY	$46,570	80	0.59	0.95
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$46,540	890	1.13	0.87
Wausau, WI	$46,470	350	4.56	0.95
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$46,380	240	1.11	0.82
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$46,380	40	0.08	0.98
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$46,310	2,840	0.89	0.91
Cleveland, OH	$46,300	3,220	2.84	0.92
Peoria, IL	$46,280	210	1.14	0.93
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$46,270	380	2.62	0.99
Cedar Rapids, IA	$46,170	100	0.63	0.94
Anchorage, AK	$46,100	60	0.33	0.77
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$46,060	60	0.17	0.97
Manhattan, KS	$46,030	90	1.5	1.00
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$46,020	830	1.26	0.77
Muncie, IN	$46,010	140	2.89	1.04
Madison, WI	$45,980	510	1.14	0.79
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$45,940	40	0.34	0.97
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$45,930	120	0.31	0.76
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$45,870	240	0.71	0.96
Tulsa, OK	$45,860	960	1.9	0.98
Grand Junction, CO	$45,840	30	0.47	0.94
Akron, OH	$45,770	610	1.73	0.94
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$45,760	1,440	0.96	0.92
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$45,690	160	0.92	0.92
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$45,650	1,190	0.98	0.91
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$45,620	790	5.59	0.95
Midland, TX	$45,600	50	0.4	0.84
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$45,570	280	0.76	0.92
Clarksville, TN-KY	$45,560	310	2.73	1.02
Kingston, NY	$45,540	30	0.48	0.91
Toledo, OH	$45,500	850	2.64	0.94
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$45,470	430	0.3	0.80
Wichita, KS	$45,460	620	1.82	0.95
Tucson, AZ	$45,430	110	0.26	0.95
Knoxville, TN	$45,420	720	1.55	0.96
Decatur, AL	$45,350	320	4.77	0.98
Birmingham, AL	$45,270	1,490	2.6	0.95
Springfield, MO	$45,230	300	1.23	0.99
Merced, CA	$45,130	40	0.44	0.96
Jackson, MS	$45,070	180	0.6	1.05
Columbus, OH	$44,890	1,070	0.88	0.87
Jackson, MI	$44,840	240	3.83	0.94
Springfield, OH	$44,840	220	4.34	0.99
Odessa, TX	$44,820	60	0.67	0.92
Florence, SC	$44,800	220	2.22	1.03
Worcester, MA	$44,800	530	1.38	0.77
Bowling Green, KY	$44,790	430	4.74	0.99
Pocatello, ID	$44,790	50	1.18	0.99
Texarkana, TX-AR	$44,610	130	2.02	1.03
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,550	180	0.9	0.93
Binghamton, NY	$44,440	70	0.62	0.90
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$44,440	280	2.05	0.92
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$44,440	570	1.79	0.91
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$44,410	90	2.09	0.98
Lebanon, PA	$44,400	90	1.53	0.95
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$44,350	30	0.44	0.78
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$44,220	90	0.56	0.99
Elmira, NY	$44,190	70	1.77	0.92
Bloomington, IN	$44,130	70	0.87	0.93
Kokomo, IN	$44,080	30	0.79	0.90
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$44,060	60	0.58	1.14
Logan, UT-ID	$44,060	90	1.17	0.95
Mobile, AL	$43,960	220	1.15	0.94
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$43,950	4,440	1	0.85
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$43,920	280	2.15	0.97
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$43,830	150	0.17	0.89
Columbia, SC	$43,790	620	1.43	0.94
Cleveland, TN	$43,720	70	1.37	1.09
Visalia, CA	$43,710	80	0.43	0.97
Syracuse, NY	$43,610	130	0.41	0.82
Erie, PA	$43,470	500	3.76	0.98
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$43,420	3,810	1.05	0.88
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$43,250	870	2.12	0.87
Jackson, TN	$43,150	210	2.23	0.96
Montgomery, AL	$43,030	310	1.71	0.96
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$43,030	500	0.32	0.88
Fort Wayne, IN	$42,960	770	3.1	0.90
Wilmington, NC	$42,890	40	0.19	0.94
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$42,720	390	0.99	0.93
Ann Arbor, MI	$42,650	410	1.71	0.77
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$42,630	50	0.57	0.93
Burlington, NC	$42,480	70	0.9	0.97
Spartanburg, SC	$42,300	780	4.29	0.89
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$42,050	4,270	6.48	0.88
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$41,980	120	0.67	0.97
Sherman-Denison, TX	$41,740	60	1.03	0.94
Jacksonville, FL	$41,650	190	0.23	0.85
Dover, DE	$41,640	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.89
