Mineral Products

Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing produces products such as clay, cement, concrete, glass, lime, gypsum, and other mineral products needed for construction and manufacturing. Our focus on wood, clay, and stone is a perfect support for other growing industries in the region as well as abroad.

Mineral Product Manufacturing Companies in our Laborshed

12 Ready-Mix Concrete Mfg
5 Cut Stone & Stone Product Mfg
3 Pottery, Ceramics, & Plumbing Fixture Mfg
3 Clay Building Material & Refractories Mfg
2 Mineral Wool Mfg
1 Glass Product Mfg Made of Purchased Glass
1 Other Concrete Product Mfg

Mineral Product Manufacturing Companies vs US Average

307% more Mineral Wool Mfg
194% more Clay Building Material & Refractories Mfg
124% more Cut Stone & Stone Product Mfg
44% more Ready-Mix Concrete Mfg

Skilled Labor in our Laborshed

5,194 Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers
4,626 Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
4,143 General & Operations Managers
4,141 Secretaries & Admin. Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive
3,429 Office Clerks, General
2,400 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
1,828 First-Line Supervisors of Office & Admin. Support Workers
1,253 First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
1,239 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
1,018 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
906 Electricians
849 Helpers- Production Workers
803 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
799 Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks
762 Packers & Packagers, Hand
681 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
578 Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
401 Industrial Engineers
357 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
354 Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators
325 Industrial Production Managers
249 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
232 Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
223 Office & Admin. Support Workers, All Other
207 Production Workers, All Other
191 Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Operators
187 Cutting & Slicing Machine Operators
176 Mechanical Engineers
175 Mixing & Blending Machine Operators
173 Computer Programmers
171 Machine Feeders & Offbearers
167 Logisticians
164 Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic
114 Tool & Die Makers
110 Multiple Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic
108 Rolling Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
100 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic
100 Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters
91 Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Operators
91 Computer Operators
86 Chemists
76 Engineers, All Other
72 Industrial Engineering Technicians
72 Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
69 Helpers- Electricians
65 Biological Technicians
62 Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Operators
58 Chemical Technicians
58 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Operators
53 Environmental Engineers
50 Heat Treating Equipment Operators, Metal/Plastic
45 Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
42 Plating & Coating Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
42 Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders
40 Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators
38 Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators & Tenders
37 Metal Workers & Plastic Workers, All Other
36 Extruding & Forming Machine Operators, Synthetic & Glass Fibers
35 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Operators
35 Extruding & Drawing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
32 Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health
31 Control & Valve Installers & Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
30 Materials Engineers
27 Health & Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers & Inspectors
26 Environmental Engineering Technicians
25 Commercial & Industrial Designers
24 Milling & Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
23 Chemical Plant & System Operators
23 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
23 Biological Scientists, All Other
22 Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal/Plastic
18 Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers
18 Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic
18 Forging Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
16 Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners
16 Chemical Engineers
13 Physical Scientists, All Other
13 Biomedical Engineers
11 Physicists
11 Model Makers, Metal/Plastic
11 Drilling & Boring Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic

Skilled Labor Vs US Average

249% more Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Operators
215% more Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers
206% more Rolling Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
150% more Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
124% more Industrial Machinery Mechanics
124% more Cutting & Slicing Machine Operators
116% more Maintenance Workers, Machinery
80% more Heat Treating Equipment Operators, Metal/Plastic
65% more Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic
64% more Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
63% more Helpers- Production Workers
60% more Machine Feeders & Offbearers
58% more First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
57% more Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators & Tenders
55% more Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Operators
43% more Industrial Production Managers
43% more General & Operations Managers
35% more Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
30% more Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
28% more Computer Operators
27% more Extruding & Forming Machine Operators, Synthetic & Glass Fibers
24% more Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
23% more Secretaries & Admin. Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive
20% more Tool & Die Makers
17% more Model Makers, Metal/Plastic
16% more Industrial Engineers
15% more Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
12% more Metal Workers & Plastic Workers, All Other
11% more Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners
8% more Patternmakers, Metal/Plastic
4% more Mixing & Blending Machine Operators
2% more Environmental Engineering Technicians

Growth Occupations

55% Multiple Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic
44% Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic
36% Materials Engineers
33% Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
23% Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers
22% Heat Treating Equipment Operators, Metal/Plastic
22% Industrial Engineers
22% Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Operators
22% Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal/Plastic
21% Maintenance Workers, Machinery
19% First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
17% Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
16% Logisticians
16% Industrial Production Managers
16% Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
16% Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
15% Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
14% Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
14% Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
13% Industrial Machinery Mechanics
12% Chemical Technicians
12% Metal Workers & Plastic Workers, All Other
11% Plating & Coating Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
11% Industrial Engineering Technicians
9% Mechanical Engineers
9% Mixing & Blending Machine Operators
8% Rolling Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
8% Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders
7% Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Operators
7% General & Operations Managers
6% Helpers- Production Workers
6% Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
6% Tool & Die Makers
5% First-Line Supervisors of Office & Admin. Support Workers
4% Milling & Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
2% Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Operators
1% Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
1% Packers & Packagers, Hand