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Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately.
Other titles employers use
Electrical Discharge Machine Setup Operator · Metal Rivet Machine Operator · Tin Recovery Worker
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Selected stateCalifornia
- People doing this work
- 3,300
- Job openings each year
- 300
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- −5.7%
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| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3,300 | 300 | −5.7% |
| Texas | 2,930 | 280 | — |
| Georgia | 1,470 | 140 | 3.5% |
| Iowa | 1,330 | 120 | −5.7% |
| Florida | 980 | 100 | 2.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 920 | 80 | −7.1% |
| Ohio | 890 | 80 | −10.1% |
| Washington | 880 | 80 | −4.3% |
| Tennessee | 860 | 80 | — |
| Oregon | 720 | 70 | 2.9% |
| Illinois | 670 | 60 | −8.2% |
| New Hampshire | 630 | 60 | 1.6% |
| Michigan | 570 | 50 | −10.9% |
| Wisconsin | 450 | 40 | — |
| Indiana | 360 | 30 | −7.7% |
| Arizona | 350 | 30 | 6.1% |
| New York | 350 | 0 | −7.9% |
| New Jersey | 300 | 30 | −3.2% |
| Minnesota | 290 | 30 | −3.3% |
| Alabama | 280 | 30 | — |
| Missouri | 260 | 20 | −7.1% |
| North Carolina | 260 | 30 | — |
| Colorado | 240 | 20 | −4.0% |
| Kentucky | 240 | 20 | −4.0% |
| Maryland | 220 | 20 | −8.3% |
| Arkansas | 200 | 20 | — |
| Utah | 190 | 20 | 11.8% |
| Virginia | 170 | 20 | −5.6% |
| Kansas | 160 | 20 | 14.3% |
| Montana | 130 | 10 | — |
| Oklahoma | 120 | 10 | −7.7% |
| Louisiana | 110 | 10 | — |
| South Carolina | 90 | 10 | — |
| Nevada | 80 | 10 | — |
| Maine | 70 | 10 | — |
| Vermont | 60 | 10 | −14.3% |
| Mississippi | 50 | 10 | — |
| Idaho | 40 | 0 | — |
| Rhode Island | 20 | 0 | — |
| Nebraska | 10 | 0 | — |
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