Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
United States. Estimated employment 169,450, with pages for 8 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 51-9161
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$50,690 · 50th
$38,14010th
$44,93025th
$50,69050th
$61,76075th
$73,89090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria, CA | $60,100 | 200 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $59,930 | 110 |
| Vallejo, CA | $59,740 | 170 |
| San Jose, CA | $59,620 | 2,050 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,600 | 1,930 |
| Stockton, CA | $58,850 | 240 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $58,540 | 160 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $54,980 | 10,450 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 169,450 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 51-9161, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Mapped to our taxonomy as computer-numerically-controlled-tool-operators.
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