Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders

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2019 Workforce

75.4k

Average Age

40.1

Average Salary

$58,342

Average Male Salary

$61,177

Average Female Salary

$40,304

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 $58,342 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders by wage are Artists & related workers, Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors, and Logisticians.

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Napa City PUMA, CA, Inland Region PUMA, CA, and Berkeley & Albany Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Inland Region PUMA, CA, Napa City PUMA, CA, and Berkeley & Albany Cities PUMA, CA.

Production Occupations Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders and on wages and locations 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 Petroleum refining. Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Inland Region PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Inland Region PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$58,342

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,214

In 2019, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $58,342, $2,818 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors make somewhat more than Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders while Artists & related workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.333

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.333, which is lower than 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, by number of employees, are Beverage manufacturing, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, and Dairy product manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, are Petroleum refining, Agricultural chemical manufacturing, Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing , Metal ore mining, Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing , Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Petroleum refining, Petroleum refining, Support activities for mining, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

Industries by Share

75.4k

2019 Workforce

± 6,740

19.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.1%

The number of people employed as Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders has been growing at a rate of 19.2%, from 63,261 people in 2018 to 75,400 people in 2019.

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 34%, followed by Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 27.7% and Dairy product manufacturing with 4.22%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The average age of male Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 40.4 and of female Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is 38.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

65.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,266

10.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,484

86.4% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

69.9% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.6% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Age by Gender

40.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.25

38.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.11

The median age of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is 40.1, and Male employees are generally 1.81 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Science, and Operation and Control.