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$41,530	780	0.63	0.88
Ocala, FL	$41,510	60	0.45	0.94
Paducah, KY-IL	$41,470	50	0.99	0.90
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$41,440	720	4.1	0.95
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$41,320	410	1.37	0.88
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$41,240	180	1.06	0.91
Niles, MI	$41,090	330	4.96	0.89
Joplin, MO-KS	$40,930	150	1.58	0.91
Oklahoma City, OK	$40,930	860	1.16	0.87
Tuscaloosa, AL	$40,920	160	1.36	0.90
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$40,840	50	0.51	0.99
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$40,800	440	0.28	0.87
Dalton, GA	$40,730	110	1.55	0.96
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$40,680	60	0.74	0.86
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$40,620	270	0.33	0.78
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$40,610	110	0.42	0.88
Boise City, ID	$40,560	150	0.36	0.83
Springfield, MA	$40,560	280	1.25	0.78
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$40,480	200	1.87	1.02
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$40,290	490	2.75	0.78
Wichita Falls, TX	$40,260	120	1.95	0.93
Killeen-Temple, TX	$40,180	130	0.76	0.86
Johnson City, TN	$40,110	100	1.15	0.92
Longview, TX	$40,010	120	0.89	0.89
Abilene, TX	$40,000	60	0.76	0.90
Owensboro, KY	$39,970	170	3.11	0.89
State College, PA	$39,940	40	0.56	0.81
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$39,880	440	0.65	0.85
Morristown, TN	$39,860	290	5.51	0.90
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$39,720	90	1.89	0.93
Traverse City, MI	$39,600	70	0.98	0.83
Lewiston, ID-WA	$39,520	140	4.59	0.82
Battle Creek, MI	$39,510	100	1.63	0.81
Albuquerque, NM	$39,440	140	0.32	0.82
Lima, OH	$39,440	100	1.78	0.84
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,440	610	0.2	0.81
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$39,370	100	0.98	0.87
Altoona, PA	$39,300	30	0.52	0.89
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$39,150	400	0.99	0.84
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$39,030	110	1.39	0.82
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$39,000	90	0.35	0.61
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$38,890	70	0.26	0.79
Savannah, GA	$38,840	100	0.46	0.82
Bay City, MI	$38,740	40	1.14	0.85
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$38,650	200	0.68	0.84
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$38,580	110	0.46	0.86
College Station-Bryan, TX	$38,500	60	0.41	0.87
Gadsden, AL	$38,420	240	6.7	1.05
Monroe, MI	$38,410	260	5.8	0.83
Jefferson City, MO	$38,400	60	0.64	0.80
Pittsfield, MA	$38,340	90	1.47	0.74
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$38,290	190	2.09	0.79
Port St. Lucie, FL	$38,290	30	0.16	0.82
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,230	180	0.48	0.81
Mansfield, OH	$38,200	280	5.17	0.85
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$38,040	130	2.15	0.96
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$37,880	400	0.91	0.77
Waco, TX	$37,700	180	1.24	0.82
Dothan, AL	$37,590	150	2.3	0.98
Tyler, TX	$37,400	60	0.44	0.88
Goldsboro, NC	$37,390	80	1.73	0.92
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$37,160	160	1.98	0.95
Rocky Mount, NC	$37,090	110	1.76	0.84
Lubbock, TX	$36,980	60	0.31	0.88
Johnstown, PA	$36,960	40	0.82	0.84
Idaho Falls, ID	$36,940	60	0.68	0.79
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$36,610	100	0.56	1.00
Twin Falls, ID	$36,510	70	1.2	0.80
Corpus Christi, TX	$36,370	150	0.73	0.80
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$35,730	110	0.61	0.80
El Paso, TX	$35,410	280	0.75	0.90
Columbus, GA-AL	$35,390	50	0.41	0.81
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$33,840	60	0.19	0.94
Valdosta, GA	$33,820	70	1.15	0.86
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$24,090	170	0.23	0.82

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
Flint, MI	1.71	$78,600	2.55
Rome, GA	1.49	$63,740	4.07
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.25	$60,230	4.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.23	$60,080	1.76
Jonesboro, AR	1.22	$51,610	3.21
Sandusky, OH	1.22	$54,770	3.7
Saginaw, MI	1.20	$55,630	4.45
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.20	$59,300	1.07
Mankato, MN	1.17	$57,850	0.99
Lincoln, NE	1.16	$57,780	1.33
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.15	$62,250	5.38
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.14	$44,060	0.58
