Natural gas distribution

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

132k

2024

Average Employee Age

43.5

2024

Estimated Job Growth

−3.19%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$101,401

2024

Average Male Salary

$102,760

2024

Average Female Salary

$96,171

2024

About

The top three occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group are plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, other managers, and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. On average, full-time employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group work 44.8 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $103,201. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.2 hours and earn an average annual salary of $46,947.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group are Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX, Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, and Acadiana Regional Development District 5--Iberia & St. Martin Parishes PUMA, LA.

The workforce of Natural gas distribution Industry Group in 2024 was 132,455 people, with 20.6% woman, and 79.4% men.

In 2024, 71.3% of the workforce in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group was White (94,467 people), of which 18.3% were women and 81.7% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

The workforce in Natural gas distribution Industry Group was 132,455 people and is concentrated in Texas (19,168 workers). The average annual salary was $101,401, being $31,523 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

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

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.88%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 8.27M people employed in the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry. This represents a 3.88% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Texas (19.2k), California (11.2k), and Pennsylvania (10.6k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Natural gas distribution Industry Group had an average annual wage of $101,401, $31,523 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Natural gas distribution Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.325

WAGE GINI

Natural gas distribution has a wage GINI of 0.325, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Natural gas distribution (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 Natural gas distribution Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters are the most common position with 10,120 workers, but the Natural gas distribution Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

The highest average salary in Natural gas distribution goes to Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (10,120 people), other managers (7,547 people), and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (6,886 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$102,760

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$5,441

$96,171

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$12,898

On average, Male workers in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group make 1.07 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Natural gas distribution 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 Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

The Natural gas distribution Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Utilities Industry.

Texas and Pennsylvania stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Natural gas distribution is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

Utilities has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Natural gas distribution Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Natural gas distribution 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 Natural gas distribution is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Utilities
Professional and business services
Transportation and warehousing

The Natural gas distribution Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Utilities Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Natural gas distribution is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Natural gas distribution industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Natural gas distribution Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 20.6% corresponds to women and 79.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $102,760 and $96,171.

77.2% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

27,314

Women

20.6%

105,141

Men

79.4%

The workforce of Natural gas distribution industry in 2024 was 132,455 people, with 20.6% woman, and 79.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Natural gas distribution industry.

Races

In 2024, 71.3% of the workforce in the Natural gas distribution industry was White (94,467 people), of which 18.3% were women and 81.7% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Natural gas distribution workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (41,285 people), some college (32,394 people), and bachelors degree (28,564 people).

The chart shows the Natural gas distribution workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Natural Gas Distribution industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −3.19% in the next ten years. The Natural Gas Distribution industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −3.19%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (7.59%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (7.59%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Natural Gas Distribution.

−3.19%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

−3.19%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Natural Gas Distribution. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −3.19%, the average rate of national job growth.