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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

SOC 51-9161 · 2024-2034

Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

Shrinking -11.5%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California
$57,799per year
Projected openings
16,320
Projected change
-11.5%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

  1. Operations Monitoring
  2. Operation and Control
  3. Critical Thinking
  4. Monitoring
  5. Quality Control Analysis
  6. Complex Problem Solving

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
Vallejo MSA (Solano County)$63,508110
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)$62,966760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County)$61,887150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties)$60,5631,470
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)$58,193150
Visalia MSA (Tulare County)$58,10180
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)$56,867200
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County)$56,56280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$56,4694,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County)$55,967610
Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County)$55,95790
Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County)$55,813190
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$55,3103,020
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$55,3101,390
Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties)$53,381140
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties)$51,873430
Redding MSA (Shasta County)$50,74530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)$49,5651,550
Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties)$49,54420
Merced MSA (Merced County)$48,89820
Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County)$48,89890
Chico MSA (Butte County)$48,10840
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties)$47,64640
San Rafael MD (Marin County)Not reported60

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

The job this trains forTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,3971,390-20%
Machinists$58,49518,420-1.6%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,8783,1600%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,5532,020-15.4%
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$83,9633,190+10%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,9375,890-14.1%

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