Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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2024 Workforce

27.6k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$52,095

Average Male Salary

$54,564

Average Female Salary

$39,371

About

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are most often employed by the Plastics product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was $52,095 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, Dodge & Jefferson Counties PUMA, WI, and Three Rivers Regional Commission (Northwest)--Carroll County PUMA, GA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, Wayne County (Southeast)--Downriver Area (South) PUMA, MI, and Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee South Central PUMA, WI.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce. Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2024 was 27,630 people, of which 16.3% were women and 83.7% were men.

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are paid most in Jasper, Starke, Fulton, Newton & Pulaski Counties PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

23,139

Male Workforce

± 3.73k

4,491

Female Workforce

± 1.65k

The Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2024 was 27,630 people (16.3% women and 83.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of −5.73% between 2018 (29,310) and 2024 (27,630).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Ohio ($62,984), Nebraska ($62,725), and Oregon ($59,454).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$52,095

AVERAGE WAGE

#299 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned an average of $52,095, $17,783 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.278

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.278, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and on wages for those in the field. Plastics product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, by average wage, is Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing ($71,093).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

27.6k

2024 Workforce

± 4,081

−6.16%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.9%

This graphic shows the share of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employed by various industries. Plastics product manufacturing employs the largest share of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic at 37.7%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 29.4% and Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing with 20.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US. The workforce of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 was 27,630 people, with 16.3% woman, and 83.7% men. The average age of male Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the workforce is 42.4 and of female Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 was 27,630 people, with 16.3% woman, and 83.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (3,522 people), 55 to 59 years (3,355 people), and 25 to 29 years (3,233 people). Among them they concentrated 37.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 16.9% of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were Hispanic and 83.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.2%), Puerto Rican (19.6)%, and Cuban (9.19)%

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Races

In 2024, 66% of the Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce were White, of which 16.1% were women and 83.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.9%) and Two or More Races (9.02%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communication Technologies.

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 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (227 people), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (142 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (131 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (14,007 people), Some college (6,168 people), and Secondary Education (3,259 people).

The graphic shows the Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce by gender and educational level.