Wisconsin Manufacturing Presentation of the METTE Research Group Wisconsin Center for Educational Research University of Wisconsin-Madison Fall 2011 This material is based upon work supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (Award no ). 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 2

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 Workers Employed in Manufacturing United States 30%9% Wisconsin 37%16% 3 Source: 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 4

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 5

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 7

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 8 Source: 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 9

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 10 Source: 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 Development 11

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 Characteristics Manufacturing Firms All Private Firms Percentage of Workers age 45 or more 52%44% Percentage of Male Workers 71%49% Average Weekly Wage $965$ Source: 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 13 Source: 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 Title Projected Annual Job Openings Estimated Average Annual Salary Middle Skill Jobs Team assemblers900$29, Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers460$37, Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers290$32, Assemblers and fabricators, all other260$34, Machinists240$40, Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders240$40, Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic210$29, Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 190$32, Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic180$35, Production workers, all other150$29, Printing machine operators140$38, Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders130$34, Low Skill Jobs Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders270$27, Helpers--production workers230$25, Food batchmakers160$31, Source: Occupational Projections, , 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 15 Source: Occupational Projections, , Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Sources of data used in this presentation include: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development – Data Analyst: uselection=da uselection=da – Office of Economic Advisors: US Bureau of Labor Statistics: – Databases and Tools: US Census – Quarterly Workforce Indicators:

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 17