Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals

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Workforce

811k

2016 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

44.8

Estimated Job Growth

-0.6%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$81,404

Average Male Salary

$85,856

Average Female Salary

$66,017

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About

The top three occupations in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, Miscellaneous managers, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Chemical engineers, and Chemical technicians. On average, full-time employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group work 44.9 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $82,714. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22.2 hours and earn an average annual salary of $43,959.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group are Brazoria County (Southwest)Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX, Bay & Midland Counties PUMA, MI, and Houston (Southeast), Pasadena (Southeast), La Porte (South) & Seabrook (East) Cities PUMA, TX. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals.

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Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group. Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position, but the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Chemical engineers, compared to other industries. 

The highest average salary in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Occupations by Share

811k

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 397k

0.515%

1 Year Growth

± 5.48%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 811k people employed in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group in 2016.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 0.515%, , from 395k people in 2016 to 397k people in 2017.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors represent the largest share of positions held in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals at 8.98%, followed by Miscellaneous managers with 7.67% and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers with 5.87%.

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Most Common

The most common occupations in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group, by number of employees, are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, Miscellaneous managers, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Chemical engineers, and Chemical technicians.

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Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals employs an unusually high number of Chemical engineers, Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, and Chemical technicians.

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Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, by average wage, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Chief executives & legislators, and Purchasing managers.

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Wages

Average Salary

$81,404

AVERAGE WAGE

± $2,609

On average, employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group make $81,404 per year. This number makes Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals the 29 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. Montgomery County (West)Conroe City (West) PUMA, TX

  2. Hunterdon County PUMA, NJ

  3. Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

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Wage Distribution

0.367

WAGE GINI

Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals has a wage GINI of 0.367, which is less than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals (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. Brazoria County (Southwest)Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX

  2. Bay & Midland Counties PUMA, MI

  3. Houston (Southeast), Pasadena (Southeast), La Porte (South) & Seabrook (East) Cities PUMA, TX

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

These are locations that employ more people in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $85,856 and $66,017. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Gender Composition

89k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±7.32k

308k

MALE WORKFORCE

±13.6k

77.6% of workers in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group are Male, making them the more common gender in the workforce. This chart shows the gender breakdown of the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

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Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

$85,856

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$3,114

$66,017

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$4,151

On average, Male workers in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group make 1.3 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

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Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

  1. Asian

  2. White

  3. Two or More Races

On average, Asian employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group earn 1.06 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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

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Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals 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. Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals 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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals is from Manufacturing.

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Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

  1. Manufacturing

  2. Professional and business services

  3. Wholesale trade

The Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals 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.

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Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

  1. Manufacturing

  2. Construction

  3. Educational services, health care, and social assistance

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

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Projections

Growth projections of the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals 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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group has a lower projected workforce growth at -0.6%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (2.1%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.6%).

Job Growth

-0.6%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

8.13%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group, which is lower than the national average of 8.13%.

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Output Growth

2.1%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

24.6%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group, which is lower than the national average of 24.6%

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