Wages and Job Outlook

View Basket

Here is information about average wages and outlook for occupations that match your selected program. The data shown below is for the Detroit Metropolitan Area. The wage information comes from a 1998 survey and the growth rate and outlook information comes from the 1996-2006 Long-Term Projections provided by the State of Michigan LMI.

Occupation	Average Hourly Wage	Annual Growth Rate	Future Outlook
Punching Machine Setters And Set-Up Operators, Metal And	$12.96	-0.1%	Stable
Metal Fabricators, Structural Metal Products	$13.31	0.6%	Growing
Machinists	$14.80	0.3%	Growing
Grinding, Lapping, And Buffing Machine Tool Setters And Set-	$16.21	-1.1%	Declining
Lathe And Turning Machine Tool Setters And Set-Up Operators,	$16.31	-1.1%	Declining
Automotive Mechanics	$17.05	0.4%	Growing
Drilling And Boring Machine Tool Setters And Set-Up	$18.76	-2.6%	Declining
Tool And Die Makers	$20.07	0.1%	Growing
Programmers, Numerical Tool And Process Control	$25.61	0.6%	Growing

Return to Program Description