How much do computer numerically controlled tool operators make in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

What the Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median says in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA at $51,600 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-9161 and BLS area 47940.

BLS lists 720 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $54,210 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA's Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is 1.8% above the U.S. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $50,690 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 51-9161 with area 47940

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-9161 and area 47940. SOC 51-9161 names Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Area 47940 names Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 51-9161/47940 row has 720 wage and salary jobs. There are 8.49 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 7.79. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 51-9161/47940, the annual median is $51,600 per year, while the matching mean is $54,210 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 51-9161/47940 10th percentile: $47,070 per year.
• 51-9161/47940 25th percentile: $50,380 per year.
• 51-9161/47940 median: $51,600 per year.
• 51-9161/47940 75th percentile: $60,170 per year.
• 51-9161/47940 90th percentile: $63,460 per year.
• 51-9161/47940 employment RSE: 2.9%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.7%.
• 51-9161/47940 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 47940 facts behind this Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators page

Area 47940 reports 84,260 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,540. Its annual median is $47,430. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9161 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA runs from $28,430 at the 10th percentile to $92,590 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,020. The median is $47,430. The 75th percentile is $63,660. This is a place check, not a pay range for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 47940. They do not show related skills or a path into Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 47940. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 2,920. Yearly median: $47,440. Jobs per 1,000: 34.63. Location quotient: 1.83.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 47940. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 2,500. Yearly median: $27,820. Jobs per 1,000: 29.68. Location quotient: 1.2.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 47940. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,460. Yearly median: $31,270. Jobs per 1,000: 29.18. Location quotient: 1.16.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 47940. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 2,340. Yearly median: $29,320. Jobs per 1,000: 27.77. Location quotient: 1.4.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 47940. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 1,890. Yearly median: $76,920. Jobs per 1,000: 22.46. Location quotient: 1.03.
• 6. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Area: 47940. SOC: 51-2090. Jobs: 1,610. Yearly median: $50,310. Jobs per 1,000: 19.07. Location quotient: 2.11.

Read the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA wage ladder for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

The 10th percentile is $47,070 per year. The 25th percentile is $50,380 per year. The median is $51,600 per year. The 75th percentile is $60,170 per year. The 90th percentile is $63,460 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $50,380 per year to $60,170 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,390. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA with its state and the U.S.

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA has a annual median of $51,600 per year. Iowa has $52,300 per year. The U.S. row has $50,690 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 1.3% below Iowa on the same published median. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 1.8% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA sits for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ranks 111 of 286 among metro areas with a published annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 111 of 286 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 108. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY. The Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is $51,890 per year. BLS estimates 200 jobs. The location quotient is 0.7.
• 109. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. The Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is $51,800 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 0.25.
• 110. York-Hanover, PA. The Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is $51,770 per year. BLS estimates 480 jobs. The location quotient is 2.42.
• 112. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO. The Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is $51,590 per year. BLS estimates 110 jobs. The location quotient is 0.59.
• 113. Colorado Springs, CO. The Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is $51,540 per year. BLS estimates 180 jobs. The location quotient is 0.52.
• 114. Springfield, MO. The Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is $51,540 per year. BLS estimates 80 jobs. The location quotient is 0.33.

Where Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 51-9161, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has the highest published median in this set, at $109,600 per year. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA sits at $51,600 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $109,600 per year, or $58,000 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 1,960 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $64,180 per year, or $12,580 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 1,890 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 3. Albany, OR has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $64,170 per year, or $12,570 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 290 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 5.59.
• 4. Fargo, ND-MN has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $63,610 per year, or $12,010 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 0.7.
• 5. Morristown, TN has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $62,760 per year, or $11,160 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 1.37.
• 6. Lewiston, ID-WA has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $62,000 per year, or $10,400 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 1.75.
• 7. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $61,830 per year, or $10,230 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 8. Huntsville, AL has a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median of $61,790 per year, or $10,190 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 440 jobs there, compared with 720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The location quotient is 1.51.

Where BLS counts the most Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has the largest published metro job estimate for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in this same-source set, at 10,450 jobs. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA has 720. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 10,450 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 9,730 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $54,980 per year, or $3,380 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 1.53.
• 2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 5,480 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 4,760 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $48,660 per year, or $2,940 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 5,200 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 4,480 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $50,280 per year, or $1,320 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 4. Cleveland, OH has 4,770 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 4,050 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $48,670 per year, or $2,930 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 4.25.
• 5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 3,150 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 2,430 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $47,990 per year, or $3,610 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 6. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has 3,010 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 2,290 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $57,850 per year, or $6,250 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 1.41.
• 7. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN has 2,970 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 2,250 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $54,790 per year, or $3,190 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 2.48.
• 8. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 2,900 estimated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs, a gap of 2,180 jobs from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its median is $46,880 per year, or $4,720 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Its location quotient is 1.4.

