Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic

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2019 Workforce

44.9k

Average Age

42.8

Average Salary

$43,971

Average Male Salary

$44,319

Average Female Salary

$41,763

About

Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are most often employed by the Plastics product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic was $43,971 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic by wage are Painting workers, Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, and Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, & blending workers.

Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic 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 Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, and Northwest Lower Peninsula (East) PUMA, MI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, and Northwest Lower Peninsula (East) PUMA, MI.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic and on wages and locations for those in the field. Plastics product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, by average wage, is Aluminum production & processing. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are paid most in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Muskegon County PUMA, MI.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$43,971

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,094

In 2019, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic earned an average of $43,971, $11,553 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Painting workers make somewhat more than Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic while Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.29

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.29, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic (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 Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, by number of employees, are Plastics product manufacturing, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Foundries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, by average wage, are Aluminum production & processing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Construction, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing , Metalworking machinery manufacturing, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing , Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Metalworking machinery manufacturing, Aluminum production & processing, Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing, Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. , Metalworking machinery manufacturing, and Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing .

Industries by Share

44.9k

2019 Workforce

± 5,203

14%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.9%

The number of people employed as Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic has been growing at a rate of 14%, from 39,404 people in 2018 to 44,921 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic employed by various industries. Plastics product manufacturing employs the largest share of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic at 20.9%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 13.8% and Foundries with 10.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the US. The average age of male Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the workforce is 42.4 and of female Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is 45.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

38.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,836

6.11k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,920

86.4% of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

66.2% of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.9% of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

Age by Gender

42.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.73

45.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.44

The median age of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is 42.8, and Male employees are generally 3.43 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is Business but a relatively high number of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic hold a major in Business.

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

Business
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Business

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Operation and Control.