The top three occupations in the Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing Industry Group are miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, other assemblers and fabricators, and machinists. On average, full-time employees in the Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing Industry Group work 43.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $73,281. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $26,166.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing Industry Group are Marion County (Outside Salem & Keizer Cities)--Woodburn & Silverton Cities PUMA, OR, Worcester County (Northwest)--Gardner PUMA, MA, and Cattaraugus & Allegany Counties PUMA, NY.

The workforce of Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing Industry Group in 2024 was 46,507 people, with 28.7% woman, and 71.3% men.

In 2024, 72.1% of the workforce in the Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing Industry Group was White (33,512 people), of which 27.8% were women and 72.2% men.