Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders

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Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are most often employed by the Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders was $46,883 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Ashtabula & Geauga Counties PUMA, OH, and Mount Rogers Planning District Commission PUMA, VA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Marion County--Perry & Decatur (South & East) Townships & Indianapolis City (South) PUMA, IN, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, and North Central & Northwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2024 was 25,763 people, of which 20.4% were women and 79.6% were men. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Schuylkill County PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Marion County--Perry & Decatur (South & East) Townships & Indianapolis City (South) PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

20,506

Male Workforce

± 3.52k

5,257

Female Workforce

± 1.78k

The Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2024 was 25,763 people (20.4% women and 79.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −14.8% between 2014 (30,247) and 2024 (25,763).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Dakota ($75,407), Oregon ($73,089), and New York ($66,588).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,883

AVERAGE WAGE

#337 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $46,883, $22,995 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.289

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.289, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting 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 Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders and on wages for those in the field. Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, is Support activities for mining ($102,476).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

25.8k

2024 Workforce

± 3,940

0.889%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.5%

This graphic shows the share of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders employed by various industries. Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing employs the largest share of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders at 43.9%, followed by Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills with 20.6% and Waste management & remediation services with 18.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The workforce of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2024 was 25,763 people, with 20.4% woman, and 79.6% men. The average age of male Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2024 was 25,763 people, with 20.4% woman, and 79.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (3,661 people), 25 to 29 years (3,186 people), and 35 to 39 years (2,981 people). Among them they concentrated 38.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 23.9% of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were Hispanic and 76.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (66.9%), Puerto Rican (12.9)%, and Dominican (7.08)%

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Races

In 2024, 63.4% of the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce were White, of which 18.6% were women and 81.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.8%) and Other (10.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Theology.

Among the necessary skills for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders need more than the average amount of Installation.

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 Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (409 people), Engineering (278 people), and Psychology (112 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were High School or Equivalent (13,306 people), Some college (4,564 people), and Secondary Education (3,112 people).

The graphic shows the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are expected to see a growth of 1.92% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

1.92%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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