Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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2021 Workforce

12.9k

Average Age

43.4

Estimated Job Growth

−14.7%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$43,716

Average Male Salary

$44,912

Average Female Salary

$36,221

About

Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are most often employed by the Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was $43,716 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, Rockford City PUMA, IL, and Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, Rockford City PUMA, IL, and Cattaraugus & Allegany Counties PUMA, NY.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce. Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2021 was 12,906 people, of which 13.8% were women and 86.2% were men. Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are paid most in Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

11,130

Male Workforce

± 2.59k

1,776

Female Workforce

± 1.03k

The Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2021 was 12,906 people (13.8% women and 86.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −14.4% between 2018 (15,077) and 2021 (12,906).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oregon ($70,821), Arkansas ($59,293), and Wisconsin ($58,822).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$43,716

AVERAGE WAGE

#348 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned an average of $43,716, $15,880 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.28

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.28, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and on wages for those in the field. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, by average wage, is Veneer, plywood, & engineered wood products ($91,162).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

12.9k

2021 Workforce

± 2,789

−7.73%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 32.5%

This graphic shows the share of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employed by various industries. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing employs the largest share of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic at 43.1%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 32.4% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 24.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US. The workforce of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2021 was 12,906 people, with 13.8% woman, and 86.2% men. The average age of male Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the workforce is 43.5 and of female Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is 42.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2021 was 12,906 people, with 13.8% woman, and 86.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (1,739 people), 25 to 29 years (1,729 people), and 60 to 64 years (1,580 people). Among them they concentrated 40.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 16.1% of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were Hispanic and 83.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (100%)

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Races

In 2021, 81.2% of the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce were White, of which 13% were women and 87% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (5.66%) and Black (5.36%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Liberal Arts & Humanities.

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 Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (112 people), History (40 people), and Education (27 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (6,156 people), Some college (3,384 people), and Secondary Education (1,709 people).

The graphic shows the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, and Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, and Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are expected to see a growth of −14.7% 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, and Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

−14.7%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.