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.14	$52,630	2.65
Albany, OR	1.14	$56,410	1.41
Amarillo, TX	1.11	$49,690	1.2
Reading, PA	1.11	$54,760	3.19
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.10	$51,160	2.28
Cleveland, TN	1.09	$43,720	1.37
Columbia, MO	1.08	$51,080	0.34
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.08	$52,710	2.28
Appleton, WI	1.07	$53,560	4.48
Modesto, CA	1.06	$53,600	0.67
Kenosha, WI	1.06	$51,130	2.14
Pueblo, CO	1.05	$51,590	2.25
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.05	$52,630	0.86
Jackson, MS	1.05	$45,070	0.6
Glens Falls, NY	1.05	$51,630	0.57
Gadsden, AL	1.05	$38,420	6.7
Winston-Salem, NC	1.05	$48,520	1.32
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.05	$49,600	0.8
Muncie, IN	1.04	$46,010	2.89
Lynchburg, VA	1.04	$48,100	1.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.04	$52,840	1.1
Gettysburg, PA	1.04	$48,300	1.58
Gainesville, GA	1.03	$47,470	1.7
Roanoke, VA	1.03	$48,700	1.02
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.03	$44,610	2.02
Florence, SC	1.03	$44,800	2.22
Fond du Lac, WI	1.03	$51,780	5.08
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.03	$47,330	5.19
Bellingham, WA	1.03	$59,380	0.32
Evansville, IN	1.03	$47,790	1.29
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.03	$46,990	2.02
Fresno, CA	1.03	$48,100	0.36
Kankakee, IL	1.02	$46,940	1.09
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.02	$40,480	1.87
Dubuque, IA	1.02	$49,740	2.1
Williamsport, PA	1.02	$46,930	2.69
Sheboygan, WI	1.02	$52,850	4.95
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.02	$49,430	1.13
Green Bay, WI	1.02	$50,820	1.4
Lawrence, KS	1.02	$48,130	1.35
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.02	$45,560	2.73
Lancaster, PA	1.01	$48,780	2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.01	$47,120	2.35
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.01	$49,540	0.76
Chambersburg, PA	1.01	$48,030	1.07
Asheville, NC	1.01	$47,230	0.39
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.00	$46,900	0.18
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.00	$36,610	0.56
Billings, MT	1.00	$49,210	0.35
Manhattan, KS	1.00	$46,030	1.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.00	$48,920	2.55
Omaha, NE-IA	1.00	$49,610	0.49
Reno, NV	1.00	$49,600	0.94
Rockford, IL	1.00	$47,030	2.8
Bowling Green, KY	0.99	$44,790	4.74
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.99	$46,270	2.62
Pocatello, ID	0.99	$44,790	1.18
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.99	$44,220	0.56
Athens-Clarke County, GA	0.99	$40,840	0.51
Springfield, MO	0.99	$45,230	1.23
Columbus, IN	0.99	$47,880	4.67
Springfield, OH	0.99	$44,840	4.34
Dothan, AL	0.98	$37,590	2.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI	0.98	$47,630	2.04
Bend, OR	0.98	$53,680	0.38
Tulsa, OK	0.98	$45,860	1.9
Yakima, WA	0.98	$46,960	0.68
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	0.98	$47,160	1.1
Topeka, KS	0.98	$48,600	0.99
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.98	$46,380	0.08
Decatur, AL	0.98	$45,350	4.77
Erie, PA	0.98	$43,470	3.76
Medford, OR	0.98	$48,760	0.66
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	0.98	$44,410	2.09
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	0.97	$46,790	2.85
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.97	$49,520	0.28
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.97	$43,920	2.15
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.97	$46,980	0.59
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	0.97	$46,060	0.17
Baton Rouge, LA	0.97	$47,240	0.68
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.97	$50,460	5.56
Eau Claire, WI	0.97	$46,590	2.11
Visalia, CA	0.97	$43,710	0.43
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.97	$45,940	0.34
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	0.97	$41,980	0.67
Burlington, NC	0.97	$42,480	0.9
Dalton, GA	0.96	$40,730	1.55
Knoxville, TN	0.96	$45,420	1.55
Jackson, TN	0.96	$43,150	2.23
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	0.96	$57,290	0.55
Richmond, VA	0.96	$49,270	0.54
Montgomery, AL	0.96	$43,030	1.71
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	0.96	$38,040	2.15
Merced, CA	0.96	$45,130	0.44
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.96	$45,870	0.71
Lebanon, PA	0.95	$44,400	1.53
Wichita, KS	0.95	$45,460	1.82
Ogden, UT	0.95	$46,670	0.82
Wausau, WI	0.95	$46,470	4.56
St. Cloud, MN	0.95	$48,370	1.37
