Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers

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2024 Workforce
32.1k
Average Age
47.1
Estimated Job Growth
−5.41%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$53,104
Average Male Salary
$61,425
Average Female Salary
$42,188

About

Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are most often employed by the Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods retailers industry. The average yearly wage for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers was $53,104 in 2024.

Production OccupationsProduction, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers workforce. Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers workforce in 2024 was 32,127 people, of which 43.3% were women and 56.7% were men. Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are paid most in Texoma COG--Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Queens Community District 3--Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
18,231
Male Workforce
± 3.31k
13,896
Female Workforce
± 2.89k

The Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers workforce in 2024 was 32,127 people (43.3% women and 56.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.5% between 2014 (28,818) and 2024 (32,127).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($165,307), Indiana ($121,863), and Maryland ($92,549).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$53,104
AVERAGE WAGE
#327 in the ranking (2014)
$69,878
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers earned an average of $53,104, $16,773 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.43
WAGE GINI

In 2024, Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.43, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers and on wages for those in the field. Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods retailers is the industry that employs the most Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, by average wage, is Other miscellaneous retailers ($125,558).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
32.1k
2024 Workforce
± 4,400
−2.87%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 19.8%

This graphic shows the share of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers employed by various industries. Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods retailers employs the largest share of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers at 66.2%, followed by Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. with 25.6% and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 4.52%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers in the US. The workforce of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers in 2024 was 32,127 people, with 43.3% woman, and 56.7% men. The average age of male Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers in the workforce is 49.8 and of female Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers is 43.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers in 2024 was 32,127 people, with 43.3% woman, and 56.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (4,176 people), 55 to 59 years (3,603  people), and 40 to 44 years (3,275 people). Among them they concentrated 34.7% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 18.1% of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers workers were Hispanic and 81.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (48.9%), Puerto Rican (13.2)%, and Ecuadorian (12.3)%

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Races

In 2024, 62.9% of the Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers workforce were White, of which 43.7% were women and 56.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (12.6%) and Two or More Races (11.8%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

Majors

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (2,892 people), Business (2,043 people), and Social Sciences (665 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers workers were Bachelors Degree (8,430 people), High School or Equivalent (7,712 people), and Some college (7,576 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers are expected to see a growth of −5.41% 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 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
−5.41%
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 Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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