Aluminum production & processing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

65.2k

2024

Average Employee Age

44.1

2024

Estimated Job Growth

−1.52%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$71,764

2024

Average Male Salary

$73,757

2024

Average Female Salary

$62,984

2024

About

The top three occupations in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group are miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors. On average, full-time employees in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group work 44.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $73,675. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $29,144.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group are Green River Area Development District (Outer) PUMA, KY, Green River Area Development District (Central)--Daviess County PUMA, KY, and Pennyrile Area Development District (North) PUMA, KY.

The workforce of Aluminum production & processing Industry Group in 2024 was 65,178 people, with 18.5% woman, and 81.5% men.

In 2024, 72.3% of the workforce in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group was White (47,119 people), of which 17.2% were women and 82.8% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group.

The workforce in Aluminum production & processing Industry Group was 65,178 people and is concentrated in Kentucky (6,495 workers). The average annual salary was $71,764, being $1,887 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.98%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Manufacturing over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Kentucky (6.5k), Ohio (5.18k), and Indiana (4.52k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Aluminum production & processing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Aluminum production & processing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $71,764, $1,887 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Aluminum production & processing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.345

WAGE GINI

Aluminum production & processing has a wage GINI of 0.345, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Aluminum production & processing (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Aluminum production & processing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group.

Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are the most common position with 6,252 workers, but the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors.

The highest average salary in Aluminum production & processing goes to Computer & information systems managers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters (6,252 people), firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (4,423 people), and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (4,348 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$73,757

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$6,094

$62,984

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$13,312

On average, Male workers in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group make 1.17 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group.

The Aluminum production & processing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Indiana and Ohio stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Aluminum production & processing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group is Manufacturing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Aluminum production & processing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Aluminum production & processing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Aluminum production & processing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Aluminum production & processing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Aluminum production & processing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 18.5% corresponds to women and 81.5% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $73,757 and $62,984.

74.7% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

12,055

Women

18.5%

53,123

Men

81.5%

The workforce of Aluminum production & processing industry in 2024 was 65,178 people, with 18.5% woman, and 81.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Aluminum production & processing industry.

Races

In 2024, 72.3% of the workforce in the Aluminum production & processing industry was White (47,119 people), of which 17.2% were women and 82.8% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Other.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Aluminum production & processing workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (26,449 people), some college (13,283 people), and bachelors degree (8,961 people).

The chart shows the Aluminum production & processing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −1.52% in the next ten years. The Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −1.52%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (4.72%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (4.72%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing.

−1.52%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

−1.52%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −1.52%, the average rate of national job growth.