Tucson, AZ	0.95	$45,430	0.26
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.95	$37,160	1.98
Utica-Rome, NY	0.95	$46,570	0.59
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.95	$48,650	2.23
Logan, UT-ID	0.95	$44,060	1.17
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.95	$45,620	5.59
Duluth, MN-WI	0.95	$47,410	0.81
Birmingham, AL	0.95	$45,270	2.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.95	$46,740	1.27
Youngstown-Warren, OH	0.95	$41,440	4.1
Pittsburgh, PA	0.95	$46,940	1.3
Grand Junction, CO	0.94	$45,840	0.47
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	0.94	$33,840	0.19
Ocala, FL	0.94	$41,510	0.45
Toledo, OH	0.94	$45,500	2.64
Columbia, SC	0.94	$43,790	1.43
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.94	$57,110	0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.94	$47,790	1.34
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.94	$47,170	1.55
Jackson, MI	0.94	$44,840	3.83
Champaign-Urbana, IL	0.94	$47,560	0.74
Akron, OH	0.94	$45,770	1.73
Wilmington, NC	0.94	$42,890	0.19
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.94	$48,510	0.45
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.94	$41,740	1.03
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.94	$46,170	0.63
Mobile, AL	0.94	$43,960	1.15
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	0.93	$42,630	0.57
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.93	$58,240	0.36
Peoria, IL	0.93	$46,280	1.14
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.93	$42,720	0.99
Wichita Falls, TX	0.93	$40,260	1.95
Anniston-Oxford, AL	0.93	$39,720	1.89
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.93	$44,550	0.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.93	$50,770	1.27
Huntsville, AL	0.93	$48,000	2.33
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.93	$52,780	0.19
Bloomington, IN	0.93	$44,130	0.87
Fargo, ND-MN	0.93	$47,230	0.67
Elmira, NY	0.92	$44,190	1.77
Cleveland, OH	0.92	$46,300	2.84
Johnson City, TN	0.92	$40,110	1.15
Odessa, TX	0.92	$44,820	0.67
Goldsboro, NC	0.92	$37,390	1.73
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.92	$45,690	0.92
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.92	$45,570	0.76
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.92	$44,440	2.05
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.92	$45,760	0.96
Napa, CA	0.91	$50,510	0.35
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.91	$44,440	1.79
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.91	$48,200	1.89
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.91	$41,240	1.06
Kingston, NY	0.91	$45,540	0.48
Salem, OR	0.91	$50,330	0.25
Joplin, MO-KS	0.91	$40,930	1.58
Rochester, NY	0.91	$46,580	0.73
Colorado Springs, CO	0.91	$47,890	0.47
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.91	$46,640	0.35
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.91	$45,650	0.98
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.91	$46,310	0.89
Tuscaloosa, AL	0.90	$40,920	1.36
Paducah, KY-IL	0.90	$41,470	0.99
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.90	$47,410	0.69
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.90	$49,000	0.58
Abilene, TX	0.90	$40,000	0.76
Fort Wayne, IN	0.90	$42,960	3.1
Morristown, TN	0.90	$39,860	5.51
Kokomo, IN	0.90	$44,080	0.79
Binghamton, NY	0.90	$44,440	0.62
El Paso, TX	0.90	$35,410	0.75
Niles, MI	0.89	$41,090	4.96
Vallejo, CA	0.89	$52,360	0.39
Dover, DE	0.89	$41,640	Not published by BLS
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	0.89	$50,610	0.19
Owensboro, KY	0.89	$39,970	3.11
Altoona, PA	0.89	$39,300	0.52
Spartanburg, SC	0.89	$42,300	4.29
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.89	$43,830	0.17
Longview, TX	0.89	$40,010	0.89
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.88	$41,320	1.37
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.88	$42,050	6.48
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.88	$41,530	0.63
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.88	$40,610	0.42
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.88	$43,030	0.32
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.88	$43,420	1.05
Lubbock, TX	0.88	$36,980	0.31
Ithaca, NY	0.88	$50,980	1.35
Tyler, TX	0.88	$37,400	0.44
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.88	$47,830	1.05
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.87	$40,800	0.28
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.87	$48,390	0.2
Columbus, OH	0.87	$44,890	0.88
