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

Detailed Occupation

2024 Workforce

38.5k

Average Age

Average Salary

$53,118

Average Male Salary

$55,620

Average Female Salary

$41,101

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce in 2024 was 38,520 people, of which 17.2% were women and 82.8% were men.

Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are paid most in Lycoming & Clinton Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Barren River Area Development District (Central)--Warren County PUMA, KY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

31,882

Male Workforce

± 4.38k

6,638

Female Workforce

± 2k

The Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce in 2024 was 38,520 people (17.2% women and 82.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −19.3% between 2014 (47,749) and 2024 (38,520).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Maryland ($115,039), Washington ($74,602), and New Jersey ($69,561).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$53,118

AVERAGE WAGE

#312 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic earned an average of $53,118, $16,760 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.295

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.295, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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 Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (644 people), Engineering (516 people), and Biology (215 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (17,414 people), Some college (9,538 people), and Associates Degree (3,672 people).

The graphic shows the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 and Control, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis.

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