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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-4199 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately.


National estimates for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Industry profile for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Geographic profile for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

National estimates for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
21,030 3.6 % $ 20.18 $ 41,960 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.51 $ 16.50 $ 18.43 $ 22.62 $ 28.38
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,170 $ 34,320 $ 38,340 $ 47,040 $ 59,020


Industry profile for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 5,120 0.13 $ 18.68 $ 38,850
Plastics Product Manufacturing 2,680 0.44 $ 18.22 $ 37,900
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 1,780 0.38 $ 19.80 $ 41,190
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 760 0.23 $ 21.64 $ 45,000
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 680 0.14 $ 21.11 $ 43,900

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing 570 0.98 $ 23.36 $ 48,580
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing 170 0.47 $ 16.65 $ 34,630
Plastics Product Manufacturing 2,680 0.44 $ 18.22 $ 37,900
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 330 0.41 $ 22.95 $ 47,740
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 1,780 0.38 $ 19.80 $ 41,190

Top paying industries for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 590 0.03 $ 31.58 $ 65,690
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 430 0.09 $ 27.33 $ 56,840
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 180 0.03 $ 26.70 $ 55,540
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 60 0.03 $ 23.95 $ 49,810
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 280 0.17 $ 23.93 $ 49,780


Geographic profile for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of metal workers and plastic workers, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 3,320 0.26 1.80 $ 17.90 $ 37,240
California 2,950 0.17 1.18 $ 20.89 $ 43,440
Tennessee 1,610 0.52 3.62 $ 19.12 $ 39,760
Georgia 1,470 0.32 2.24 $ 17.85 $ 37,130
Ohio 1,020 0.19 1.34 $ 22.14 $ 46,040


Map of location quotient of metal workers and plastic workers, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 610 0.93 6.51 $ 19.48 $ 40,520
Tennessee 1,610 0.52 3.62 $ 19.12 $ 39,760
Oregon 850 0.45 3.14 $ 21.14 $ 43,970
Georgia 1,470 0.32 2.24 $ 17.85 $ 37,130
Texas 3,320 0.26 1.80 $ 17.90 $ 37,240


Map of annual mean wages of metal workers and plastic workers, all other by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma 130 0.08 0.55 $ 27.44 $ 57,070
Massachusetts 190 0.05 0.38 $ 26.42 $ 54,960
Alabama 260 0.13 0.91 $ 26.13 $ 54,350
Missouri 130 0.05 0.33 $ 25.01 $ 52,020
Nevada 80 0.05 0.39 $ 24.29 $ 50,530



Map of employment of metal workers and plastic workers, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,260 0.21 1.46 $ 20.22 $ 42,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,030 0.27 1.90 $ 18.18 $ 37,820
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 780 0.29 2.02 $ 18.23 $ 37,920
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 600 0.20 1.39 $ 17.27 $ 35,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 540 0.52 3.63 $ 19.94 $ 41,480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 520 0.12 0.84 $ 22.09 $ 45,940
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 440 0.38 2.65 $ 21.82 $ 45,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 400 0.65 4.57 $ 21.34 $ 44,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 350 0.21 1.50 $ 19.94 $ 41,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 340 0.17 1.18 $ 26.33 $ 54,770


Map of location quotient of metal workers and plastic workers, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Albany, OR 110 2.38 16.74 (8) (8)
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 60 1.26 8.88 $ 21.18 $ 44,060
Sheboygan, WI 60 0.95 6.71 $ 22.20 $ 46,170
Gainesville, GA 80 0.89 6.25 $ 18.52 $ 38,520
Cleveland, TN 40 0.83 5.82 $ 16.16 $ 33,610
Janesville-Beloit, WI 50 0.83 5.82 $ 19.00 $ 39,510
Jackson, TN 50 0.71 4.97 $ 17.87 $ 37,160
Muskegon, MI 40 0.66 4.68 $ 23.03 $ 47,910
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 400 0.65 4.57 $ 21.34 $ 44,390
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 540 0.52 3.63 $ 19.94 $ 41,480


Map of annual mean wages of metal workers and plastic workers, all other by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 70 0.39 2.71 $ 28.97 $ 60,260
Oklahoma City, OK 120 0.19 1.34 $ 27.82 $ 57,860
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 320 0.13 0.94 $ 27.75 $ 57,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 340 0.17 1.18 $ 26.33 $ 54,770
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 220 0.08 0.56 $ 25.17 $ 52,350
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 80 0.11 0.75 $ 23.73 $ 49,350
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 140 0.13 0.90 $ 23.36 $ 48,600
York-Hanover, PA 60 0.35 2.44 $ 23.23 $ 48,320
Muskegon, MI 40 0.66 4.68 $ 23.03 $ 47,910
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 130 0.10 0.69 $ 22.98 $ 47,800

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 260 2.65 18.65 $ 17.99 $ 37,410
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 140 0.57 4.01 $ 24.32 $ 50,590
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.69 4.86 $ 16.83 $ 35,000
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.54 3.78 $ 18.82 $ 39,140
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 100 0.52 3.69 $ 16.71 $ 34,760

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 260 2.65 18.65 $ 17.99 $ 37,410
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 90 1.04 7.33 $ 16.24 $ 33,770
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 0.97 6.81 $ 20.76 $ 43,170
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.69 4.86 $ 16.83 $ 35,000
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 70 0.63 4.45 $ 17.47 $ 36,340

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 140 0.57 4.01 $ 24.32 $ 50,590
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 70 0.54 3.82 $ 23.93 $ 49,770
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 80 0.24 1.68 $ 23.53 $ 48,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 30 0.14 0.97 $ 23.20 $ 48,250
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 70 0.34 2.37 $ 21.14 $ 43,980


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023