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Machine Tool Operators in Texas

Want to work in Texas as a Machine Tool Operator? Read this first!

14.9% Jobs Projection
$39,800 Median Salary
1,270 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Machine Tool Operators in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Machine Tool Operators in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Machine Tool Operators in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Machine Tool Operators Work in Texas?

11,040 people worked as Machine Tool Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 10,340 Machine Tool Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 700 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,970 Machine Tool Operators working in it, which means Texas has more Machine Tool Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Machine Tool Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 14.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,270 annual job openings, and a total of 12,160 jobs for Texas Machine Tool Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 147,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Machine Tool Operators Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Machine Tool Operators ranged from $25,050 to $60,690 with $39,800 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.04 to $29.18. The median hourly rate was $19.13.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.6 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.47.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Machine Tool Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Machine Tool Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,990 $41,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,790 $42,330
Killeen-Temple, TX 840 $25,310
Longview, TX 480 $42,670
Austin-Round Rock, TX 440 $43,650
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 420 $35,560
Odessa, TX 160 $49,160
El Paso, TX 140 n/a
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 120 $39,900
Lubbock, TX 70 $32,600
Sherman-Denison, TX 70 $31,480
Tyler, TX 50 $43,940
Midland, TX 50 $50,670

Top States for Machine Tool Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Machine Tool Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Ohio 13,910 $40,400
Pennsylvania 12,280 $38,800
California 12,220 $40,380
Wisconsin 11,540 $43,720
Texas 11,040 $39,800
Michigan 8,370 $39,320
Indiana 6,890 $38,000
Illinois 5,360 $37,330
Missouri 4,940 $38,180
New York 4,630 $37,740
North Carolina 4,050 $37,890
Minnesota 3,310 $44,080
Oklahoma 3,140 $38,310
New Hampshire 3,090 $43,000
South Carolina 2,880 $43,530
Connecticut 2,830 $47,400
Florida 2,480 $37,270
Tennessee 2,450 $37,460
New Jersey 2,430 $44,850
Massachusetts 2,420 $49,790

Below are the states where Machine Tool Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Washington $59,100
Massachusetts $49,790
North Dakota $47,870
Connecticut $47,400
Maine $47,050
New Jersey $44,850
Maryland $44,480
West Virginia $44,270
Minnesota $44,080
Louisiana $43,910

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