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Last updated: April 16, 2024
CNC Programmer Salary
in San Diego, California
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$90,294 (USD)
Average Salary
$43/hr
Average Hourly
$1,968
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a CNC Programmer is $90,294 a year and $43 an hour in San Diego, California, United States. The average salary range for a CNC Programmer is between $64,109 and $109,165. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a CNC Programmer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in San Diego, California.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$101,424
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About San Diego, California
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Description:
San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh, Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.3 million residents, the city is the eighth-most populous in the United States and the second-most populous in the state of California after Los Angeles. The city is the seat of San Diego County, which has a population of nearly 3.3 million people as of 2021. San Diego is known for its mild year-round Mediterranean climate, extensive beaches and parks, its long association with the United States Navy, and its recent...
Job Summary
Description:
- Plans numerical control program to control contour-path machining of parts on automatic machine tools.
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines include, but are not limited to, machining tools such as lathes, multi-axis spindles, and milling machines, but the functions formerly performed by human operators are performed by a computer-control module.
- CNC machines cut away material from a solid block of metal, plastic, glass, or other materials to form a finished part.
- Applies knowledge of the working properties of materials with CNC programming knowledge to design and carry out the operations needed to make machined products that meet precise specifications.
- Most companies require previous experience as a machinist or machine setter, operator, and tender along with apprenticeship programs, informally on the job, or training in secondary, vocational, or technical college.
- Requires knowledge of computers and electronics, computer numerical control, basics of programming, and computer-aided manufacturing.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a CNC Programmer is $90,294 a year and $43 an hour in San Diego, California, United States. The average salary range for a CNC Programmer is between $64,109 and $109,165. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a CNC Programmer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in San Diego, California.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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CNC Programmer Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Job family population: 28,120
Estimated population of CNC Programmer jobs: 27,839
Rate of error: 1.9%
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About San Diego, California
San Diego Cost of Living Score:
Description:
San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh, Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.3 million residents, the city is the eighth-most populous in the United States and the second-most populous in the state of California after Los Angeles. The city is the seat of San Diego County, which has a population of nearly 3.3 million people as of 2021. San Diego is known for its mild year-round Mediterranean climate, extensive beaches and parks, its long association with the United States Navy, and its recent...
Job Summary
Description:
- Plans numerical control program to control contour-path machining of parts on automatic machine tools.
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines include, but are not limited to, machining tools such as lathes, multi-axis spindles, and milling machines, but the functions formerly performed by human operators are performed by a computer-control module.
- CNC machines cut away material from a solid block of metal, plastic, glass, or other materials to form a finished part.
- Applies knowledge of the working properties of materials with CNC programming knowledge to design and carry out the operations needed to make machined products that meet precise specifications.
- Most companies require previous experience as a machinist or machine setter, operator, and tender along with apprenticeship programs, informally on the job, or training in secondary, vocational, or technical college.
- Requires knowledge of computers and electronics, computer numerical control, basics of programming, and computer-aided manufacturing.
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