Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders

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Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are most often employed by the Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders was $46,471 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Ashtabula & Geauga Counties PUMA, OH, and Seneca, Wyandot & Crawford Counties PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Marion County--Perry & Decatur (South & East) Townships & Indianapolis City (South) PUMA, IN, and Greene & Hawkins Counties--Greenville town PUMA, TN.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2023 was 25,536 people, of which 20.2% were women and 79.8% were men. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Marion, Jefferson, Clinton, Randolph, Bond & Washington Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

20,371

Male Workforce

± 3.5k

5,165

Female Workforce

± 1.76k

The Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2023 was 25,536 people (20.2% women and 79.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −15.6% between 2014 (30,247) and 2023 (25,536).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($66,548), Oregon ($63,509), and Massachusetts ($58,997).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,471

AVERAGE WAGE

#366 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $46,471, $21,256 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.296

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.296, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders and on wages for those in the field. Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, is Sporting & athletic goods, & doll, toy & game manufacturing ($96,854).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

25.5k

2023 Workforce

± 3,923

−3.84%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.4%

This graphic shows the share of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders employed by various industries. Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing employs the largest share of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders at 44.4%, followed by Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills with 21.1% and Waste management & remediation services with 18.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The workforce of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2023 was 25,536 people, with 20.2% woman, and 79.8% men. The average age of male Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 41.3 and of female Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2023 was 25,536 people, with 20.2% woman, and 79.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,433 people), 30 to 34 years (3,146 people), and 35 to 39 years (2,968 people). Among them they concentrated 37.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 22% of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were Hispanic and 78% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (68.4%), Puerto Rican (12.5)%, and Dominican (7.85)%

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Races

In 2023, 67% of the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce were White, of which 19% were women and 81% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (10%) and Black (9.26%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders need more than the average amount of Installation.

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 Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (342 people), Business (318 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (99 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were High School or Equivalent (13,363 people), Some college (4,667 people), and Secondary Education (2,905 people).

The graphic shows the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are expected to see a growth of 2.62% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

2.62%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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