Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other Salary in the US
A metal workers and plastic workers, all other earns a national median of $45,950 a year (mean $48,580) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #644 of 825.
How much does a metal workers and plastic workers, all other earn in the US?
A metal workers and plastic workers, all other in the United States earns a median of $45,950 a year (mean $48,580), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 15,900 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-4199), ranked #644 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$45,950
per year
Mean
$48,580
per year
Employment
15,900
US workers
National rank
#644
of 825 by median
What a metal workers and plastic workers, all other earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a metal workers and plastic workers, all other (SOC 51-4199) earns a median annual wage of $45,950 and a mean (average) of $48,580. The median is the midpoint — half of metal workers and plastic workers, all other earn more and half earn less — and is 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a metal workers and plastic workers, all other in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for metal workers and plastic workers, all other is $45,950, and the mean (average) is $48,580. The median is the midpoint — half of metal workers and plastic workers, all other earn more and half earn less.
- How does metal workers and plastic workers, all other pay compare to the US average?
- At $45,950, a metal workers and plastic workers, all other earns 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many metal workers and plastic workers, all other are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 15,900 metal workers and plastic workers, all other employed nationally (SOC 51-4199), across all industries.
- Where does this metal workers and plastic workers, all other salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-4199. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-4199 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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