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Metal and Plastic Patternmakers in Illinois

Metal and Plastic Patternmakers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Metal and Plastic Patternmaker? Read this first!

-12% Jobs Projection
$49,290 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Metal and Plastic Patternmakers in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Metal and Plastic Patternmakers in Illinois earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Metal and Plastic Patternmakers Work in Illinois?

330 people worked as Metal and Plastic Patternmakers in 2018 in this state.

There were 190 Metal and Plastic Patternmakers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 125 Metal and Plastic Patternmakers working in it, which means Illinois has more Metal and Plastic Patternmakers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Patternmakers in this state are declining at a rate of 11.8% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Metal and Plastic Patternmakers job openings in Illinois, and 150 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 300 annual jobs and 2,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Patternmakers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Patternmakers ranged from $40,040 to $73,380 with $49,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.25 to $35.28. The median hourly rate was $23.7.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.94 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $4.24.

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

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Top States for Metal and Plastic Patternmakers Employment

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

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Illinois 330 $49,290
Wisconsin 250 $47,630
Alabama 230 $40,650
Florida 220 $39,470
Indiana 210 $51,810
Ohio 210 $40,810
Michigan 210 $48,280
Pennsylvania 190 $44,560
Texas 170 $39,590
California 80 $43,420
North Carolina 80 $33,820
Kansas 70 $67,500
Iowa 60 $49,210
Minnesota 50 $49,880
Tennessee 40 $50,520
New York 30 $50,290
South Carolina 30 $44,870
Georgia 30 $43,640

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

State Annual Median Salary
Kansas $67,500
Oregon $64,830
Indiana $51,810
Tennessee $50,520
New York $50,290
Minnesota $49,880
Illinois $49,290
Iowa $49,210
Michigan $48,280
Wisconsin $47,630

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