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Tool and Die Makers in New Jersey

Want to work in New Jersey as a Tool and Die Maker? Read this first!

$56,230 Median Salary
90 Job Openings
  • Tool and Die Makers in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tool and Die Makers Work in New Jersey?

There were approximately 850 workers employed as Tool and Die Makers in this state in 2018.

There were 830 Tool and Die Makers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 860 Tool and Die Makers working in it, which means New Jersey has fewer Tool and Die Makers than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Tool and Die Makers in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 7.2%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 90 annual Tool and Die Makers job openings in New Jersey, and 950 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,000 annual jobs and 67,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tool and Die Makers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Tool and Die Makers ranged from $39,210 to $75,690 with $56,230 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.85 to $36.39. The median hourly rate was $27.04.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.91 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.87.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Tool and Die Makers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Tool and Die Makers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,100 $57,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 800 $59,800
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 200 $50,870
Trenton, NJ 70 $48,200

Top States for Tool and Die Makers Employment

View the list below to see where most Tool and Die Makers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Michigan 14,600 $54,360
Ohio 7,000 $49,840
Illinois 5,570 $52,710
Indiana 4,850 $52,560
Pennsylvania 4,270 $49,400
Wisconsin 3,780 $50,750
Tennessee 2,720 $46,920
California 2,610 $55,470
Texas 1,880 $48,990
New York 1,870 $52,800
Kentucky 1,790 $56,980
Connecticut 1,790 $61,940
Minnesota 1,760 $58,050
North Carolina 1,500 $48,970
Missouri 1,420 $51,590
South Carolina 1,150 $53,390
Massachusetts 1,100 $53,080
Iowa 1,010 $49,870
Georgia 990 $50,450
Florida 940 $46,820

Below are the states where Tool and Die Makers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $61,940
Kansas $61,860
Oregon $61,680
Oklahoma $59,020
Minnesota $58,050
Maryland $57,900
West Virginia $57,310
Kentucky $56,980
Nevada $56,890
New Jersey $56,230

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