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Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic in WA have a median annual salary of $85,300, with 500 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $57,760 at the 10th percentile to $105,100 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$85,300

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$41.01

Employment

500

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$57,760
10th
$63,520
25th
$85,300
Median
$95,560
75th
$105,100
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$85,300

Median annual · 2025

United States

$63,870

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 33.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $21,430).

Top skills

  1. 1.MathematicsImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  10. 10.SpeakingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Operation and ControlImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Optical Gaging Products Measure-X

Common tasks

  • Mark curves, lines, holes, dimensions, and welding symbols onto workpieces, using scribes, soapstones, punches, and hand drills.
  • Plan locations and sequences of cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, punching, and welding operations, using compasses, protractors, dividers, and rules.
  • Fit and align fabricated parts to be welded or assembled.
  • Locate center lines and verify template positions, using measuring instruments such as gauge blocks, height gauges, and dial indicators.
  • Plan and develop layouts from blueprints and templates, applying knowledge of trigonometry, design, effects of heat, and properties of metals.
  • Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
  • Compute layout dimensions, and determine and mark reference points on metal stock or workpieces for further processing, such as welding and assembly.
  • Lift and position workpieces in relation to surface plates, manually or with hoists, and using parallel blocks and angle plates.
  • Design and prepare templates of wood, paper, or metal.
  • Install doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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