Timothy Wolfe,
packaging and shipping
production worker
Age: 29
Company: Wormtown
Brewery
Work location: Worcester
Company's main product:
Beer
Annual salary (based on
industry estimates): Between
$26,000 and $34,000
Military veterans: Timothy
was an American advisor for
the Afghan National Army at
age 22 when he was in the
United States Marine Corps.
FACTOI D S
$76,492
Average annual pay in 2016
for a manufacturing worker
in the Worcester region,
which is nearly $30,000
more than a worker in the
healthcare or education
industries.
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15%
Loss in manufacturing
jobs in Worcester County
since 2007, as the industry
has required more skilled
positions, compared to 17%
in Massachusetts and 11%
nationally
Factoid Sources:
Bureau of Labor
& Statistics
