Summary Report for:
51-9071.00 - Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems. Includes diamond polishers and gem cutters and persons who perform precision casting and modeling of molds, casting metal in molds, or setting precious and semi-precious stones for jewelry and related products.
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Wages & Employment Trends
National
| Median wages (2008) | $15.84 hourly, $32,940 annual |
| Employment (2006) | 52,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2006-2016) | 
Little or no change (-2% to 2%)
|
| Projected need (2006-2016) | 9,000 additional employees |
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008 wage data
and 2006-2016 employment projections
.
"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2006-2016). "Projected need" represents job openings due to growth and net replacement.