Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders

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2022 Workforce
72.7k
Average Age
40.2
Average Salary
$63,954
Average Male Salary
$66,744
Average Female Salary
$46,490

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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 $63,954 in 2022.

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

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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).

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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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($125,715), Hawaii ($107,278), and Louisiana ($94,756).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$63,954
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

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Wage Distribution

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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).

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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 ($118,050).

Occupations by Industries

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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 55.6%, followed by Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 37.1% and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing with 7.35%.

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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.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 15% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were Hispanic and 85% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82.4%), Puerto Rican (13.2)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.42)%

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Races

In 2022, 74.5% of the Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce were White, of which 12.6% were women and 87.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.6%) and Two or More Races (7.26%).

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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 2022 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

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The most common majors achieved by Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,910 people), Biology (2,085 people), and Engineering (1,848 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 (22,126 people), Some college (19,385 people), and Bachelors Degree (16,272 people).

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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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