Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

27.5k

Average Age

41.9

Estimated Job Growth

−3.18%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$39,832

Average Male Salary

$41,751

Average Female Salary

$32,184

About

Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are most often employed by the Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders was $39,832 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Greene, Carter, Unicoi & Johnson Counties PUMA, TN, and Evansville City PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Warren & Niles Cities PUMA, OH, and Greene, Carter, Unicoi & Johnson Counties PUMA, TN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2021 was 27,454 people, of which 20.1% were women and 79.9% were men. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Seneca, Crawford & Wyandot Counties PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

21,947

Male Workforce

± 3.64k

5,507

Female Workforce

± 1.82k

The Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce in 2021 was 27,454 people (20.1% women and 79.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −8.94% between 2014 (30,150) and 2021 (27,454).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($52,423), Texas ($52,215), and South Carolina ($49,712).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,832

AVERAGE WAGE

#385 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $39,832, $19,764 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.299

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.299, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders and on wages for those in the field. Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, is Beverage manufacturing ($63,361).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

27.5k

2021 Workforce

± 4,068

−4.93%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.8%

This graphic shows the share of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders employed by various industries. Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing employs the largest share of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders at 55.3%, followed by Paperboard container manufacturing with 24% and Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills with 20.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The workforce of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2021 was 27,454 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men. The average age of male Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is 43.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2021 was 27,454 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,616 people), 50 to 54 years (3,382 people), and 45 to 49 years (3,257 people). Among them they concentrated 37.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 20.8% of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were Hispanic and 79.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.3%), Puerto Rican (14.1)%, and Dominican (13.6)%

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Races

In 2021, 72.1% of the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce were White, of which 20.4% were women and 79.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.66%) and Other (9.22%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders 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 Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (350 people), Engineering (263 people), and Social Sciences (104 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workers were High School or Equivalent (14,026 people), Some college (5,326 people), and Secondary Education (3,695 people).

The graphic shows the Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are expected to see a growth of −3.18% 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 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

−3.18%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.