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.