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.87	$39,370	0.98
Rochester, MN	0.87	$52,830	1.49
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.87	$48,640	0.51
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.87	$46,540	1.13
Oklahoma City, OK	0.87	$40,930	1.16
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.87	$38,500	0.41
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.87	$43,250	2.12
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	0.86	$40,680	0.74
Valdosta, GA	0.86	$33,820	1.15
Longview-Kelso, WA	0.86	$49,570	1.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.86	$40,180	0.76
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.86	$38,580	0.46
Greeley, CO	0.86	$47,190	0.87
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.86	$47,250	0.45
Mansfield, OH	0.85	$38,200	5.17
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.85	$43,950	1
Jacksonville, FL	0.85	$41,650	0.23
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.85	$50,920	0.21
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.85	$39,880	0.65
Bay City, MI	0.85	$38,740	1.14
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.85	$49,430	0.44
Rocky Mount, NC	0.84	$37,090	1.76
Carson City, NV	0.84	$47,690	1.22
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.84	$39,150	0.99
Johnstown, PA	0.84	$36,960	0.82
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.84	$38,650	0.68
Midland, TX	0.84	$45,600	0.4
Lima, OH	0.84	$39,440	1.78
Traverse City, MI	0.83	$39,600	0.98
Monroe, MI	0.83	$38,410	5.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.83	$49,000	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.83	$48,600	0.25
Boise City, ID	0.83	$40,560	0.36
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.82	$47,300	0.32
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.82	$38,290	0.16
Syracuse, NY	0.82	$43,610	0.41
Savannah, GA	0.82	$38,840	0.46
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.82	$48,710	2.09
Albuquerque, NM	0.82	$39,440	0.32
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.82	$46,380	1.11
Waco, TX	0.82	$37,700	1.24
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	0.82	$24,090	0.23
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.82	$39,520	4.59
Coeur d'Alene, ID	0.82	$39,030	1.39
Columbus, GA-AL	0.81	$35,390	0.41
Battle Creek, MI	0.81	$39,510	1.63
State College, PA	0.81	$39,940	0.56
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.81	$39,440	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.81	$49,610	0.61
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.81	$38,230	0.48
Twin Falls, ID	0.80	$36,510	1.2
Corpus Christi, TX	0.80	$36,370	0.73
Jefferson City, MO	0.80	$38,400	0.64
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.80	$45,470	0.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.80	$35,730	0.61
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.79	$38,290	2.09
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.79	$38,890	0.26
Madison, WI	0.79	$45,980	1.14
Idaho Falls, ID	0.79	$36,940	0.68
New Haven, CT	0.79	$47,240	1.01
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	0.78	$40,290	2.75
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.78	$40,620	0.33
Springfield, MA	0.78	$40,560	1.25
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	0.78	$44,350	0.44
Worcester, MA	0.77	$44,800	1.38
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.77	$47,360	0.23
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.77	$37,880	0.91
Ann Arbor, MI	0.77	$42,650	1.71
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.77	$46,020	1.26
Anchorage, AK	0.77	$46,100	0.33
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.76	$45,930	0.31
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.76	$54,920	0.43
Boulder, CO	0.75	$51,980	0.2
Pittsfield, MA	0.74	$38,340	1.47
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.72	$48,080	0.43
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.70	$58,580	0.33
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.66	$46,950	0.05
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.66	$49,040	0.22
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.61	$39,000	0.35

Broader occupation Our title "Die Setter" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-4031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS groups Die Setter within Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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