Where Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators takes the largest share of local jobs

Columbus, IN has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 11.26. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA has 7.79. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Columbus, IN has a location quotient of 11.26, a gap of 3.47 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 610 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $48,590 per year, or $3,010 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
• 2. Mansfield, OH has a location quotient of 10.6, a gap of 2.81 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 560 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $38,770 per year, or $12,830 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
• 3. Rockford, IL has a location quotient of 9.18, a gap of 1.39 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 1,380 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $46,780 per year, or $4,820 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
• 4. Sheboygan, WI has a location quotient of 8.75, a gap of 0.96 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 580 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $50,460 per year, or $1,140 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
• 5. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA has a location quotient of 7.79, a gap of 0.00 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 720 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $51,600 per year, or $0 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
• 6. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has a location quotient of 7.62, a gap of 0.17 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 520 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $55,390 per year, or $3,790 above Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
• 7. Elkhart-Goshen, IN has a location quotient of 5.98, a gap of 1.81 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 830 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $46,900 per year, or $4,700 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
• 8. Fond du Lac, WI has a location quotient of 5.89, a gap of 1.90 from Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. BLS lists 280 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs and a median of $48,890 per year, or $2,710 below Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

How common Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators is in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

BLS lists 720 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. It also lists 8.49 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 7.79. A value of 1 means Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators beside other roles in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

The all-occupations median in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $47,430 per year. The Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median is $51,600 per year. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators is 8.8% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, SOC 51-9061, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $51,250 per year. BLS lists 660 jobs and a location quotient of 2.05.
• 2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $50,940 per year. BLS lists 870 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
• 3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $50,310 per year. BLS lists 1,610 jobs and a location quotient of 2.11.
• 4. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $49,950 per year. BLS lists 710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
• 5. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $47,540 per year. BLS lists 580 jobs and a location quotient of 0.78.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $47,440 per year. BLS lists 2,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.83.
• 7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $46,230 per year. BLS lists 720 jobs and a location quotient of 0.78.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median of $45,570 per year. BLS lists 580 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.

The largest detailed roles in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA table, at 2,920 jobs. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators has 720 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 84,260. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,920 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 2,200 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $47,440 per year, or $4,160 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.83.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,500 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 1,780 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $27,820 per year, or $23,780 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 2,460 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 1,740 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $31,270 per year, or $20,330 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 4. Cashiers has 2,340 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 1,620 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $29,320 per year, or $22,280 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 1,890 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 1,170 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $76,920 per year, or $25,320 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 6. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 1,610 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 890 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $50,310 per year, or $1,290 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 2.11.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1,600 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 880 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $58,730 per year, or $7,130 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,560 jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 840 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its median is $36,990 per year, or $14,610 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.02.

Published role medians around Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA role table, at $82,400 per year. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators has $51,600 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $47,430 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $82,400 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $30,800 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 1,510 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 0.79.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $76,920 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $25,320 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 1,890 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $67,040 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $15,440 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 780 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,780 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $9,180 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 890 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.18.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $60,440 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $8,840 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 660 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,730 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $7,130 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 1,600 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 7. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a median of $51,250 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $350 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 660 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 2.05.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $50,940 per year in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, or $660 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 870 jobs, compared with 720 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Its location quotient is 1.04.

Roles with the largest local share in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA role table, at 2.11. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators has 7.79. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.11 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 5.68 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 1,610 jobs and a median of $50,310 per year, or $1,290 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.
• 2. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 2.05 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 5.74 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 660 jobs and a median of $51,250 per year, or $350 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.
• 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.83 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 5.96 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 2,920 jobs and a median of $47,440 per year, or $4,160 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.
• 4. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.83 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 5.96 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 1,440 jobs and a median of $38,930 per year, or $12,670 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.
• 5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.75 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 6.04 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $29,900 per year, or $21,700 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.43 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 6.36 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 1,600 jobs and a median of $58,730 per year, or $7,130 above Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.
• 7. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.4 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 6.39 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a median of $29,320 per year, or $22,280 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.
• 8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.2 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, a gap of 6.59 from Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. BLS lists 710 jobs and a median of $49,950 per year, or $1,650 below Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.

What $51,600 may mean after the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 87.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 12.9% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $51,600 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators median by 87.1 divided by 100. The result is $59,272 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 63.1. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 83.7. Other services are 92.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA row

The employment RSE for this Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators row is 2.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 720 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $54,210 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. It uses a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $51,600 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators row for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 720 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 7.79 is not a growth score. Rank 111 of 286 is not a place score. The 87.1 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-9161 in BLS area 47940. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.