BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Wichita Falls, TX was 89.5, or 10.5% below the national price level. Its housing index was 68.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$44,977
WageScope divides the published Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wichita Falls, TX: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-4031 and BLS area 48660.
Questions, answered
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Wichita Falls, TX: common questions
What is the median wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wichita Falls, TX?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $40,260 per year for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wichita Falls, TX. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay higher in Wichita Falls, TX than nationally?
Wichita Falls, TX's published median was 13.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Wichita Falls, TX?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 89.5 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
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$48,430/year
171,200
1.2%
Wichita Falls, TX was 13.1% below the U.S. median for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. It ranked 229 of 283 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median says in Wichita Falls, TX
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median in Wichita Falls, TX at $40,260 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 48660.
BLS lists 120 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 $43,530 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Wichita Falls, TX's Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is 13.1% below the U.S. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $46,330 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 51-4031 with area 48660
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-4031 and area 48660. SOC 51-4031 names Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Area 48660 names Wichita Falls, TX. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-4031/48660 row reports 120 wage and salary jobs, 2.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.95 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-4031/48660, the annual median is $40,260 per year, while the matching mean is $43,530 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
51-4031/48660 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 48660 facts behind this Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic page
Area 48660 reports 55,550 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $52,740. Its annual median is $43,210. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-4031 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Wichita Falls, TX runs from $23,920 at the 10th percentile to $91,000 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $30,360. The median is $43,210. The 75th percentile is $61,950. 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 48660. They do not show related skills or a path into Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
1. Area 48660, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 2,240 jobs, $25,540 annual median, 40.27 jobs per 1,000, and 1.62 location quotient.
2. Area 48660, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 1,640 jobs, $76,320 annual median, 29.48 jobs per 1,000, and 1.31 location quotient.
3. Area 48660, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 1,490 jobs, $28,610 annual median, 26.8 jobs per 1,000, and 1.07 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Wichita Falls, TX wage ladder for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
The 10th percentile is $31,200 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,650 per year. The median is $40,260 per year. The 75th percentile is $50,060 per year. The 90th percentile is $58,770 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 $36,650 per year to $50,060 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $27,570. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Wichita Falls, TX with its state and the U.S.
Wichita Falls, TX has a annual median of $40,260 per year. Texas has $42,720 per year. The U.S. row has $46,330 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Wichita Falls, TX is 5.8% below Texas on the same published median. Wichita Falls, TX is 13.1% below 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 bench marks, 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 Wichita Falls, TX sits for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Wichita Falls, TX ranks 229 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 229 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.
226. Springfield, MA has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $40,560 per year, 280 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.25.
227. Fort Smith, AR-OK has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $40,480 per year, 200 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.87.
228. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $40,290 per year, 490 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.75.
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. Wichita Falls, TX sits at $40,260 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 care marks, 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 $38,340 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 380 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $23,480 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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. Wichita Falls, TX has 120. 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 11,530 jobs from Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $50,460 per year, or $10,200 above Wichita Falls, TX. 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 6,200 jobs from Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $50,770 per year, or $10,510 above Wichita Falls, TX. 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. Wichita Falls, TX has 1.95. 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 4.75 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $1,840 below Wichita Falls, TX.
2. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI has a location quotient of 6.48, a gap of 4.53 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $1,790 above Wichita Falls, TX.
Job scale and share
How common Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is in Wichita Falls, TX
BLS lists 120 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs in Wichita Falls, TX. It also lists 2.15 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 1.95. 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 Wichita Falls, TX
The all-occupations median in Wichita Falls, TX is $43,210 per year. The Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $40,260 per year. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is 6.8% 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 Wichita Falls, TX. 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. Medical Assistants, SOC 31-9092, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $40,240 per year. BLS lists 570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.94.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $39,320 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Wichita Falls, TX
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Wichita Falls, TX table, at 2,240 jobs. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has 120 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 55,550. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,240 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 2,120 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $25,540 per year, or $14,720 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.62.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Wichita Falls, TX
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Wichita Falls, TX role table, at $83,280 per year. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has $40,260 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $43,210 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. Registered Nurses has a median of $83,280 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $43,020 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 1,470 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.22.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $76,320 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $36,060 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 1,640 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.31.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Wichita Falls, TX
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School has the highest location quotient in the bounded Wichita Falls, TX role table, at 5.51. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has 1.95. 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. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School has a location quotient of 5.51 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 3.56 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 510 jobs and a median of $59,790 per year, or $19,530 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
Price-level view
What $40,260 may mean after the Wichita Falls, TX price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.5. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.5% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $40,260 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median by 89.5 divided by 100. The result is $44,977 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 68.2. Goods are 93.8. Utilities are 84.1. Other services are 96.2. 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 Wichita Falls, TX row
The employment RSE for this Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic row is 9.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 3.4%. 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 120 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $43,530 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 Wichita Falls, TX 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 Wichita Falls, TX 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 $40,260 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 Wichita Falls, TX 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 120 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.95 is not a growth score. Rank 229 of 283 is not a place score. The 89.5 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 48660. 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 Wichita Falls, TX?
