SOC 51-4032 · Area 26420 · May 2025
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,630 | $16.17 |
| 25th percentile | $33,630 | $16.17 |
| Median | $46,460 | $22.34 |
| 75th percentile | $52,040 | $25.02 |
| 90th percentile | $58,750 | $28.25 |
| Average | $44,360 | $21.33 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 90. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $33,630 to $52,040 in 2025, a span of $18,410.
The area median is $2,110 (4.8%) above Texas's $44,350 median for this occupation in 2025.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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