Business support services

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The top three occupations in the Business support services Industry Group are customer service representatives, other managers, and bill & account collectors. On average, full-time employees in the Business support services Industry Group work 42.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $64,128. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.7 hours and earn an average annual salary of $20,853.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Business support services Industry Group are El Paso City (Southeast)--Socorro City PUMA, TX, Cumberland Valley Area Development District (North) PUMA, KY, and Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX.

The workforce of Business support services Industry Group in 2024 was 676,995 people, with 60.5% woman, and 39.5% men.

In 2024, 56.7% of the workforce in the Business support services Industry Group was White (383,561 people), of which 57.8% were women and 42.2% men.

Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services Administrative, support & waste management services

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Business support services Industry Group.

The workforce in Business support services Industry Group was 676,995 people and is concentrated in Texas (87,194 workers). The average annual salary was $57,361, being $12,517 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

−6.62%

Year-over-year decline

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 478k people employed in the Business Support Services industry. This represents a −6.62% decrease in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Texas (87.2k), Florida (59.8k), and California (51.8k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Business support services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Business support services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $57,361, $12,517 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Business support services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.473

WAGE GINI

Business support services has a wage GINI of 0.473, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Business support services (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 Business support services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Business support services Industry Group.

Customer service representatives are the most common position with 143,120 workers, but the Business support services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Bill & account collectors.

The highest average salary in Business support services goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Business support services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were customer service representatives (143,120 people), other managers (46,131 people), and bill & account collectors (30,724 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$74,930

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,206

$45,878

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,008

On average, Male workers in the Business support services Industry Group make 1.63 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Business support services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Business support services 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 Business support services Industry Group.

The Business support services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Business support services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Business support services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Business support services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Business support services Industry Group is Professional and business services.

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 Business support services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Business support services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Business support services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
4,201
Florida
3,263
Texas
2,594

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Business support services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Business support services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 60.5% corresponds to women and 39.5% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $74,930 and $45,878.

75.9% of workers have a some college, high school or equivalent or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

409,403

Women

60.5%

267,592

Men

39.5%

The workforce of Business support services industry in 2024 was 676,995 people, with 60.5% woman, and 39.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Business support services industry.

Races

In 2024, 56.7% of the workforce in the Business support services industry was White (383,561 people), of which 57.8% were women and 42.2% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Business support services workers in 2024 were some college (187,734 people), high school or equivalent (167,806 people), and bachelors degree (158,035 people).

The chart shows the Business support services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Business Support Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −2.78% in the next ten years. The Business Support Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −2.78%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (24.3%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.3%).

Job Growth

−2.78%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

−2.78%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Business Support Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −2.78%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

24.3%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Business Support Services industry.

Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

Industry Sector

Business support services

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