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Metal and Plastic Model Makers in Pennsylvania

Want to work in Pennsylvania as a Metal and Plastic Model Maker? Read this first!

-11% Jobs Projection
$53,270 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Model Makers in Pennsylvania are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Metal and Plastic Model Makers in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

  • Metal and Plastic Model Makers in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Metal and Plastic Model Makers Work in Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, there were 160 people working as Metal and Plastic Model Makers in the year 2018.

There were 150 Metal and Plastic Model Makers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 100 Metal and Plastic Model Makers working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Metal and Plastic Model Makers than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Model Makers in this state are declining at a rate of 11.1% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Metal and Plastic Model Makers job openings in Pennsylvania, and 160 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 600 annual jobs and 5,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Model Makers Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Model Makers ranged from $33,030 to $84,480 with $53,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.88 to $40.62. The median hourly rate was $25.61.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.21 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $2.60.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Metal and Plastic Model Makers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Metal and Plastic Model Makers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 100 $57,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 80 $69,500
Pittsburgh, PA 40 $51,260

Top States for Metal and Plastic Model Makers Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Model Makers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Michigan 1,400 $64,200
Illinois 530 $61,520
California 400 $53,900
Ohio 320 $56,260
Minnesota 230 $35,520
Tennessee 210 $48,130
Texas 160 $57,140
Pennsylvania 160 $53,270
North Carolina 160 $35,150
Missouri 120 $54,850
New York 110 $59,540
Utah 100 $40,000
New Jersey 100 $51,750
Florida 100 $57,760
Washington 90 $69,210
Wisconsin 90 $52,350
Massachusetts 80 $68,860
Arizona 80 $47,530
Connecticut 80 $63,040
Iowa 50 $46,180

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Model Makers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Washington $69,210
Massachusetts $68,860
Colorado $67,370
Michigan $64,200
Connecticut $63,040
South Carolina $61,670
Illinois $61,520
New York $59,540
Florida $57,760
Texas $57,140

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