# Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

> All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 51-4199.00
- **Summary:** All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately.

## Aliases

- Anvil Seating Press Operator
- Arbor Press Operator
- Assembly Machine Tender
- Automatic Engraver
- Automatic Wheel Line Operator
- Balancer
- Balancing Machine Operator
- Bale Tie Machine Operator
- Ballistics Laboratory Gunsmith
- Band Maker
- Barbed Wire Machine Operator
- Barrel Dedenting Machine Operator

## Tasks


## Emerging Tasks


## Activities


## Capabilities


## Skills


## Tools


## Work Context


## Preparation


### Education Distribution


## Person Fit


## Related Roles


## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Advanced Manufacturing | advanced-manufacturing |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Precision Production | precision-production |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 42750
- **Mean Wage:** 45850
- **Pct10Wage:** 33850
- **Pct25Wage:** 36890
- **Pct75Wage:** 49930
- **Pct90Wage:** 62800
- **Employment:** 20270
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 13480 | 42780 | 8.03 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 4330 | 41600 | 3.65 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 3710 | 41150 | 10.65 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 1110 | 42870 | 1.4 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 440 | 35340 | 0.41 |
| 332710 | 332710 | Machine Shops | National industry | 320 | 51100 | 9.37 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 90 | 60830 |  |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 60 | 36760 |  |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector |  | 38170 |  |
| 238220 | 238220 | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | National industry |  | 48810 |  |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector |  | 50430 |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 3710 | 10.65 |
| 332710 | 332710 | Machine Shops | National industry | 320 | 9.37 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 13480 | 8.03 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 4330 | 3.65 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 1110 | 1.4 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 440 | 0.41 |
- **Count:** 11

## Ai Signals


## Ai Outlook


### Exposure


### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** -9.5
- **Growth Percentile:** 6
- **Direction:** Declining
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 1.7
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 25
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 20.4
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 18.5

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 0
- **Skills:** 0
- **Capabilities:** 0
- **Tools:** 0
- **Related Roles:** 0

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 1054aa51d3dea953