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

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2020 Workforce

28.9k

Average Age

42.1

Estimated Job Growth

−3.18%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$38,176

Average Male Salary

$39,985

Average Female Salary

$30,272

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 $38,176 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders by wage are Gaming services workers, Billing & posting clerks, and Prepress technicians & workers.

Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Winnebago County PUMA, WI, and Greene, Carter, Unicoi & Johnson Counties PUMA, TN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Ashtabula County PUMA, OH, and Greene, Carter, Unicoi & Johnson Counties PUMA, TN.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders and on wages and locations 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. Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Jasper & Newton Counties PUMA, MO but are relatively concentrated in Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Yearly Wage

$38,176

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,489

In 2020, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $38,176, $17,778 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Gaming services workers make somewhat more than Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders while Prepress technicians & workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.308

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than 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).

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

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, by number of employees, are Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing , Plastics product manufacturing, Paperboard container manufacturing, Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills , Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Waste management & remediation services, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Cement, concrete, lime, & gypsum product manufacturing , Miscellaneous paper & pulp products, Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing , and Carpet & rug mills.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, are Beverage manufacturing, Tire manufacturing, and Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing .

Industries by Share

28.9k

2020 Workforce

± 4,172

0.407%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.4%

The number of people employed as Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders has been growing at a rate of 0.407%, from 28,761 people in 2019 to 28,878 people in 2020.

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 12.6%, followed by Plastics product manufacturing with 5.3% and Paperboard container manufacturing with 5.06%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The average age of male Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is 44.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

23.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,763

5.38k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,800

81.4% of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders

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

65.7% of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.83% of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Age by Sex

41.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.16

44.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.09

The median age of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders is 42.1, and Male employees are generally 2.56 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders hold a major in Agriculture.

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 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, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

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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, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.