Foothills Region, North Carolina Target Industry Cluster Analysis

Overview Table of contents Target Industry Clusters

01 overview Foothills Region, NC

4 Overview section 01 Foothills Region The Foothills Region is comprised of four North Carolina counties. Interstate I-40 passes through the northern part of the region connecting to I-77 to the east and I-26 to the west.  Cleveland  McDowell  Polk  Rutherford

02 target industry clusters Apparel and Textiles Chemicals Forest and Wood Products Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Primary Metal Manufacturing

6 section 02 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Apparel and Textiles Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, Industry Trend, Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, Regional Performance, ABC=A+BDD-C Broadwoven Fabric Mills Carpet and Rug Mills Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers Fabric Coating Mills Nonwoven Fabric Mills Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing Commercial Screen Printing Outdoor Advertising Knit Fabric Mills Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness.

7 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Apparel and Textiles Cluster Industries Exports 2013 ($ Millions) Jobs 2013 Export per job 2013 ($) LQ 2014 Broadwoven Fabric Mills$ $212, Carpet and Rug Mills$ $256, Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills$ $268, Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing$ $168, Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills$ $199, Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing$ $428, Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills$ $115, All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills$ $93, Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers $ $132, Fabric Coating Mills$ $151, Nonwoven Fabric Mills$ $292, Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing$7.3110$66, Commercial Screen Printing$6.780$82, Outdoor Advertising$5.258$88, Knit Fabric Mills$19.475$258, Top Industry Sectors section 02 Note: Sorted similarly as the shift-share analysis slide

8 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices$49.051%99% Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing$ %80% Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills$ %49% Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing$22.886%94% Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing$20.588%92% All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing **$14.660%100% Crop Production$ %83% Petrochemical Manufacturing **$10.730%100% Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills$7.5611%89% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers$6.607%93% Broadwoven Fabric Mills$5.7181%19% General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload$4.3614%86% All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$3.8617%83% Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing **$3.660%100% Engineering Services$3.3710%90% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. Apparel and Textiles Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

9 Apparel and Textiles Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. section 02

10 Apparel and Textiles Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, Median Hourly Earnings Entry Level Education Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 398-6%$11.7High school diploma or equivalent Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 33514%$12.0High school diploma or equivalent Sewing Machine Operators28614%$10.1Less than high school Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 16929%$17.9High school diploma or equivalent First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 13717%$23.9Postsecondary non-degree award Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders %$11.8High school diploma or equivalent Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1096%$15.6High school diploma or equivalent Packers and Packagers, Hand106-5%$10.5Less than high school Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other9111%$12.1High school diploma or equivalent Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 8916%$22.8High school diploma or equivalent Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand824%$11.3Less than high school Maintenance and Repair Workers, General7318%$15.7High school diploma or equivalent Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 69-1%$15.3High school diploma or equivalent Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks6510%$13.4High school diploma or equivalent Helpers--Production Workers5918%$10.2Less than high school Top Occupations Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in Extended proprietors include estimates for underreported self employment, proprietorships, trusts, partnerships and cooperatives. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

11 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Chemicals Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, Industry Trend, Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, Regional Performance, ABC=A+BDD-C Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing3, Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing Plastics Bottle Manufacturing Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing Industrial Gas Manufacturing Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness. section 02

12 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Chemicals Cluster Industries Exports 2013 ($ Millions) Jobs 2013 Export per job 2013 ($) LQ 2014 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing$738.22,448$301, Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing $ $196, All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing$ $266, Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing$ $428, Plastics Bottle Manufacturing$ $297, Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) $6.170$86, Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing$11.663$183, All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing$5.832$181, Industrial Gas Manufacturing$18.244$410, Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing$69.562$1,129, Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing$5.638$146, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing $25.452$484, Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing$11.728$421, Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing$2.138$56, Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers $4.428$160, Top Industry Sectors section 02 Note: Sorted similarly as the shift-share analysis slide

13 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices$93.551%99% Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing$35.837%93% Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing **$32.940%100% All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing **$31.970%100% Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing **$24.510%100% Petrochemical Manufacturing **$20.620%100% Offices of Lawyers$10.558%92% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers$9.218%92% Rail transportation$7.809%91% Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing **$7.100%100% Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing **$6.580%100% Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing$5.9574%26% Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $4.796%94% Offices of Other Holding Companies$4.701%99% Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing$3.8810%90% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. Chemicals Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

