Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers

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2020 Workforce

27.1k

Average Age

47.4

Estimated Job Growth

−9.97%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$39,607

Average Male Salary

$45,093

Average Female Salary

$32,116

About

Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are most often employed by the Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores industry. The average yearly wage for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers was $39,607 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers by wage are Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Social & human service assistants, and Parts salespersons.

Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are Navajo Nation PUMA, NM, Astoria & Long Island City PUMA, NY, and Providence City PUMA, RI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are Navajo Nation PUMA, NM, Alamo Area COG (Northwest) & Blanco County PUMA, TX, and Astoria & Long Island City PUMA, NY.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores is the industry that employs the most Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, by average wage, is Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing. Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are paid most in North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Navajo Nation PUMA, NM.

Yearly Wage

$39,607

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,465

In 2020, Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers earned an average of $39,607, $16,347 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Parts salespersons make somewhat more than Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers while Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.354

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.354, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, by number of employees, are Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores , Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. , Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers, Personal & household goods repair & maintenance, Individual & family services, Specialized design services, Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Other professional, scientific & technical services , Architectural, engineering & related services, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, and Used merchandise stores.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, by average wage, are Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Used merchandise stores.

Industries by Share

27.1k

2020 Workforce

± 4,044

−3.85%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.7%

The number of people employed as Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers has been declining at a rate of −3.85%, from 28,218 people in 2019 to 27,131 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers employed by various industries. Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores employs the largest share of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers at 50.8%, followed by Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. with 26.6% and Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers with 6.24%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers in the US. The average age of male Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers in the workforce is 49.9 and of female Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers is 44.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

15.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,072

11.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,629

57.7% of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

59.2% of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.3% of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers.

Age by Sex

49.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.67

44.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.28

The median age of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers is 47.4, and Male employees are generally 5.82 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers is Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers hold a major in Mechanical Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Repairing, and Operations Analysis.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers are expected to see a growth of −9.97% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.

−9.97%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.