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

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2024 Workforce

38.5k

Average Age

Average Salary

$53,118

Average Male Salary

$55,620

Average Female Salary

$41,101

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 $53,118 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Barren River Area Development District (Central)--Warren County PUMA, KY, Kent County (Central)--Grand Rapids City Area PUMA, MI, and Green River Area Development District (Outer) PUMA, KY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Barren River Area Development District (Central)--Warren County PUMA, KY, Green River Area Development District (Outer) PUMA, KY, and Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Kossuth, Hancock, Winnebago, Mitchell & Worth Counties PUMA, IA.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

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

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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.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic and on wages 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 ($100,963).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

38.5k

2024 Workforce

± 4,818

−1.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.9%

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 35.1%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 28.6% and Foundries with 27.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the US. The workforce of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2024 was 38,520 people, with 17.2% woman, and 82.8% men. The average age of male Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the workforce is 43.9 and of female Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is 44.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2024 was 38,520 people, with 17.2% woman, and 82.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (4,980 people), 30 to 34 years (4,226 people), and 45 to 49 years (4,221 people). Among them they concentrated 35.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 14.8% of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workers were Hispanic and 85.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.5%), Puerto Rican (10)%, and Dominican (6.03)%

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Races

In 2024, 67.8% of the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce were White, of which 14.9% were women and 85.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.2%) and Two or More Races (8.69%).

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

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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.