Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $30,580 to $40,570 per year or $15 to $20 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $33 | $67,830 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $29 | $61,260 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $25 | $52,300 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $20 | $40,570 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $15 | $30,580 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| OR | $32 | $66,400 |
| WA | $30 | $62,280 |
| NY | $29 | $59,970 |
| MD | $28 | $58,670 |
| ME | $27 | $55,550 |
| IL | $26 | $54,900 |
| GA | $26 | $54,270 |
| RI | $25 | $52,550 |
| VA | $25 | $51,410 |
| LA | $25 | $51,130 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Layout Worker, Metal and Plastic is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like OR doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at OR might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Layout Technicians are in the states of OR, WA, NY, MD and ME.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Building Equipment Contractors | $68400 | $32.89 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $60100 | $28.90 |
| Federal Executive Branch | $57350 | $27.57 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $56720 | $27.27 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $56710 | $27.26 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $56290 | $27.06 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $55660 | $26.76 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $52110 | $25.05 |
| Foundries | $51680 | $24.84 |
| Employment Services | $46320 | $22.27 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $44610 | $21.45 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | $44600 | $21.44 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $43610 | $20.96 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $41470 | $19.94 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $40650 | $19.54 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $38830 | $18.67 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | $35020 | $16.84 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $32290 | $15.52 |
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