Aircraft & parts manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

737k

2021

Average Employee Age

45.2

2021

Estimated Job Growth

−0.711%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$95,110

2021

Average Male Salary

$98,775

2021

Average Female Salary

$83,000

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group are aerospace engineers, other managers, and other assemblers and fabricators. On average, full-time employees in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group work 43.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $96,482. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.2 hours and earn an average annual salary of $47,070.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group are Wichita (South) & Derby Cities PUMA, KS, Marysville & Arlington Cities PUMA, WA, and Lake Stevens & Monroe Cities PUMA, WA.

The workforce of Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group in 2021 was 736,933 people, with 23.2% woman, and 76.8% men.

In 2021, 72.9% of the workforce in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group was White (537,522 people), of which 21.7% were women and 78.3% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group was 736,933 people and is concentrated in California (137,333 workers). The average annual salary was $95,110, being $35,515 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.98%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Manufacturing over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (137k), Washington (89.9k), and Texas (58.3k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $95,110, $35,515 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.337

WAGE GINI

Aircraft & parts manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.337, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Aircraft & parts manufacturing (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 Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

Aerospace engineers are the most common position with 104,409 workers, but the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Other assemblers and fabricators.

The highest average salary in Aircraft & parts manufacturing goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were aerospace engineers (104,409 people), other managers (45,665 people), and other assemblers and fabricators (43,179 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$98,775

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,297

$83,000

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,712

On average, Male workers in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group make 1.19 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing 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 Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

The Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Aircraft & parts manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Aircraft & parts manufacturing 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.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Aircraft & parts manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Aircraft & parts manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
1,280
Florida
616
Texas
512

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 23.2% corresponds to women and 76.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $98,775 and $83,000.

67.7% of workers have a bachelors degree, some college or high school or equivalent.

Gender and Age

171,196

Women

23.2%

565,737

Men

76.8%

The workforce of Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry in 2021 was 736,933 people, with 23.2% woman, and 76.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2021, 72.9% of the workforce in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry was White (537,522 people), of which 21.7% were women and 78.3% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Aircraft & parts manufacturing workers in 2021 were bachelors degree (217,230 people), some college (142,993 people), and high school or equivalent (138,893 people).

The chart shows the Aircraft & parts manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing 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 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −0.711%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (23.2%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Aerospace product and parts manufacturing.

−0.711%

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 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.