Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters

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2022 Workforce
411k
Average Age
42.9
Average Salary
$45,518
Average Male Salary
$47,855
Average Female Salary
$37,000

About

Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters was $45,518 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Macomb County (Southwest)--Warren & Center Line Cities PUMA, MI, and Macomb County (Southeast)--Mount Clemens & Fraser Area PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are Three Rivers Regional Commission (Northwest)--Carroll County PUMA, GA, Macomb County (Southwest)--Warren & Center Line Cities PUMA, MI, and Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce in 2022 was 411,390 people, of which 21.5% were women and 78.5% were men. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are paid most in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Three Rivers Regional Commission (Northwest)--Carroll County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
322,833
Male Workforce
± 13.9k
88,557
Female Workforce
± 7.3k

The Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce in 2022 was 411,390 people (21.5% women and 78.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 1.81% between 2014 (404,078) and 2022 (411,390).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($84,245), Alaska ($72,870), and New Mexico ($71,315).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,518
AVERAGE WAGE
#358 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters earned an average of $45,518, $19,165 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.277
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.277, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, by average wage, is Metal ore mining ($91,209).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
411k
2022 Workforce
± 15,726
−0.51%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 5.43%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters at 43.8%, followed by Plastics product manufacturing with 36.3% and Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing with 19.9%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in 2022 was 411,390 people, with 21.5% woman, and 78.5% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in the workforce is 42.8 and of female Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is 43.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in 2022 was 411,390 people, with 21.5% woman, and 78.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (50,759 people), 25 to 29 years (48,750  people), and 50 to 54 years (45,741 people). Among them they concentrated 35.3% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 24.8% of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workers were Hispanic and 75.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.8%), Puerto Rican (14.1)%, and Salvadoran (6.09)%

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Races

In 2022, 59.3% of the Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workforce were White, of which 19.4% were women and 80.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14.6%) and Other (9.67%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, Quality Control Analysis stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,778 people), Engineering (2,994 people), and Health (1,461 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters workers were High School or Equivalent (203,680 people), Some college (87,538 people), and Secondary Education (43,840 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making.

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