Machinists

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
348k
Average Age
45.9
Estimated Job Growth
1.68%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$60,030
Average Male Salary
$60,721
Average Female Salary
$45,082

About

Machinists are most often employed by the Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Machinists was $60,030 in N/A.

The locations that employ the most Machinists are Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN, Anoka County (Southwest)--Coon Rapids, Fridley, Columbia Heights & Anoka Cities PUMA, MN, and Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Machinists are N/A.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Machinists workforce. Machinists workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Machinists are paid most in N/A but are relatively concentrated in N/A.

Employment Over Time

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The Machinists workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

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Employment by Location

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During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Louisiana ($79,379), Washington ($74,764), and Alaska ($72,750).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,030
AVERAGE WAGE
#254 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Machinists earned an average of $60,030, $7,697 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.272
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Machinists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.272, which is lower than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Machinists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Machinists and on wages for those in the field. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Machinists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Machinists, by average wage, is N/A (N/A).

Occupations by Industries

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Diversity

Demographic information on Machinists in the US. The workforce of Machinists in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Machinists in the workforce is 45.9 and of female Machinists is 44.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Machinists is White.

Gender and Age

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The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A  people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In N/A, N/A% of Machinists workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In N/A, 76.8% of the Machinists workforce were White, of which 3.8% were women and 96.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (7.52%) and Black (5.21%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Machinists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Machinists is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Machinists, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Machinists 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.
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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Machinists in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,177 people), Engineering (3,088 people), and Education (1,043 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Machinists workers were High School or Equivalent (159,324 people), Some college (96,879 people), and Associates Degree (44,417 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Machinists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Machinists need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Machinists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Machinists are expected to see a growth of 1.68% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

1.68%
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 Machinists. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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