Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters and on wages and locations for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, by average wage, is Metal ore mining. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are paid most in Forsyth County PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in Carroll County PUMA, GA.

Yearly Wage

$40,375

AVERAGE SALARY

± $973

In 2020, Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters earned an average of $40,375, $15,579 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Medical, dental, & ophthalmic laboratory technicians make somewhat more than Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters while Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.292

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.292, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, by number of employees, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Plastics product manufacturing, Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing , Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Aircraft & parts manufacturing, and Coating, engraving, heat treating & allied activities .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, by average wage, are Metal ore mining, National security & international affairs, and Rail transportation.

Industries by Share

411k

2020 Workforce

± 15,713

−2.31%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.51%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters has been declining at a rate of −2.31%, from 420,433 people in 2019 to 410,724 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters at 16.8%, followed by Plastics product manufacturing with 14.3% and Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing with 8.01%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters in the workforce is 42.6 and of female Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is 43.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

322k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 13,922

88.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 7,301

78.5% of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

52% of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.1% of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters.

Age by Sex

42.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.589

43.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.1

The median age of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is 42.9, and Male employees are generally 1.29 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters is Business but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring and Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.