Cutting workers

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2024 Workforce

61.6k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$37,898

Average Male Salary

$40,784

Average Female Salary

$30,074

About

Cutting workers are most often employed by the Animal slaughtering & processing industry. The average yearly wage for Cutting workers was $37,898 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Cutting workers are Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, Outagamie County PUMA, WI, and Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Cutting workers are Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, Tuscarawas & Harrison Counties PUMA, OH, and Blue Earth & Nicollet Counties--Mankato City PUMA, MN.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Cutting workers workforce. Cutting workers workforce in 2024 was 61,559 people, of which 26.9% were women and 73.1% were men. Cutting workers are paid most in Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1 PUMA, LA but are relatively concentrated in Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

44,972

Male Workforce

± 5.21k

16,587

Female Workforce

± 3.16k

The Cutting workers workforce in 2024 was 61,559 people (26.9% women and 73.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.2% between 2014 (70,108) and 2024 (61,559).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Cutting workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Arkansas ($58,007), Louisiana ($55,832), and New York ($55,279).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$37,898

AVERAGE WAGE

#399 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Cutting workers earned an average of $37,898, $31,979 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Cutting workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Cutting workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.36, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Cutting workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Cutting workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Cutting workers and on wages for those in the field. Animal slaughtering & processing is the industry that employs the most Cutting workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Cutting workers, by average wage, is Paper & paper products merchant wholesalers ($84,881).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

61.6k

2024 Workforce

± 6,090

−2.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.2%

This graphic shows the share of Cutting workers employed by various industries. Animal slaughtering & processing employs the largest share of Cutting workers at 31.9%, followed by Construction with 28.5% and Printing & related support activities with 21.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Cutting workers in the US. The workforce of Cutting workers in 2024 was 61,559 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men. The average age of male Cutting workers in the workforce is 41.7 and of female Cutting workers is 41.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cutting workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Cutting workers in 2024 was 61,559 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (7,615 people), 25 to 29 years (6,933 people), and 55 to 59 years (6,746 people). Among them they concentrated 34.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 28% of Cutting workers workers were Hispanic and 72% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (64.7%), Salvadoran (7.42)%, and Puerto Rican (7.15)%

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Races

In 2024, 54.6% of the Cutting workers workforce were White, of which 26% were women and 74% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (14.2%) and Black (13.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Cutting workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Cutting workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Cultural & Gender Studies.

Among the necessary skills for Cutting workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cutting workers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

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 Cutting workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (592 people), Education (299 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (295 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Cutting workers workers were High School or Equivalent (30,804 people), Some college (10,715 people), and Secondary Education (8,432 people).

The graphic shows the Cutting workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Cutting workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cutting workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management.