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

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2020 Workforce

28.9k

Average Age

42.1

Estimated Job Growth

−3.18%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$38,176

Average Male Salary

$39,985

Average Female Salary

$30,272

About

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 $38,176 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Winnebago County PUMA, WI, and Greene, Carter, Unicoi & Johnson Counties PUMA, TN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Ashtabula County PUMA, OH, and Greene, Carter, Unicoi & Johnson Counties PUMA, TN.

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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 2020 was 28,878 people, of which 18.6% were women and 81.4% were men. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Jasper & Newton Counties PUMA, MO but are relatively concentrated in Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

23,501

Male Workforce

± 3.76k

5,377

Female Workforce

± 1.8k

The Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2020 was 28,878 people (18.6% women and 81.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −4.22% between 2014 (30,150) and 2020 (28,878).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nebraska ($62,555), Texas ($48,737), and Colorado ($48,432).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$38,176

AVERAGE WAGE

#382 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $38,176, $17,778 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.31

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.31, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Beverage manufacturing ($63,643).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

28.9k

2020 Workforce

± 4,172

0.407%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.4%

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 54.9%, followed by Plastics product manufacturing with 23.1% and Paperboard container manufacturing with 22.1%.

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 2020 was 28,878 people, with 18.6% woman, and 81.4% men. The average age of male Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is 44.1, 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 2020 was 28,878 people, with 18.6% woman, and 81.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,873 people), 50 to 54 years (3,837 people), and 45 to 49 years (3,663 people). Among them they concentrated 39.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 18.8% of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were Hispanic and 81.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.8%), Puerto Rican (12.7)%, and Dominican (9.51)%

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Races

In 2020, 74.8% of the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce were White, of which 19.5% were women and 80.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.4%) and Other (7.97%).

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 Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, Operation 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (321 people), Engineering (238 people), and Social Sciences (107 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 (14,824 people), Some college (5,942 people), and Secondary Education (3,646 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 Operation 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 3.71%, but Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are expected to see a growth of −3.18% 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.

−3.18%

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 Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.