This document summarizes a report on the plastics manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania. It finds that plastics manufacturing has higher costs of production, labor, fuel, and capital compared to overall US manufacturing. The report forecasts job openings and growth in the plastics industry through 2017. The largest occupations in plastics manufacturing are molding, packing, assembly, and machining jobs. Regional growth is also examined.
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Future of PA plastics manufacturing
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28. Fastest growing industry by increase in employment Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing: 19,038 jobs 325211 325991 326111 326112 326113 326121 326122 326130 326140 326150 326160 326191 326192 326199 333220 333511 $2,440,000 $3,717,000 $11,308,000 $4,585,000 $22,295,000 $357,000 $436,000 $145,000 $299,000 $334,000 $26,996,000 $2,450,000 $44,000 $36,436,000 $51,000 $65,000 $111,958,000 total plastics industry sales to the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry $510,293,000,000 total Pennsylvania Gross State Product in current dollars for 2006 total Pennsylvania Gross State Product for manufacturing durable and nondurable goods $75,372,000,000 0.15% of mfg PA GDP 0.02% of total PA GDP
29. Largest occupations by employment Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic TC TR,W&S C LV SW L&S NE SE NW Packers and packagers, hand Team assemblers Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Machinists
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