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

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2020 Workforce

14k

Average Age

43.3

Estimated Job Growth

−14.7%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$41,862

Average Male Salary

$43,067

Average Female Salary

$33,198

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 $41,862 in 2020.

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

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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 2020 was 13,987 people, of which 12.2% were women and 87.8% 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 Richland County PUMA, OH.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

12,279

Male Workforce

± 2.72k

1,708

Female Workforce

± 1.01k

The Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2020 was 13,987 people (12.2% women and 87.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −7.23% between 2018 (15,077) and 2020 (13,987).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oregon ($65,514), Utah ($57,575), and Wisconsin ($57,492).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$41,862

AVERAGE WAGE

#343 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned an average of $41,862, $14,092 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.268

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.268, 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 Coating, engraving, heat treating & allied activities ($104,923).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

14k

2020 Workforce

± 2,903

−5.71%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 30.7%

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 39.2%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 35.8% and Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing with 25%.

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 2020 was 13,987 people, with 12.2% woman, and 87.8% men. The average age of male Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is 44.9, 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 2020 was 13,987 people, with 12.2% woman, and 87.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (2,168 people), 25 to 29 years (2,002 people), and 20 to 24 years (1,620 people). Among them they concentrated 43.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 16.2% of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were Hispanic and 83.8% non-Hispanic.

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

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Races

In 2020, 79.8% of the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce were White, of which 12.1% were women and 87.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.16%) and Other (4.54%).

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 2020 were Engineering Technologies.

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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (115 people), Business (109 people), and Engineering Technologies (29 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 (6,609 people), Some college (3,495 people), and Secondary Education (1,942 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.