14 Chemicals Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. section 02

15 Chemicals Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, Median Hourly Earnings Entry Level Education Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 42935%$15.1High school diploma or equivalent Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 25333%$15.6High school diploma or equivalent First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 21519%$23.9Postsecondary non-degree award Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 17513%$16.6High school diploma or equivalent Packers and Packagers, Hand17021%$10.5Less than high school Team Assemblers160-2%$12.1High school diploma or equivalent Maintenance and Repair Workers, General16023%$15.7High school diploma or equivalent Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders11715%$14.2High school diploma or equivalent Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 936%$11.3Less than high school Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 8946%$21.8High school diploma or equivalent Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks8014%$13.4High school diploma or equivalent Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 801%$13.7High school diploma or equivalent Industrial Engineers7722%$33.4Bachelor's degree General and Operations Managers726%$42.4Bachelor's degree Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 72-14%$17.5High school diploma or equivalent Top Occupations Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in Extended proprietors include estimates for underreported self employment, proprietorships, trusts, partnerships and cooperatives. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

16 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Forest And Wood Products Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, Industry Trend, Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, Regional Performance, ABC=A+BDD-C Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing Sawmills Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing Logging Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing Finish Carpentry Contractors Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing Flooring Contractors Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing Roofing Contractors Framing Contractors Siding Contractors Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness. section 02

17 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Forest And Wood Products Cluster Industries Exports 2013 ($ Millions) Jobs 2013 Export per job 2013 ($) LQ 2014 Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing$ $62, Sawmills$ $195, Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing$ $259, Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing$ $104, Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing$ $168, Logging$ $73, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing$ $133, Finish Carpentry Contractors$5.5202$27, Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing$ $184, Flooring Contractors$3.3104$31, Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing$ $503, Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing$6.171$86, Roofing Contractors$2.286$25, Framing Contractors$1.054$18, Siding Contractors$1.147$24, Top Industry Sectors section 02 Note: Sorted similarly as the shift-share analysis slide

18 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Sawmills $ %33% Paperboard Mills ** $ %100% Logging $ %78% Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices $ %99% Paper (except Newsprint) Mills ** $ %100% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers $5.41 7%93% Rail transportation $ %88% General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload $ %86% Truss Manufacturing $ %90% Wood Preservation * $3.20 4%96% Adhesive Manufacturing $3.04 4%96% Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing $3.01 3%97% Wood Window and Door Manufacturing $ %69% Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing ** $2.66 0%100% Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing ** $2.42 0%100% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars Note: * industry sector has less than 10 jobs as calculated by EMSI; ** industry sector is not present in the region. Forest And Wood Products Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

19 Forest And Wood Products Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. section 02

20 Forest And Wood Products Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, Median Hourly Earnings Entry Level Education Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 29135%$11.6High school diploma or equivalent Team Assemblers18813%$12.1High school diploma or equivalent Carpenters141-8%$13.0High school diploma or equivalent Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters14073%$15.9High school diploma or equivalent Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 13660%$11.8High school diploma or equivalent Logging Equipment Operators11625%$13.0High school diploma or equivalent Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 10437%$11.3Less than high school Construction Laborers999%$10.9Less than high school First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 8322%$23.9Postsecondary non-degree award Fallers7236%$16.5High school diploma or equivalent Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 6567%$15.3High school diploma or equivalent Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers6241%$16.9Postsecondary non-degree award Packers and Packagers, Hand5730%$10.5Less than high school Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 5614%$22.8High school diploma or equivalent Helpers--Production Workers5512%$10.2Less than high school Top Occupations Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in Extended proprietors include estimates for underreported self employment, proprietorships, trusts, partnerships and cooperatives. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

21 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, Industry Trend, Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, Regional Performance, ABC=A+BDD-C Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Machine Shops Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring Plate Work Manufacturing Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness. EMSI does not show sufficient jobs for Iron and Steel Forging; Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing; and Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing. section 02

