Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters

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2023 Workforce

397k

Average Age

43.1

Average Salary

$47,235

Average Male Salary

$49,680

Average Female Salary

$38,521

About

Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters was $47,235 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC, and Calhoun & Barry Counties PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Three Rivers Regional Commission (Northwest)--Carroll County PUMA, GA, and Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce in 2023 was 397,281 people, of which 21.9% were women and 78.1% were men. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are paid most in Pinellas County (South Central)--St. Petersburg City (West) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

310,225

Male Workforce

± 13.7k

87,056

Female Workforce

± 7.24k

The Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce in 2023 was 397,281 people (21.9% women and 78.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.68% between 2014 (404,078) and 2023 (397,281).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($103,037), Alaska ($93,087), and New Mexico ($75,915).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,235

AVERAGE WAGE

#359 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters earned an average of $47,235, $20,492 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.276

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.276, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, by average wage, is Petroleum refining ($108,102).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

397k

2023 Workforce

± 15,455

−3.56%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.65%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters at 37.9%, followed by Plastics product manufacturing with 30.1% and Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing with 16.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in 2023 was 397,281 people, with 21.9% woman, and 78.1% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in the workforce is 42.9 and of female Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is 43.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in 2023 was 397,281 people, with 21.9% woman, and 78.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (48,217 people), 25 to 29 years (45,963 people), and 50 to 54 years (44,303 people). Among them they concentrated 34.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 25.1% of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workers were Hispanic and 74.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62.9%), Puerto Rican (11.7)%, and Salvadoran (4.93)%

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Races

In 2023, 56% of the Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce were White, of which 19.8% were women and 80.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14.7%) and Two or More Races (10.6%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,704 people), Engineering (2,711 people), and Social Sciences (1,507 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workers were High School or Equivalent (196,985 people), Some college (83,411 people), and Secondary Education (41,496 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension.