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Hand Cutters and Trimmers in Wisconsin

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-4% Jobs Projection

$29,370 Median Salary

60 Job Openings

While jobs for Hand Cutters and Trimmers in Wisconsin are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Hand Cutters and Trimmers in Wisconsin is expected to decrease.
Hand Cutters and Trimmers in Wisconsin earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Hand Cutters and Trimmers Work in Wisconsin?

550 people worked as Hand Cutters and Trimmers in 2018 in this state.

There were 690 Hand Cutters and Trimmers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 150 Hand Cutters and Trimmers working in it, which means Wisconsin has more Hand Cutters and Trimmers than average.

Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Hand Cutters and Trimmers in this state are declining at a rate of 3.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Hand Cutters and Trimmers job openings in Wisconsin, and 520 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,400 annual jobs and 13,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Hand Cutters and Trimmers Make in Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Hand Cutters and Trimmers ranged from $21,200 to $38,960 with $29,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.19 to $18.73. The median hourly rate was $14.12.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.45 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.67.

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

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Top Wisconsin Metros for Hand Cutters and Trimmers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Hand Cutters and Trimmers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	220	$28,980
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	100	$29,810

Top States for Hand Cutters and Trimmers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Hand Cutters and Trimmers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	1,420	$30,230
North Carolina	1,340	$35,850
Georgia	770	$24,780
Wisconsin	550	$29,370
Texas	530	$27,690
New York	530	$35,790
New Jersey	460	$19,950
Mississippi	420	$30,830
Pennsylvania	410	$23,510
Ohio	300	$25,060
Alabama	300	$25,840
Illinois	230	$28,640
Colorado	230	$28,270
Michigan	230	$30,560
Indiana	220	$28,310
Massachusetts	220	$29,670
Minnesota	210	$31,660
Missouri	200	$25,680
Arizona	160	$29,180
Nebraska	140	$33,700

Below are the states where Hand Cutters and Trimmers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$38,800
New Mexico	$36,350
North Carolina	$35,850
New York	$35,790
Nebraska	$33,700
Vermont	$32,780
Idaho	$32,410
Tennessee	$32,310
Oregon	$31,800
Minnesota	$31,660

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References

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