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

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2020 Workforce

42k

Average Age

43.1

Average Salary

$43,282

Average Male Salary

$44,379

Average Female Salary

$37,110

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 $43,282 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic by wage are Home appliance repairers, Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors, and Miscellaneous material moving workers, including mine shuttle car operators, & tank car, truck, & ship loaders.

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 Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties PUMA, OH. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI, and Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties PUMA, OH.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

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 Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are paid most in Isabella, Gratiot & Clare Counties PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Muskegon County PUMA, MI.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$43,282

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,567

In 2020, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic earned an average of $43,282, $12,672 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors make somewhat more than Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic while Home appliance repairers 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

0.306

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.306, 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, Foundries, Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. , Metalworking machinery manufacturing, Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing , Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Aluminum production & processing, and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, by average wage, are Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Household appliance manufacturing, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

Industries by Share

42k

2020 Workforce

± 5,029

−4.26%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.5%

The number of people employed as Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic has been declining at a rate of −4.26%, from 43,837 people in 2019 to 41,970 people in 2020.

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 13.7%.

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 42.9 and of female Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is 44.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

35.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,634

6.33k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,954

84.9% of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

69.4% 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 9.99% 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 Sex

42.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.79

44.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.85

The median age of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is 43.1, and Male employees are generally 1.85 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 Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

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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.