BLS published an employment estimate of 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
MeritLog could not safely connect Wichita Falls, TX to its job-place list. Jobs from other places are not shown here.
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We did not fill this page with jobs from other places. Search all Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, then check each listing's location before you tailor your resume.
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4. Area 48660, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 1,470 jobs, $83,280 annual median, 26.48 jobs per 1,000, and 1.22 location quotient.
5. Area 48660, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 1,330 jobs, $22,950 annual median, 23.89 jobs per 1,000, and 0.86 location quotient.
6. Area 48660, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 1,270 jobs, $27,650 annual median, 22.83 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
230. Killeen-Temple, TX has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $40,180 per year, 130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.76.
231. Johnson City, TN has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $40,110 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.15.
232. Longview, TX has a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $40,010 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.89.
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 $21,990 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $19,970 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 3,100 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $19,820 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 730 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $19,120 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $19,040 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $18,320 above Wichita Falls, TX. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 120 in Wichita Falls, TX. 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 4,370 jobs from Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $48,710 per year, or $8,450 above Wichita Falls, TX. 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 4,320 jobs from Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $43,950 per year, or $3,690 above Wichita Falls, TX. 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 4,150 jobs from Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $42,050 per year, or $1,790 above Wichita Falls, TX. 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 3,690 jobs from Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $43,420 per year, or $3,160 above Wichita Falls, TX. 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 3,370 jobs from Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $48,640 per year, or $8,380 above Wichita Falls, TX. 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 Wichita Falls, TX. Its median is $46,300 per year, or $6,040 above Wichita Falls, TX. Its location quotient is 2.84.
3. Monroe, MI has a location quotient of 5.8, a gap of 3.85 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $1,850 below Wichita Falls, TX.
4. Elkhart-Goshen, IN has a location quotient of 5.59, a gap of 3.64 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $5,360 above Wichita Falls, TX.
5. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has a location quotient of 5.56, a gap of 3.61 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $10,200 above Wichita Falls, TX.
6. Morristown, TN has a location quotient of 5.51, a gap of 3.56 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $400 below Wichita Falls, TX.
7. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI has a location quotient of 5.38, a gap of 3.43 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $21,990 above Wichita Falls, TX.
8. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has a location quotient of 5.19, a gap of 3.24 from Wichita Falls, TX. 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 $7,070 above Wichita Falls, TX.
3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $39,140 per year. BLS lists 730 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
4. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $37,870 per year. BLS lists 950 jobs and a location quotient of 1.83.
5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $43,680 per year. BLS lists 600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $43,910 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
7. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $36,580 per year. BLS lists 920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
8. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Wichita Falls, TX median of $36,370 per year. BLS lists 910 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
2. General and Operations Managers has 1,640 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 1,520 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $76,320 per year, or $36,060 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. Retail Salespersons has 1,490 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 1,370 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $28,610 per year, or $11,650 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.07.
4. Registered Nurses has 1,470 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 1,350 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $83,280 per year, or $43,020 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.22.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,330 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 1,210 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $22,950 per year, or $17,310 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.86.
6. Cashiers has 1,270 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 1,150 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $27,650 per year, or $12,610 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.15.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,230 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 1,110 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $34,180 per year, or $6,080 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.21.
8. Nursing Assistants has 950 jobs in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 830 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $37,870 per year, or $2,390 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.83.
3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $61,970 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $21,710 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 480 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.27.
4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $60,330 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $20,070 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 550 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 2.39.
5. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School has a median of $59,790 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $19,530 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 5.51.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $57,100 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $16,840 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 590 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.14.
7. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $54,020 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $13,760 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 550 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 4.02.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $50,600 per year in Wichita Falls, TX, or $10,340 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 620 jobs, compared with 120 for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.84.
2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 4.02 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 2.07 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 550 jobs and a median of $54,020 per year, or $13,760 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.39 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 0.44 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 550 jobs and a median of $60,330 per year, or $20,070 above Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
4. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.94 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 0.01 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 570 jobs and a median of $40,240 per year, or $20 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
5. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.83 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 0.12 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 950 jobs and a median of $37,870 per year, or $2,390 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
6. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.81 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 0.14 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 580 jobs and a median of $35,700 per year, or $4,560 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.66 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 0.29 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 730 jobs and a median of $32,570 per year, or $7,690 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.62 in Wichita Falls, TX, a gap of 0.33 from Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 2,240 jobs and a median of $25,540 per year, or $14,720 below Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Wichita Falls, TX (51-4031/48660) | BLS 2025
