Natural gas distribution

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Workforce

113k

2016 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

43.6

Estimated Job Growth

-0.9%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$75,412

Average Male Salary

$80,014

Average Female Salary

$60,988

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The top three occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group are Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, Customer service representatives, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Miscellaneous managers, and Maintenance & repair workers, general. On average, full-time employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group work 43.9 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $76,744. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.7 hours and earn an average annual salary of $32,515.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group are Warrick, Gibson & Posey Counties PUMA, IN, Claremore City PUMA, OK, and Bradford, Tioga & Sullivan Counties PUMA, PA. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Natural gas distribution.

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Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group. Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are the most common position, but the Natural gas distribution Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Control & valve installers & repairers, compared to other industries. 

The highest average salary in Natural gas distribution goes to Chief executives & legislators.

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Occupations by Share

113k

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 125k

9.38%

1 Year Growth

± 9.19%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 113k people employed in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group in 2016.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 9.38%, , from 114k people in 2016 to 125k people in 2017.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Natural gas distribution by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters represent the largest share of positions held in Natural gas distribution at 8.86%, followed by Customer service representatives with 7.6% and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers with 6.68%.

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Most Common

The most common occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group, by number of employees, are Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, Customer service representatives, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Miscellaneous managers, and Maintenance & repair workers, general.

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Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, Natural gas distribution employs an unusually high number of Control & valve installers & repairers, Meter readers, utilities, and Miscellaneous plant & system operators.

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Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Natural gas distribution, by average wage, are Chief executives & legislators, Computer & information systems managers, and Financial managers.

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Wages

Average Salary

$75,412

AVERAGE WAGE

± $4,308

On average, employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group make $75,412 per year. This number makes Natural gas distribution the 38 highest paying Industry Group in the United States out of a total of 266 Industry Groups.

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Tulsa (Southeast) & Broken Arrow (West) Cities PUMA, OK

  2. Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804613)

  3. Charleston City PUMA, WV

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

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Wage Distribution

0.338

WAGE GINI

Natural gas distribution has a wage GINI of 0.338, which is less than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Natural gas distribution (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

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Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

  1. Warrick, Gibson & Posey Counties PUMA, IN

  2. Claremore City PUMA, OK

  3. Bradford, Tioga & Sullivan Counties PUMA, PA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

These are locations that employ more people in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Natural gas distribution Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $80,014 and $60,988. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Gender Composition

30.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±4.26k

94.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

±7.55k

75.8% of workers in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group are Male, making them the more common gender in the workforce. This chart shows the gender breakdown of the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

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Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

$80,014

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$5,304

$60,988

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$5,954

On average, Male workers in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group make 1.31 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

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Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

  1. Asian

  2. Two or More Races

  3. White

On average, Asian employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group earn 1.12 times more than other races and ethnicities. This chart shows the race and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

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Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Natural gas distribution 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. Mining has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Natural gas distribution Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Natural gas distribution Industry Group is Manufacturing.

In this visualization, click on a category to expand or collapse it. 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.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Natural gas distribution is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

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Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

  1. Mining

  2. Transportation and warehousing

  3. Professional and business services

The Natural gas distribution Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Mining Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

  1. Manufacturing

  2. Educational services, health care, and social assistance

  3. Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services

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

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Projections

Growth projections of the Natural gas distribution Industry Group, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 8.13% in the next ten years. The Natural gas distribution Industry Group has a lower projected workforce growth at -0.9%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (1.1%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.6%).

Job Growth

-0.9%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

8.13%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for the Natural gas distribution Industry Group, which is lower than the national average of 8.13%.

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Output Growth

1.1%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

24.6%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Natural gas distribution Industry Group, which is lower than the national average of 24.6%

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