The top three occupations in the Foundries Industry Group are model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, and miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters. On average, full-time employees in the Foundries Industry Group work 44.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $68,598. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22 hours and earn an average annual salary of $31,751.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Foundries Industry Group are Waupaca, Waushara, Green Lake & Marquette Counties PUMA, WI, Marinette, Shawano, Oconto, Florence & Menominee Counties PUMA, WI, and Calhoun County PUMA, AL.

The workforce of Foundries Industry Group in 2024 was 68,672 people, with 17% woman, and 83% men.

In 2024, 74.7% of the workforce in the Foundries Industry Group was White (51,295 people), of which 18.5% were women and 81.5% men.