Support activities for agriculture & forestry

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Workforce Population
142k
2024
Average Employee Age
41.8
2024
Estimated Job Growth
1.04%
10-Year Projection
Average Salary
$53,556
2024
Average Male Salary
$59,906
2024
Average Female Salary
$41,324
2024

About

The top three occupations in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group are miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, animal trainers, and farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers. On average, full-time employees in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group work 45.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $57,991. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $24,273.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group are Kern County (West)--Delano, Wasco & Shafter Cities PUMA, CA, Fresno County (West)--Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, and Fresno County (East)--Sanger, Reedley & Parlier Cities PUMA, CA.

The workforce of Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group in 2024 was 141,597 people, with 34.2% woman, and 65.8% men.

In 2024, 58.4% of the workforce in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group was White (82,732 people), of which 32.7% were women and 67.3% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

The workforce in Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group was 141,597 people and is concentrated in California (41,415 workers). The average annual salary was $53,556, being $16,322 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

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3.88%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 8.27M people employed in the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry. This represents a 3.88% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (41.4k), Washington (8.75k), and Texas (7.76k).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group had an average annual wage of $53,556, $16,322 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

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Wage Distribution

0.461
WAGE GINI

Support activities for agriculture & forestry has a wage GINI of 0.461, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Support activities for agriculture & forestry (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are the most common position with 41,141 workers, but the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Animal trainers and Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers.

The highest average salary in Support activities for agriculture & forestry goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders (41,141 people), animal trainers (7,619 people), and farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers (6,691 people)

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Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$59,906
AVERAGE MALE SALARY
±$5,690
$41,324
AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
±$5,231

On average, Male workers in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group make 1.45 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

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Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

The Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Support activities for agriculture & forestry is from Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group is Manufacturing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

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Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Support activities for agriculture & forestry is from Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining.
HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
  1. Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
  2. Manufacturing
  3. Wholesale trade

The Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Support activities for agriculture & forestry is from Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining.
LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
  1. Manufacturing
  2. Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
  3. Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022
  1. California
    1,697
  2. Florida
    779
  3. Texas
    756

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 34.2% corresponds to women and 65.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $59,906 and $41,324.

60% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

48,388
Women
34.2%
93,209
Men
65.8%

The workforce of Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry in 2024 was 141,597 people, with 34.2% woman, and 65.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry.

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Races

In 2024, 58.4% of the workforce in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry was White (82,732 people), of which 32.7% were women and 67.3% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races and Other.

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Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Support activities for agriculture & forestry workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (37,747 people), bachelors degree (26,659 people), and some college (20,592 people).

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Projections

Growth projections of the Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 1.04% in the next ten years. The Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 1.04%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (16.9%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (16.9%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry.
1.04%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
1.04%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 1.04%, the average rate of national job growth.

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Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry.
16.9%
Estimate Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry industry.

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