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Eastern Washington WDA II: Asotin, Garfield, Whitman counties Qualification: SOC code: 514041 Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures. According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the typical level of education that most workers need to enter this occupation is: High school diploma or equivalent. Additional training, experience, licenses or credentials may be required. Learn more at BLS. * Average annual wage (March 2013): * Average hourly wage (March 2013): Short-Term trend : Long-Term trend : Estimated employment (2011): Average annual total openings (2011-2021): Average annual growth (2011-2021): Additional occupation information is available through the Learn about an occupation tool. If values all show zero, employment levels were too low to develop estimates for the geographic area selected. Search again with “All Workforce Development Areas, all counties.” *How we calculate wages - Source data for wages come from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and are subject to restrictions and limitations of the survey. Self-employment, private households and agricultural employment, except for agricultural services, are excluded from OES. All wage estimations are adjusted as of March 2013. Learn more. Close window Qualification status for in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas. Click on specific areas in table for occupation information for those areas. Qualification Soc area Not in demand All workforce development areas, all counties Not in demand Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties Balanced Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County Demand Seattle King WDA: King County Not in demand Pierce WDA: Pierce County Demand Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties Demand Spokane WDA: Spokane County Demand Northwest WDA: Whatcom county Demand Southwest WDA: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties Not in demand North Central WDA: Chelan/Douglas counties Demand South Central WDA: Kittitas County Not in demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county Demand Northwest WDA: Skagit county Demand Southwest WDA: Clark County Not in demand North Central WDA: Grant, Adams counties Demand South Central WDA: Klickitat County Not in demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties Demand Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties Not in demand North Central WDA: Okanogan County Demand South Central WDA: Skamania County Demand South Central WDA: Yakima County Demand Eastern Washington WDA: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Lincoln counties Demand Eastern Washington WDA: Columbia, Walla Walla counties