Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic

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2017 Workforce

12.2k

Average Age

41.9

Estimated Job Growth

−10.6%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$40,706

Average Male Salary

$42,574

Average Female Salary

$29,126

About

Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are most often employed by the Plastics product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic was $40,706 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are Darke, Shelby & Preble Counties PUMA, OH, DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL, and Sauk & Columbia Counties PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL, Darke, Shelby & Preble Counties PUMA, OH, and Tuscarawas & Harrison Counties PUMA, OH.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce. Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce in 2017 was 12,163 people, of which 13.9% were women and 86.1% were men. Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are paid most in Schuylkill County PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

10,474

Male Workforce

± 2.51k

1,689

Female Workforce

± 1.01k

The Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce in 2017 was 12,163 people (13.9% women and 86.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 1.93% between 2014 (11,933) and 2017 (12,163).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($74,271), Arkansas ($55,715), and Georgia ($54,283).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$40,706

AVERAGE WAGE

#288 in the ranking (2017)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic earned an average of $40,706, $18,889 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.239

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.239, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic and on wages for those in the field. Plastics product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic, by average wage, is Printing & related support activities ($64,615).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

12.2k

2017 Workforce

± 2,708

−2.63%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 32.1%

This graphic shows the share of Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic employed by various industries. Plastics product manufacturing employs the largest share of Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic at 68.4%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 21% and Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing with 10.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in the US. The workforce of Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in 2017 was 12,163 people, with 13.9% woman, and 86.1% men. The average age of male Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in the workforce is 41.9 and of female Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in 2017 was 12,163 people, with 13.9% woman, and 86.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (1,823 people), 25 to 29 years (1,513 people), and 45 to 49 years (1,405 people). Among them they concentrated 40.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 9.7% of Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workers were Hispanic and 90.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (100%)

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Races

In 2017, 82.6% of the Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce were White, of which 14.6% were women and 85.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.97%) and Other (3.56%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic is Communications but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (138 people), Business (113 people), and Engineering Technologies (39 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (6,430 people), Some college (3,051 people), and Secondary Education (1,103 people).

The graphic shows the Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are expected to see a growth of −10.6% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

−10.6%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.