Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders

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2021 Workforce

69k

Average Age

40.3

Average Salary

$59,261

Average Male Salary

$61,541

Average Female Salary

$43,302

About

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 $59,261 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Napa City PUMA, CA, Windsor Town, Healdsburg & Sonoma Cities PUMA, CA, and Orangeburg, Colleton, Barnwell, Hampton, Bamberg & Allendale Counties PUMA, SC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Napa City PUMA, CA, Windsor Town, Healdsburg & Sonoma Cities PUMA, CA, and Lompoc, Guadalupe, Solvang & Buellton Cities PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce. Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2021 was 68,965 people, of which 12.5% were women and 87.5% were men. Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Ashtabula County PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Napa City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

60,343

Male Workforce

± 6.03k

8,622

Female Workforce

± 2.28k

The Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2021 was 68,965 people (12.5% women and 87.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 28.2% between 2014 (53,788) and 2021 (68,965).

Employment by Location

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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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($100,526), Louisiana ($90,931), and West Virginia ($85,867).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$59,261

AVERAGE WAGE

#220 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $59,261, $334 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.331

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.331, 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 Oil & gas extraction ($107,021).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

69k

2021 Workforce

± 6,446

6.07%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.6%

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 54.5%, followed by Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 38.4% and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing with 7.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The workforce of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2021 was 68,965 people, with 12.5% woman, and 87.5% men. The average age of male Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is 37.8, 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 2021 was 68,965 people, with 12.5% woman, and 87.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (11,582 people), 25 to 29 years (11,105 people), and 35 to 39 years (9,861 people). Among them they concentrated 47.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 13.6% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were Hispanic and 86.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (85.8%), Puerto Rican (10.2)%, and Ecuadorian (3.96)%

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Races

In 2021, 76.4% of the Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce were White, of which 11.1% were women and 88.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.8%) and Two or More Races (5.52%).

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 2021 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, Operation 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,878 people), Biology (1,848 people), and Engineering (1,794 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 (22,006 people), Some college (18,727 people), and Bachelors Degree (14,274 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 Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.