Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic

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Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are most often employed by the Plastics product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic was $52,443 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Kent County (Central)--Grand Rapids City Area PUMA, MI, Muskegon County PUMA, MI, and Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Green River Area Development District (Outer) PUMA, KY, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Kossuth, Hancock, Winnebago, Mitchell & Worth Counties PUMA, IA, and Hennepin County--Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope & Robbinsdale PUMA, MN.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce in 2023 was 39,228 people, of which 16.4% were women and 83.6% were men. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are paid most in Lycoming & Clinton Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Green River Area Development District (Outer) PUMA, KY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

32,799

Male Workforce

± 4.45k

6,429

Female Workforce

± 1.97k

The Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce in 2023 was 39,228 people (16.4% women and 83.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −17.8% between 2014 (47,749) and 2023 (39,228).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($70,468), Pennsylvania ($67,839), and New Jersey ($65,441).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$52,443

AVERAGE WAGE

#315 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic earned an average of $52,443, $15,284 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.31

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.31, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic and on wages for those in the field. Plastics product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($113,658).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

39.2k

2023 Workforce

± 4,862

−1.92%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.8%

This graphic shows the share of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic employed by various industries. Plastics product manufacturing employs the largest share of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic at 39.1%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 27.6% and Foundries with 25.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the US. The workforce of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2023 was 39,228 people, with 16.4% woman, and 83.6% men. The average age of male Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the workforce is 43.5 and of female Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is 44.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2023 was 39,228 people, with 16.4% woman, and 83.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (4,811 people), 50 to 54 years (4,709 people), and 45 to 49 years (4,385 people). Among them they concentrated 35.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 15.2% of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workers were Hispanic and 84.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.8%), Puerto Rican (9.25)%, and Dominican (6.28)%

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Races

In 2023, 71.4% of the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce were White, of which 14.2% were women and 85.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10%) and Other (7.31%).

Education & Skills

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

Among the necessary skills for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic 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 Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (856 people), Engineering (383 people), and Biology (211 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (17,370 people), Some college (9,993 people), and Associates Degree (3,918 people).

The graphic shows the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic

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