Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining

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Workforce

2.35M

2016 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

42

Estimated Job Growth

0%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$50,480

Average Male Salary

$54,262

Average Female Salary

$36,950

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Input/Output

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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, Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, and Mining machine operators. On average, full-time employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector work 48.9 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $54,687. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $16,995.

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.

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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 Mining machine operators, compared to other industries. 

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

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Occupations by Share

2.35M

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 2.25M

-0.00596%

1 Year Growth

± 2.3%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 2.35M people employed in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in 2016.

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 -0.00596%, , from 2.25M people in 2016 to 2.25M people in 2017.

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 32.8%, followed by Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers with 11.8% and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers with 3.67%.

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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, Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, and Mining machine operators.

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Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Sectors, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining employs an unusually high number of Mining machine operators, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, and Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers.

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Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining, by average wage, are Procurement clerks, Architectural & engineering managers, and Market research analysts & marketing specialists.

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Wages

Average Salary

$50,480

AVERAGE WAGE

± $990

On average, employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector make $50,480 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.

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. LA City (Northwest/Canoga Park, Winnetka & Woodland Hills) PUMA, CA

  2. Summerfield Town PUMA, NC

  3. Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA

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.

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Wage Distribution

0.485

WAGE GINI

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining has a wage GINI of 0.485, which is more than than the national average of 0.479. 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).

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Opportunities

Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

  1. Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA

  2. Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA

  3. Salinas City PUMA, CA

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.

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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 $54,262 and $36,950. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Gender Composition

491k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±17.2k

1.76M

MALE WORKFORCE

±32.3k

78.2% of workers in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector are Male, making them the more common gender in the workforce. This chart shows the gender breakdown of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

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Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

$54,262

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,170

$36,950

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,653

On average, Male workers in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector make 1.47 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

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Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

  1. Asian

  2. White

  3. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

On average, Asian employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector earn 1.32 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.

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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 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

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Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

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.

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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.

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Projections

Growth projections of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector, 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 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector has a lower projected workforce growth at 0%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (1.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.6%).

Job Growth

0%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

8.13%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector, which is lower than the national average of 8.13%.

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Output Growth

1.4%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

24.6%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector, which is lower than the national average of 24.6%

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