Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders

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Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are most often employed by the Beverage manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders was $56,912 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Napa County--Napa, American Canyon & St. Helena Cities PUMA, CA, Barnwell, Calhoun & Orangeburg Counties PUMA, SC, and Sonoma County (North)--Windsor Town, Healdsburg & Cloverdale Cities PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Napa County--Napa, American Canyon & St. Helena Cities PUMA, CA, Jackson, Nicholas, Roane, Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV, and Barnwell, Calhoun & Orangeburg Counties PUMA, SC.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce. Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2022 was 72,676 people, of which 13.8% were women and 86.2% were men. Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Ashtabula & Geauga Counties PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Napa County--Napa, American Canyon & St. Helena Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

62,666

Male Workforce

± 6.14k

10,010

Female Workforce

± 2.46k

The Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2022 was 72,676 people (13.8% women and 86.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 34.5% between 2014 (54,039) and 2022 (72,676).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($96,640), Louisiana ($86,053), and West Virginia ($83,446).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$56,912

AVERAGE WAGE

#214 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $63,954, $729 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.337

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.337, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders and on wages for those in the field. Beverage manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, is Other administrative & other support services ($105,323).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

72.7k

2022 Workforce

± 6,617

4.87%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.4%

This graphic shows the share of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders employed by various industries. Beverage manufacturing employs the largest share of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders at 53.1%, followed by Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 38.3% and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing with 8.64%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The workforce of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2022 was 72,676 people, with 13.8% woman, and 86.2% men. The average age of male Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is 38.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2022 was 72,676 people, with 13.8% woman, and 86.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (12,868 people), 25 to 29 years (11,617 people), and 35 to 39 years (10,613 people). Among them they concentrated 48.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 14.7% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were Hispanic and 85.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82.6%), Puerto Rican (13.9)%, and Ecuadorian (3.54)%

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Races

In 2020, 78.1% of the Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce were White, of which 11.5% were women and 88.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.5%) and Other (4%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

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 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,836 people), Biology (1,672 people), and Engineering (1,637 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were High School or Equivalent (21,187 people), Some college (17,841 people), and Bachelors Degree (13,617 people).

The graphic shows the Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

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