Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are most often employed by the Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was $50,546 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA and Huntington, Whitley, Adams & Wells Counties PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Washington (South) & Carter Counties--Elizabethton city PUMA, TN, Flathead, Glacier & Lincoln Counties--Kalispell City PUMA, MT, and Richland County PUMA, OH.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce. Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2024 was 10,959 people, of which 18.1% were women and 81.9% were men.

Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are paid most in Huntington, Whitley, Adams & Wells Counties PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Washington (South) & Carter Counties--Elizabethton city PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

8,970

Male Workforce

± 2.33k

1,989

Female Workforce

± 1.09k

The Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2024 was 10,959 people (18.1% women and 81.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −27.3% between 2018 (15,077) and 2024 (10,959).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Louisiana ($85,342), Colorado ($65,817), and Arkansas ($63,423).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$50,546

AVERAGE WAGE

#364 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned an average of $50,546, $19,331 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.27

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.27, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and on wages for those in the field. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, by average wage, is Support activities for mining ($79,247).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

11k

2024 Workforce

± 2,570

−6.47%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 34.9%

This graphic shows the share of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employed by various industries. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing employs the largest share of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic at 30.5%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 28.4% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 26.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US. The workforce of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 was 10,959 people, with 18.1% woman, and 81.9% men. The average age of male Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the workforce is 44.2 and of female Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is 43.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 was 10,959 people, with 18.1% woman, and 81.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (1,478 people), 25 to 29 years (1,463 people), and 55 to 59 years (1,415 people). Among them they concentrated 40.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 17.4% of Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were Hispanic and 82.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (87.1%) and Puerto Rican (12.9)%

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Races

In 2024, 73.4% of the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce were White, of which 15.1% were women and 84.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.86%) and Other (7.24%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

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 Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (107 people), Business (93 people), and Social Sciences (62 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (5,078 people), Some college (2,894 people), and Secondary Education (1,082 people).

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

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