Foundries

Industry Group

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    Workforce Population
    68.7k
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    44.3
    2024
    Estimated Job Growth
    −14.7%
    10-Year Projection
    Average Salary
    $66,843
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $68,152
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $60,454
    2024

    About

    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.

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    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Foundries Industry Group.

    The workforce in Foundries Industry Group was 68,672 people and is concentrated in Wisconsin (9,429 workers). The average annual salary was $66,843, being $3,034 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    Y-Axis
    2.13%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 9.6k people employed in the Foundries industry. This represents a 2.13% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Wisconsin (9.43k), Indiana (5.67k), and Ohio (5.46k).

    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Foundries Industry Group.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Foundries Industry Group had an average annual wage of $66,843, $3,034 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

    The graph shows the position of Foundries Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.331
    WAGE GINI

    Foundries has a wage GINI of 0.331, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Foundries (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 Foundries Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the Foundries Industry Group.

    The highest average salary in Foundries goes to Chief executives & legislators.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Foundries Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic (5,307 people), firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (5,218 people), and miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters (4,430 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $68,152
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$5,088
    $60,454
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$13,514

    On average, Male workers in the Foundries Industry Group make 1.13 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Foundries Industry Group.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Foundries 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 Foundries Industry Group.

    The Foundries Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

    Ohio and Pennsylvania stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Foundries Industry Group.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Foundries is from Manufacturing.

    Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Foundries Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Foundries 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.

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    Intermediate Inputs

    The closest comparable data for Foundries is from Manufacturing.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Wholesale trade
    3. Mining

    The Foundries 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.

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    Use of Output by Other Industries

    The closest comparable data for Foundries is from Manufacturing.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Construction
    3. Professional and business services

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

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    Establishments

    States with more establishments in 2022
    1. Ohio
      145
    2. Pennsylvania
      113
    3. Michigan
      107

    The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Foundries industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Foundries Industry Group in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 17% corresponds to women and 83% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $68,152 and $60,454.

    76.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

    Gender and Age

    11,675
    Women
    17%
    56,997
    Men
    83%

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

    The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Foundries industry.

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    Races

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

    Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races and Other.

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Foundries workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (27,519 people), some college (16,322 people), and bachelors degree (8,638 people).

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    Projections

    Growth projections of the Foundries industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −14.7% in the next ten years. The Foundries industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −14.7%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (−7.81%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (−7.81%).

    Job Growth

    −14.7%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    −14.7%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Foundries. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −14.7%, the average rate of national job growth.

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    Output Growth

    −7.81%
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    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Foundries industry.

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