Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining

Industry Sector

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Workforce

2.99M

2019 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

42.1

Estimated Job Growth

1.83%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$54,476

Average Male Salary

$58,475

Average Female Salary

$57,937

About

The top three occupations in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Group are Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, and Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers. On average, full-time employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector work 49.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $58,880. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $19,473.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector are Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, and Salinas City PUMA, CA. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining.

Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector. Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are the most common position, but the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector employs a relatively high number of Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining goes to Economists.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

4.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 7.99M people employed in the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry. This represents a 4.73% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Mining, Logging, and Construction over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Occupations

Occupations by Share

2.99M

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 2.26M

−3.15%

1 Year Growth

± 2.35%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 2.99M people employed in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in 2019.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector has been declining at a rate of −3.15%, , from 2.33M people in 2019 to 2.26M people in 2020.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders represent the largest share of positions held in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining at 31.2%, followed by Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers with 11.8% and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers with 3.95%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector, by number of employees, are Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, and Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Sectors, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining employs an unusually high number of Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Mining machine operators, and Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining, by average wage, are Economists, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Emergency management directors.

Wages

Average Salary

$54,476

AVERAGE WAGE

± $1,028

On average, employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector make $54,476 per year. This number makes Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining the 9 highest paying Industry Sector in the United States out of a total of 14 Industry Sectors.

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Wage Distribution

0.479

WAGE GINI

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining has a wage GINI of 0.479, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

Opportunities

Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

These are locations that employ more people in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $58,475 and $57,937. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Composition by Sex

487k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±17.1k

1.77M

MALE WORKFORCE

±32.5k

78.5% of workers in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector are Male, making them the more common sex in the workforce. This chart shows the sex breakdown of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$58,475

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,206

$57,937

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,195

On average, Male workers in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector make 1.01 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

Asian
White
Alaska Native

On average, Asian employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector earn 1.51 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 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries. N/A has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector is N/A.

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.

Industrial Flow

Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the N/A Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The N/A Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Projections

Growth projections of the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 1.83%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (25.9%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting.

1.83%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting.

25.9%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry.

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