ISCO 72 · ÖNACE C

Metal workers & machinists

Craft & related trades · C24 · ÖNACE C Sector

AI impact

3/10

Employees

21,677

Median gross annual earnings

€45,338

~€3,778 / month (estimated)

Education

Apprenticeship (Lehre)

Supplementary Structure of Earnings Survey (VSE 2022)

Statistik Austria earnings survey — gross hourly medians for ISCO-08 72 (full-time, all genders). “Employees”: LFS/Mikrozensus (ISCO) with NACE weighting; pay: VSE sample — different survey bases.

Gross hourly median

€18.63

Quartiles (Q25–Q75)

€16.17 – €22.02

Estimated annual gross (×2,080 hours, excl. 13th/14th month salary)

€38,750

VSE sample size

106,656

Classification

ISCO major group

Craft & related trades

Sector context

C24 · ÖNACE C

AI impact rationale

CNC machining, welding, and precision assembly are manually executed with digital machine interfaces. AI potential: toolpath optimisation, quality inspection via machine vision, predictive tool wear monitoring.

Source, methodology, and reproducibility

Employment: Eurostat lfsa_egai2d (2024) · ISCO-08 72 · 173,600 employed
Survey: LFS/Mikrozensus AKE
NACE weight: 12.5% · nama_10_a64_e · NACE C24
Pay: VSE 2022 · ISCO-08 72 · €18.63/h median × 2080h × 1.17
Formula: hourly median × 2,080 h × 1.17 (13th/14th salary)
Pipeline: generate-occupations.ts · deterministic · OGD · 99 hypothesis-driven verification tests

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