22 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Cluster Industries Exports 2013 ($ Millions) Jobs 2013 Export per job 2013 ($) LQ 2014 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing$ $255, Machine Shops$ $86, Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing$ $213, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing$ $184, Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing$ $169, Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing$ $155, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $ $93, Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing$3.337$87, Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing$7.049$145, Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers $5.531$177, Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring$3.831$122, Plate Work Manufacturing$2.014$140, Top Industry Sectors EMSI does not show sufficient jobs for Iron and Steel Forging; Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing; and Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing. section 02 Note: Sorted similarly as the shift-share analysis slide

23 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing$19.765%95% Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices$6.711%99% Machine Shops$5.057%93% Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying *$4.710%100% Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing$4.4922%78% Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing$3.6891%9% Iron and Steel Forging *$2.460%100% Iron Foundries **$2.370%100% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers$2.296%94% Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel ** $1.850%100% Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing$1.7659%41% Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing **$1.730%100% Precision Turned Product Manufacturing *$1.550%100% Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding **$1.540%100% Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) ** $1.540%100% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars Note: * industry sector has less than 10 jobs as calculated by EMSI; ** industry sector is not present in the region. Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

24 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. section 02

25 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, Median Hourly Earnings Entry Level Education Team Assemblers1558%$12.1High school diploma or equivalent Machinists137-2%$18.6High school diploma or equivalent Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers9836%$16.3High school diploma or equivalent First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers6319%$23.9Postsecondary non-degree award Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 6324%$13.4High school diploma or equivalent Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 6130%$15.3High school diploma or equivalent Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 617%$17.1High school diploma or equivalent Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers5310%$15.6High school diploma or equivalent Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters43115%$17.6High school diploma or equivalent Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 4211%$17.8High school diploma or equivalent Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 33-11%$10.4High school diploma or equivalent Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3025%$11.3Less than high school Helpers--Production Workers2938%$10.2Less than high school Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Mfg., Except Technical and Scientific Products 2926%$22.8High school diploma or equivalent Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 28-7%$18.9High school diploma or equivalent Top Occupations Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in Extended proprietors include estimates for underreported self employment, proprietorships, trusts, partnerships and cooperatives. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

26 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Primary Metal Manufacturing Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, Industry Trend, Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, Regional Performance, ABC=A+BDD-C Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness. EMSI does not show any jobs for Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying and other industries. section 02

27 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Primary Metal Manufacturing Cluster Industries Exports 2013 ($ Millions) Jobs 2013 Export per job 2013 ($) LQ 2014 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing$ $656, Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing$ $322, Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries$19.696$204, Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) $12.017$722, Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying$6.011$562, Top Industry Sectors section 02 Note: Sorted similarly as the shift-share analysis slide

28 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing$23.288%92% Rail transportation$4.269%91% Bituminous Coal Underground Mining **$3.660%100% Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices$3.581%99% Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining **$2.930%100% Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining **$2.890%100% Gold Ore Mining *$2.760%100% Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying *$2.462%98% Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel ** $2.420%100% Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding ** $2.140%100% Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing$2.0033%67% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers$1.766%94% Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) $1.6318%82% General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload$1.3014%86% Natural Gas Distribution *$1.305%95% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. Primary Metal Manufacturing Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02

29 Primary Metal Manufacturing Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region. section 02

30 Primary Metal Manufacturing Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, Median Hourly Earnings Entry Level Education Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 3252%$17.5High school diploma or equivalent First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 2283%$23.9Postsecondary non-degree award Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders2033%$16.4High school diploma or equivalent Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1770%$15.6High school diploma or equivalent Maintenance and Repair Workers, General17113%$15.7High school diploma or equivalent Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 160%$17.1High school diploma or equivalent Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 15150%$13.4High school diploma or equivalent Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 14-30%$14.2High school diploma or equivalent Helpers--Production Workers1363%$10.2Less than high school Industrial Machinery Mechanics13225%$19.6High school diploma or equivalent Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers12200%$16.3High school diploma or equivalent Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 12500%$14.4High school diploma or equivalent Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators12140%$14.4Less than high school Pourers and Casters, Metal110%$12.6High school diploma or equivalent Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 10150%$11.3Less than high school Top Occupations Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in Extended proprietors include estimates for underreported self employment, proprietorships, trusts, partnerships and cooperatives. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 02