Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing

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Workforce

60.1k

2018 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

45.5

Estimated Job Growth

-1.1%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$61,296

Average Male Salary

$66,569

Average Female Salary

$40,034

About

The top three occupations in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group are Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, and Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers. On average, full-time employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group work 45.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $63,137. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $23,423.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group are Hickory City PUMA, NC, Huntington City PUMA, WV, and Oregon City PUMA, OH. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing.

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Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters are the most common position, but the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations

Occupations by Share

60.1k

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 56.5k

3.88%

1 Year Growth

± 14.2%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 60.1k people employed in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group in 2018.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 3.88%, , from 54.4k people in 2017 to 56.5k people in 2018.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters represent the largest share of positions held in Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing at 11.9%, followed by Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand with 6.59% and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors with 6.27%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group, by number of employees, are Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, and Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing employs an unusually high number of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, and Miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing, by average wage, are Chief executives & legislators, General & operations managers, and Architectural & engineering managers.

Wages

Average Salary

$61,296

AVERAGE WAGE

± $5,961

On average, employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group make $61,296 per year. This number makes Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing the 86 highest paying Industry Group in the United States out of a total of 269 Industry Groups.

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

Wage Distribution

0.384

WAGE GINI

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing has a wage GINI of 0.384, which is less than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

Opportunities

Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

These are locations that employ more people in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $66,569 and $40,034. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Gender Composition

11.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±2.6k

45.3k

MALE WORKFORCE

±5.22k

80.1% of workers in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group are Male, making them the more common gender in the workforce. This chart shows the gender breakdown of the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

$66,569

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$7,158

$40,034

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$6,050

On average, Male workers in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group make 1.66 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

White
Other
Asian

On average, White employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group earn 1.07 times more than other races and ethnicities. This chart shows the race and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries. Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group is Manufacturing.

In this visualization, click on a category to expand or collapse it. All of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing is from Manufacturing.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Projections

Growth projections of the other nonferrous metal production industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 6.89% in the next ten years. The other nonferrous metal production industry has a lower projected workforce growth at -1.1%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (2.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (22.9%).