Pay · 51-7031
Model Makers, Wood earn $56,550 a year at the midpoint
A small field — roughly 280 people nationwide — with a midpoint of $56,550. Pay runs from about $34,800 at the low end to $98,050 at the top, per the 2025 federal survey.
National figures for model makers, wood, 51-7031, from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
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- Not in these numbers. Growth and annual openings are not in this dataset. They come from the separate Employment Projections tables, where an opening is a modelled ten year average and not a posted vacancy.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”
Wood model maker earnings, from starting pay to the highest 10%
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Writing a resume for model makers, wood
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- Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.
- Fit, fastened, and assembled wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, screws, and other fasteners.
- Verified dimensions and contours of models during hand-forming processes, using templates and measuring devices.
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Wood model maker pay rate, from hourly to yearly
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Number 449 of 788 by median pay
Better paid than 43% of the occupations in the survey.
- 447 Bailiffs $56,600
- 448 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $56,550
- 449 Model Makers, Wood $56,550
- 450 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $56,460
- 451 Hoist and Winch Operators $56,450
Questions people ask
What is a wood model maker’s yearly income?
A wood model maker makes a median of $56,550 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $37,660 and $87,150.
What is a wood model maker’s hourly pay rate?
The median pay rate is $27.19 an hour; the average is $63,670 a year.
What is the starting pay for a wood model maker?
Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $37,660 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $34,800.
Which state pays model makers, wood the most?
Ohio, with a median of $35,900 a year.
How many people work as model makers, wood?
About 280 in the United States — number 449 of 788 occupations by median pay.
Work that pays roughly the same
Median pay within $90 of what model makers, wood earn — $56,550 a year — but not always the same spread.
- Same median Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $56,550median a year 10th percentile: $37,470 90th percentile: $78,740
- $50 more Bailiffs $56,600median a year 10th percentile: $32,140 90th percentile: $96,770
- $90 less Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles $56,460median a year 10th percentile: $37,600 90th percentile: $96,700