Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic

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2017 Workforce

9.83k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−8.44%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$43,295

Average Male Salary

$47,056

Average Female Salary

$31,413

About

Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are most often employed by the Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic was $43,295 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are Butler County PUMA, PA, Barron, Polk, Clark & Chippewa (Eastern, North & NW Towns) Counties PUMA, WI, and St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are Cambria County PUMA, PA, Howell, Texas, Wright, Douglas, Oregon & Ozark Counties PUMA, MO, and East Central Region--Jasper, Leake, Kemper, Neshoba, Scott & Smith Counties PUMA, MS.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce. Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce in 2017 was 9,833 people, of which 24% were women and 76% were men. Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic are paid most in Butler County PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Cambria County PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

7,469

Male Workforce

± 2.12k

2,364

Female Workforce

± 1.19k

The Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce in 2017 was 9,833 people (24% women and 76% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.73% between 2014 (9,300) and 2017 (9,833).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($58,812), Pennsylvania ($55,803), and Indiana ($53,807).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$43,295

AVERAGE WAGE

#N/A in the ranking (N/A)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic earned an average of $43,295, $24,432 less than the average national salary of $67,727

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.305

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.305, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, 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 Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic and on wages for those in the field. Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic, by average wage, is Aluminum production & processing ($61,741).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

9.83k

2017 Workforce

± 2,434

6.54%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 33.4%

This graphic shows the share of Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic employed by various industries. Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing employs the largest share of Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic at 42.4%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 25% and Plastics product manufacturing with 18.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in the US. The workforce of Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in 2017 was 9,833 people, with 24% woman, and 76% men. The average age of male Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic is 43.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in 2017 was 9,833 people, with 24% woman, and 76% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (1,372 people), 35 to 39 years (1,236 people), and 55 to 59 years (1,164 people). Among them they concentrated 40.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 13.1% of Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workers were Hispanic and 86.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.2%) and Puerto Rican (13.8)%

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Races

In 2017, 80.5% of the Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce were White, of which 25% were women and 75% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11%) and Other (3.53%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic need more than the average amount of Installation.

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 Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (124 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (5,401 people), Some college (2,066 people), and Secondary Education (1,233 people).

The graphic shows the Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are expected to see a growth of −8.44% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

−8.44%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.