Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (51-4031/16980) | BLS 2025
SOC 51-4031 · BLS area 16980
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
The published median was $50,770 per year in May 2025. BLS estimated 6,320 jobs for this role and place. These are wage and salary jobs.
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. May 2025 OEWS estimates, published 2026-05-15. WageScope by MeritLog. https://www.mymeritlog.com/wagescope/occupations/cutting-punching-and-press-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders-metal-and-plastic/chicago-naperville-elgin-il-in. Source: https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
BEA gives Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN an overall price index of 103.6 for 2024. That is 3.6% above the U.S. level. The housing index is 112.
National-price-dollar proxy
$49,008
We divide the Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median by the BEA overall price index divided by 100. This gives a rough view of pay after local prices. It does not give your take-home pay, budget, or a score for quality of life.
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source pay figures, job scale, price level, and survey limits as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-4031 and BLS area 16980.
Questions, answered
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: common questions
What is the median wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
BLS gives a median of $50,770 per year for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN for May 2025. This is a survey estimate for the job and place. It does not predict your pay or promise an offer.
Is Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay higher in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN than nationally?
The median in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN was 9.6% above the U.S. median. Both use the same job and source date.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
No. The BLS pay figure does not account for local prices. BEA gives an overall price index of 103.6 for 2024. We use that in a separate view of pay after local prices. The U.S. price level is 100.
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$48,430/year
171,200
1.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN was 9.6% above the U.S. median for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. It ranked 41 of 283 metro areas. We rank only areas with a published annual median. These pay gaps leave out prices, benefits, and skills. They also leave out the mix of firms and work hours.
What the Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median says in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $50,770 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 51-4031 and BLS area 16980.
BLS lists 6,320 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 $53,350 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN's Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is 9.6% above the U.S. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $46,330 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.
Exact source record
Read source key 51-4031 with area 16980
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-4031 and area 16980. SOC 51-4031 names Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Area 16980 names Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-4031/16980 row has 6,320 wage and salary jobs. There are 1.4 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.27. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.
For 51-4031/16980, the annual median is $50,770 per year, while the matching mean is $53,350 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
51-4031/16980 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 16980 facts behind this Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic page
Area 16980 reports 4,513,280 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $73,380. Its annual median is $54,720. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-4031 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN runs from $34,260 at the 10th percentile to $130,790 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,480. The median is $54,720. The 75th percentile is $86,670. This is a place check, not a pay range for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
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 16980. They do not show related skills or a path into Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 16980. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 157,920. Yearly median: $40,550. Jobs per 1,000: 34.99. Location quotient: 1.84.
2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 16980. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 122,930. Yearly median: $109,390. Jobs per 1,000: 27.24. Location quotient: 1.21.
Pay range
Read the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN wage ladder for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
The 10th percentile is $38,420 per year. The 25th percentile is $43,610 per year. The median is $50,770 per year. The 75th percentile is $61,400 per year. The 90th percentile is $77,370 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 $43,610 per year to $61,400 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $38,950. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN with its state and the U.S.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a annual median of $50,770 per year. Illinois has $48,990 per year. The U.S. row has $46,330 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 3.6% above Illinois on the same published median. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 9.6% 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.
Like-for-like rank
Where Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN sits for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 41 of 283 among metro areas with a published annual median for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 41 of 283 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.
38. Ithaca, NY. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $50,980 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 1.35.
39. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $50,920 per year. BLS estimates 250 jobs. The location quotient is 0.21.
40. Green Bay, WI. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $50,820 per year. BLS estimates 270 jobs. The location quotient is 1.4.
Pay leaders
Where Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 51-4031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Flint, MI has the highest published median in this set, at $78,600 per year. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN sits at $50,770 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 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. Flint, MI has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $78,600 per year, or $27,830 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 380 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 2.55.
2. Rome, GA has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $63,740 per year, or $12,970 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 4.07.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has the largest published metro job estimate for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in this same-source set, at 11,650 jobs. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 6,320. 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. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 11,650 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 5,330 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $50,460 per year, or $310 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 5.56.
2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 6,320 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $50,770 per year, or $0 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.27.
Local-share leaders
Where Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic takes the largest share of local jobs
Gadsden, AL has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 6.7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 1.27. 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 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 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. Gadsden, AL has a location quotient of 6.7, a gap of 5.43 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 240 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $38,420 per year, or $12,350 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
2. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI has a location quotient of 6.48, a gap of 5.21 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 4,270 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $42,050 per year, or $8,720 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Job scale and share
How common Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
BLS lists 6,320 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It also lists 1.4 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 1.27. A value of 1 means Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 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.
Local job mix
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic beside other roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
The all-occupations median in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $54,720 per year. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $50,770 per year. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is 7.2% below 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. 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 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. 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. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $50,440 per year. BLS lists 50,190 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN table, at 157,920 jobs. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has 6,320 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 4,513,280. 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 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 157,920 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 151,600 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $40,550 per year, or $10,220 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.84.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN role table, at $168,810 per year. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has $50,770 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $54,720 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. Financial Managers has a median of $168,810 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $118,040 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 41,590 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.7.
