Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

53.8k

2021

Average Employee Age

45.9

2021

Estimated Job Growth

−4.03%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$66,328

2021

Average Male Salary

$68,422

2021

Average Female Salary

$57,412

2021

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, miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. On average, full-time employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group work 44.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $67,683. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.4 hours and earn an average annual salary of $30,828.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group are Erie County (Northwest) PUMA, NY, Huntington City PUMA, WV, and Carroll County PUMA, GA.

The workforce of Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group in 2021 was 53,815 people, with 19% woman, and 81% men.

In 2021, 77.8% of the workforce in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group was White (41,857 people), of which 17.7% were women and 82.3% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

The workforce in Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group was 53,815 people and is concentrated in Texas (5,401 workers). The average annual salary was $66,328, being $6,732 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.98%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Manufacturing over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were Texas (5.4k), Pennsylvania (4.73k), and Ohio (4.64k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $66,328, $6,732 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.356

WAGE GINI

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing has a wage GINI of 0.356, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages 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 with 6,900 workers, but the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

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

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous metal workers & plastic workers, including multiple machine tool setters (6,900 people), miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (3,335 people), and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (2,328 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$68,422

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$7,074

$57,412

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$12,536

On average, Male workers in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group make 1.19 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

Business

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.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group.

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.

Industrial Flow

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

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 flow diagram, 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.

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.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 19% corresponds to women and 81% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $68,422 and $57,412.

76.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

10,234

Women

19%

43,581

Men

81%

The workforce of Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing industry in 2021 was 53,815 people, with 19% woman, and 81% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing industry.

Races

In 2021, 77.8% of the workforce in the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing industry was White (41,857 people), of which 17.7% were women and 82.3% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Other.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (21,218 people), some college (12,565 people), and bachelors degree (7,356 people).

The chart shows the Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing workforce by gender and educational level.

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 7.66% in the next ten years. The Other nonferrous metal production industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −4.03%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (19.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Other nonferrous metal production.

−4.03%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Other nonferrous metal production. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.