The industry employed 37,300 people with nearly 26,000 being production workers, in 2000. Average hourly wages that year were $14.97.
In 2000, the value of shipments within the fluid power industry totaled $6.7 billion.
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fluid power valves are classified in SIC 3492: Fluid Power Valves and Hose Fittings
Average hourly wages in 2000 were $18.78.
In 2000 the average wage for the industrial valve industry was $15.07
paving and surface workers, totaling 22,390, earned a mean annual salary of $33,960.
This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hydraulic and pneumatic valves, hose and tube fittings, and hose assemblies for fluid power systems.
In 2000, this industry employed 15,096 people, of whom 9,514 worked in production. They earned an average hourly wage $9.94.
Total 2000 payroll of roughly $2.8 billion was up from $1.8 billion in 1994. In 2000, the industry's production workers earned an average hourly wage of $12.63.
Manufacturers spent a total of $471 million on materials in 2000, compared to $555 million in 1998.
Of the industry's 23,836 employees in 2000, 16,437 were production workers earning about $12 per hour.
This industry employed 17,874 workers in 2000
The value of laminated aluminum foil shipments in 2000 was $1.43 billion