2. Software Developers has a median of $134,380 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $83,610 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 40,370 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.82.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN role table, at 1.84. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has 1.27. 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 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.84 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.57 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 157,920 jobs and a median of $40,550 per year, or $10,220 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
Price-level view
What $50,770 may mean after the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.6% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $50,770 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median by 103.6 divided by 100. The result is $49,008 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 112.0. Goods are 107.3. Utilities are 83.6. Other services are 100.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN row
The employment RSE for this Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic row is 7.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.5%. 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 6,320 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,350 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.
Job and résumé path
Use Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. It uses a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 $50,770 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.
Limits
What the Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic row for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 6,320 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.27 is not a growth score. Rank 41 of 283 is not a place score. The 103.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-4031 in BLS area 16980. 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.
How many Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs does BLS estimate in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
BLS estimates 6,320 wage and salary jobs for this row. This is a survey estimate. It does not count open jobs or predict future hiring.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. We show job posts in a separate list. Each has its own source and check date. Posted pay does not change the BLS pay data.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 16980. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 108,520. Yearly median: $38,180. Jobs per 1,000: 24.04. Location quotient: 0.87.
4. Registered Nurses. Area: 16980. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 100,240. Yearly median: $100,490. Jobs per 1,000: 22.21. Location quotient: 1.02.
5. Cashiers. Area: 16980. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 99,240. Yearly median: $35,010. Jobs per 1,000: 21.99. Location quotient: 1.11.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 16980. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 97,280. Yearly median: $34,630. Jobs per 1,000: 21.55. Location quotient: 0.87.
42. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $50,610 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 0.19.
43. Napa, CA. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $50,510 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 0.35.
44. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $50,460 per year. BLS estimates 11,650 jobs. The location quotient is 5.56.
3. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $62,250 per year, or $11,480 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 5.38.
4. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $60,230 per year, or $9,460 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 3,100 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 4.1.
5. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $60,080 per year, or $9,310 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 730 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 1.76.
6. Bellingham, WA has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $59,380 per year, or $8,610 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.32.
7. Lewiston-Auburn, ME has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $59,300 per year, or $8,530 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 1.07.
8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $58,580 per year, or $7,810 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 6,320 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.33.
3. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has 4,490 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 1,830 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $48,710 per year, or $2,060 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 2.09.
4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 4,440 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 1,880 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $43,950 per year, or $6,820 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.
5. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI has 4,270 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 2,050 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $42,050 per year, or $8,720 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 6.48.
6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 3,810 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 2,510 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $43,420 per year, or $7,350 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.05.
7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 3,490 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 2,830 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $48,640 per year, or $2,130 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 0.51.
8. Cleveland, OH has 3,220 estimated Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 3,100 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $46,300 per year, or $4,470 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 2.84.
3. Monroe, MI has a location quotient of 5.8, a gap of 4.53 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 260 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $38,410 per year, or $12,360 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
4. Elkhart-Goshen, IN has a location quotient of 5.59, a gap of 4.32 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 790 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $45,620 per year, or $5,150 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
5. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has a location quotient of 5.56, a gap of 4.29 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 11,650 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $50,460 per year, or $310 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
6. Morristown, TN has a location quotient of 5.51, a gap of 4.24 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 290 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $39,860 per year, or $10,910 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
7. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI has a location quotient of 5.38, a gap of 4.11 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 560 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $62,250 per year, or $11,480 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
8. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has a location quotient of 5.19, a gap of 3.92 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 360 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $47,330 per year, or $3,440 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $51,440 per year. BLS lists 35,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
3. Light Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3033, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $47,950 per year. BLS lists 34,680 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
4. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $47,100 per year. BLS lists 75,240 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
5. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $46,940 per year. BLS lists 45,850 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $46,330 per year. BLS lists 66,840 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
7. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $43,650 per year. BLS lists 47,970 jobs and a location quotient of 1.18.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $58,020 per year. BLS lists 45,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
2. General and Operations Managers has 122,930 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 116,610 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $109,390 per year, or $58,620 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.21.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 108,520 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 102,200 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $38,180 per year, or $12,590 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.87.
4. Registered Nurses has 100,240 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 93,920 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $100,490 per year, or $49,720 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.02.
5. Cashiers has 99,240 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 92,920 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $35,010 per year, or $15,760 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.11.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 97,280 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 90,960 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $34,630 per year, or $16,140 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.87.
7. Retail Salespersons has 96,950 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 90,630 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $35,820 per year, or $14,950 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.86.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 79,850 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 73,530 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $38,450 per year, or $12,320 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.97.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $109,390 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $58,620 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 122,930 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.21.
4. Management Analysts has a median of $105,090 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $54,320 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 37,510 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.44.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,490 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $49,720 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 100,240 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.02.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $82,360 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $31,590 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 41,360 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.98.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $78,390 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $27,620 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 45,840 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.14.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $75,350 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $24,580 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 38,490 jobs, compared with 6,320 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.07.
2. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.7 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.43 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 41,590 jobs and a median of $168,810 per year, or $118,040 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.53 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.26 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 55,730 jobs and a median of $70,710 per year, or $19,940 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
4. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.44 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.17 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 37,510 jobs and a median of $105,090 per year, or $54,320 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
5. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.3 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.03 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 48,360 jobs and a median of $39,990 per year, or $10,780 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
6. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.05 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 34,680 jobs and a median of $47,950 per year, or $2,820 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
7. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.21 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.06 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 122,930 jobs and a median of $109,390 per year, or $58,620 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.18 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.09 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 47,970 jobs and a median of $43,650 per year, or $7,120 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
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