Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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2021 Workforce

31.1k

Average Age

42.6

Average Salary

$48,363

Average Male Salary

$51,498

Average Female Salary

$32,739

About

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are most often employed by the Plastics product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was $48,363 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, Muskegon County PUMA, MI, and Rockford City PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA, LaPorte County PUMA, IN, and Muskegon County PUMA, MI.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce. Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2021 was 31,107 people, of which 16.7% were women and 83.3% were men. Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are paid most in Eaton & Clinton Counties PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

25,908

Male Workforce

± 3.95k

5,199

Female Workforce

± 1.77k

The Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2021 was 31,107 people (16.7% women and 83.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.22% between 2018 (29,286) and 2021 (31,107).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Georgia ($69,791), Utah ($67,392), and North Carolina ($60,744).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,363

AVERAGE WAGE

#307 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned an average of $48,363, $11,233 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.294

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.294, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Forming machine 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 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and on wages for those in the field. Plastics product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, by average wage, is Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($97,661).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

31.1k

2021 Workforce

± 4,330

3.54%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.2%

This graphic shows the share of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employed by various industries. Plastics product manufacturing employs the largest share of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic at 44.8%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 33.2% and Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing with 21.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US. The workforce of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2021 was 31,107 people, with 16.7% woman, and 83.3% men. The average age of male Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2021 was 31,107 people, with 16.7% woman, and 83.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,953 people), 50 to 54 years (3,842 people), and 30 to 34 years (3,657 people). Among them they concentrated 37.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 14.9% of Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were Hispanic and 85.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82.6%), Puerto Rican (8.72)%, and Cuban (8.7)%

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Races

In 2021, 71.5% of the Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce were White, of which 15.3% were women and 84.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.1%) and Other (5.47%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Communication Technologies.

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 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (314 people), Business (305 people), and Health (135 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (15,414 people), Some college (7,168 people), and Secondary Education (3,472 people).

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