A copy of the 2014 Plastics Manufacturing Labor Characteristics Report for the Greater Burlington Partnership. The report features data and demographics information on this industry's total potential workforce (both employed and unemployed), including level of education, age, average wages, fringe benefits, willingness to change or accept employment, commute distance, and more. If your plastics manufacturing company is looking to expand or relocate you'll want this information in order to evaluate our workforce availability.
1. LABOR CHARACTERISTICS
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING
GREATER BURLINGTON LABORSHED AREA
Concentration of those with transferable
experience/skills by place of residence
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Burlington & West Burlington
Mississippi River
Interstates
MUSCATINE
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BUREAU
4 Lane Highways
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ROCK ISLAND
U.S. Highways
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State Highways
WASHINGTON
KEOKUK
Washington
Illinois County
Columbus Junction
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Iowa County
LOUISA
Missouri County
MERCER
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STARK
Monmouth
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Mediapolis
Fairfield
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Gerlaw
Mount Pleasant
HENRY
Galesburg
KNOX
New London
DES MOINES
Danville
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Kirkwood
Burlington
West Burlington
Monmouth
Kirkwood
WARREN
HENDERSON
PEORIA
Middletown
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DAVIS
Stronghurst
Lomax
Fort Madison
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Niota
La Harpe
Montrose
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Luray
FULTON
MCDONOUGH
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Keokuk
CLARK
Macomb
Hamilton
Laborshed Concentration
HANCOCK
by Place of Residence (per ZIP Code)
Low
Moderate
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10 Mile KNOX
Intervals Between Rings
LEWIS
SCHUYLER
High
ADAMS
MENARD
Workers who have transferable experience/skills in the industry are currently commuting an average of 12 miles
one way for work. Those who are willing to change/accept employment are willing to commute an average of 26
miles one way for the right employment opportunity.
For More Information Regarding the Greater Burlington Laborshed, contact:
Greater Burlington Partnership
610 N. 4th St., Suite 200
Burlington, IA 52601
Phone: 319.752.6365
Fax: 319.752.6454
Email: dtoyer@greaterburlington.com
www.greaterburlington.com
2. LABOR CHARACTERISTICS
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING
Estimated Potential Available Labor Per Occupational
Category:
Business Operations:
Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other - 620
Shipping & Receiving Clerks - 316
Stock Clerks - 629
Production:
Managers - 626
Supervisors - 2,506
Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other - 2,475
Control & Valve Installers & Repairers - 623
Cutting, Punching & Press Machine Operators - 309
Drafters - 313
Engineering Techs - 310
Engineers - 3,727
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier & Kettle Operators - 318
Industrial Machinery Mechanics - 315
Inspectors - 630
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers, All Other - 1,250
Machinists - 311
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General - 1,253
Millwrights - 311
Multiple Machine Tool Operators - 2,161
Numerical Tool & Process Control Programmers - 317
Production Workers, All Other - 6,202
Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters - 314
Welding Machine Operators - 940
Material Moving:
Supervisors - 307
Forklift Operators - 1,560
Heavy Truck Drivers - 1,566
Light Truck Drivers - 1,255
Employment Status:
% Willing to Change/Accept Employment
80%
66.3%
64.3%
60%
40%
35.8%
22.2%
20%
13.9%
17.8%
2.0%
0%
Employed
Unemployed
Voluntarily Not
Employed/
Not Retired
Retired
Educational Level:
(52.6% Have an education beyond high school)
Associate
Degree, 10.9%
Vocational
Training, 5.0%
Undergraduate
Degree, 15.8%
Degree/
Certification Not
Received,
20.9%
An estimated total of
31,464 people in the Laborshed area
Current Benefits:
Health/Medical
Insurance, 98.6%
Pension/Retirement/
401K, 82.9%
Dental Coverage,
80.0%
Paid Vacation, 80.0%
Paid Holidays, 68.6%
Workplace Flexibility:
Additional Facts:
76.3% paid an hourly wage
87.1% are/were employed full-time
Job teams - 76.3%
5.0% are/were employed part-time
Cross-training - 65.8%
4.0% are/were seasonally/
Job sharing - 34.2%
temporarily employed
Varied shifts - 26.3%
16.4% hold two or more jobs
Seasonal work - 51.4%
Temporary work - 35.1% Currently working an average of 47
hours/week
(by percent of interest)
Vision Coverage,
67.1%
Life Insurance, 61.4%
Prescription Drug
Coverage, 61.4%
Disability Insurance,
60.0%
Paid Sick Leave,
60.0%
Information compiled by
Iowa Workforce Development using
Laborshed data released 2014.
Desired Benefits:
Health/Medical
Insurance, 82.4%
Paid Vacation,
73.5%
Pension/Retirement/
401K, 64.7%
Vision Coverage,
64.7%
Dental Coverage,
61.8%
Paid Holidays,
55.9%
Prescription Drug
Coverage, 52.9%
Disability Insurance,
50.0%
Paid Sick Leave,
47.1%
Life Insurance,
41.2%
Underemployment:
Total Underemployment - 5.0%
Low hours - 1.0%
Mismatch of skills - 3.0%
Low income - 1.0%
IWD only counts individuals once when
estimating Total Underemployment.
Top Advertising Media:
(for those seeking employment opportunities by use)
Internet - 67.7%
www.iowajobs.org
www.monster.com
www.indeed.com
Local/Regional Newspapers - 55.9%
The Hawkeye - Burlington
The Des Moines Register
IowaWORKS Centers - 23.7%
Networking through friends, family
or acquaintances - 17.2%
3. LABOR CHARACTERISTICS
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING
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Chemical Engineers
Chemical Technicians
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Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Drafters, All Other
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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Engineers, All Other
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First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machinery
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Helpers--Production Workers
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Production Managers
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
Machinists
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Mechanical Drafters
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Mechanical Engineers
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Millwrights
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and
Plastic
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production Workers, All Other
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
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The 2013 Iowa Wage data for the Greater Burlington Laborshed area was produced by the Labor Force & Occupational Analysis Bureau to provide
communities local information on wages by occupation. The source of the wage and employment data is based on the May 2012 OES
estimates. Additional occupational wage and employment data can be found at http://iwin.iwd.state.ia.us/iowa/OlmisZine.