Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders

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2020 Workforce

65k

Average Age

Average Salary

$56,999

Average Male Salary

$58,743

Average Female Salary

$44,274

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 $56,999 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders by wage are Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, Architectural and civil drafters, and Paramedics.

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, Orangeburg, Colleton, Barnwell, Hampton, Bamberg & Allendale Counties PUMA, SC, and Windsor Town, Healdsburg & Sonoma Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Napa City PUMA, CA, Jackson, Wetzel, Roane, Braxton, Ritchie, Tyler, Gilmer & Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV, and Orangeburg, Colleton, Barnwell, Hampton, Bamberg & Allendale Counties PUMA, SC.

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 Other administrative & other support services. Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Ashtabula County PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Napa City PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$56,999

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,029

In 2020, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $56,999, $1,045 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Paramedics make somewhat more than Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders while Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics 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

0.325

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, 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.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, by number of employees, are Beverage manufacturing, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Dairy product manufacturing, Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing , Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Petroleum refining, Paint, coating, & adhesive manufacturing , Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. , and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, are Other administrative & other support services, Oil & gas extraction, and Petroleum refining.

Industries by Share

65k

2020 Workforce

± 6,259

5.29%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.1%

The number of people employed as Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders has been growing at a rate of 5.29%, from 61,748 people in 2019 to 65,017 people in 2020.

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 34.2%, followed by Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 24.6% and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing with 5.14%.

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 40.3 and of female Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is 37.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

57.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,870

7.84k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,173

87.9% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

69.8% of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.4% 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 Sex

40.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.3

37.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.5

The median age of Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders is 40, and Male employees are generally 2.67 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.