Wisconsin Manufacturing

Presentation of the METTE Research GroupWisconsin Center for Educational Research

University of Wisconsin-MadisonFall 2011

This material is based upon work supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (Award no. 1104226).Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not

necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

What is manufacturing?

The manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products

Source: North American Industrial Classification System

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Wisconsin continues to employ a significantly greater percentage of its non-farm workforce

in manufacturing than the United States as a whole

Percentage of Non-farm WorkersEmployed in Manufacturing

1961 2011

United States 30% 9%Wisconsin 37% 16%

3Source: Annual Average Employment, 2010, Current Employment Statistics, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Despite the shift to a service economy, manufacturing continues to employ 1 in 8 Wisconsin

non-farm workers

Source: Annual Average Employment, 2010, Current Employment Statistics, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

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What are industrial sectors?

Manufacturing subsectors generally reflect distinct production processes related to material inputs, production equipment, and employee skills

Source: North American Industrial Classification System

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Wisconsin manufacturers employ workers across a wide range of industrial sectors

Source: Annual Average Employment, 2010, Quarterly Census of Employment, WI Department of Workforce Development 6

Durable goods yields utility over time rather than being completely consumed in one use

Examples include:•Industrial machinery•Electrical equipment•Transportation equipment•Construction equipment•Wood products•Engines•Furniture•Consumer appliances•Consumer electronics

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Wisconsin has a much greater portion of it durable goods manufacturing workers employed in bending, shaping, and forming, and assembling metal than in the U.S. as a whole

8Source: Annual Average Employment, 2010, Quarterly Census of Employment Wages, WI Department of Workforce Development

Non-durable goods are immediately consumed in one use or have a lifespan of less than 3 years.

Examples include:•Paper and paper•Cleaning supplies•Textiles•Footwear and apparel•Food and fuel•Office supplies•Packaging and containers•Products•Personal products•Rubber and plastics

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Wisconsin has a much greater portion of its non-durable goods manufacturing workers employed in papermaking

and in printing than in the U.S. as a whole

10Source: Annual Average Employment, 2010, Quarterly Census of Employment , WI Department of Workforce Development

Most Wisconsin manufacturing firms employ fewer than 20 workers. However, there is a higher percentage of larger firms engaged in manufacturers than in the state’s economy as a whole

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Earnings, 2010, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development11

Wisconsin’s manufacturing workforce tends to be older, more likely to be male, and earn significantly higher

weekly wages than state’s workforce as a whole

Employee CharacteristicsManufacturing

FirmsAll Private

Firms

Percentage of Workers age 45 or more 52% 44%

Percentage of Male Workers 71% 49%

Average Weekly Wage $965 $796

12Source: Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2010, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Wisconsin’s manufacturing workforce tends to have less formal education than state’s workforce as a whole

13Source: Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2010, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Most of the production occupations projected to provide the greatest number of job openings in Wisconsin manufacturing

are middle skill jobs requiring training beyond high school

Occupational TitleProjected Annual

Job OpeningsEstimated Average

Annual SalaryMiddle Skill Jobs

Team assemblers 900 $29,963.00Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 460 $37,675.00Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 290 $32,483.00Assemblers and fabricators, all other 260 $34,853.00Machinists 240 $40,169.00Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 240 $40,106.00Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 210 $29,713.00Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 190 $32,774.00Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 180 $35,172.00Production workers, all other 150 $29,639.00Printing machine operators 140 $38,204.00Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 130 $34,212.00

Low Skill JobsPackaging and filling machine operators and tenders 270 $27,501.00Helpers--production workers 230 $25,965.00Food batchmakers 160 $31,061.00

Source: Occupational Projections, 2008-2018, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development 14

Although production occupations dominate, workers in a variety of other occupational categories are also

employed in Wisconsin’s manufacturing workforce

15Source: Occupational Projections, 2008-2018, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Sources of data used in this presentation include:

• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development– Data Analyst: http

://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/homeda.aspx?menuselection=da

– Office of Economic Advisors: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/

• US Bureau of Labor Statistics: – Databases and Tools: http://www.bls.gov/

• US Census – Quarterly Workforce Indicators: http

://lehd.did.census.gov/led/datatools/qwiapp.html

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About Us

• The METTE project is funded by a four-year grant with generous support from the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation to improve the education of manufacturing technologists and technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy

• The METTE project seeks to improve student success in two-year college programs that prepare postsecondary students to enter employment in manufacturing as engineering technicians or transfer to baccalaureate programs in fields related to manufacturing

• The METTE Leadership Team includes:– L. Allen Phelps, Principal Investigator– Xueli Wang Co-Principal Investigator– Janet L Washbon , Senior Scientist– Hsun-yu Chan, Project Assistant

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