Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

184k

2023

Average Employee Age

44.6

2023

Estimated Job Growth

−24.4%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$81,656

2023

Average Male Salary

$85,035

2023

Average Female Salary

$68,237

2023

About

The top three occupations in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group are miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. On average, full-time employees in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group work 45.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $83,124. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19 hours and earn an average annual salary of $34,532.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group are Southwest Alabama PUMA, AL, Cowlitz, Pacific, & Wahkiakum Counties PUMA, WA, and Outagamie County PUMA, WI.

The workforce of Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group in 2023 was 184,447 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men.

In 2023, 73.7% of the workforce in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group was White (135,881 people), of which 18.4% were women and 81.6% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group.

The workforce in Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group was 184,447 people and is concentrated in Wisconsin (18,218 workers). The average annual salary was $81,656, being $13,929 more than the national average salary, which was $67,727.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

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Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.3k people employed in the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry. This represents a 0% change in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2023 were Wisconsin (18.2k), Georgia (15.9k), and Alabama (8.93k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group had an average annual wage of $81,656, $13,929 more than the average national salary of $67,727.

The graph shows the position of Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.356

WAGE GINI

Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills has a wage GINI of 0.356, which is less than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills (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 Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group.

Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position with 37,108 workers, but the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

The highest average salary in Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (37,108 people), laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (9,123 people), and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (8,231 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$85,035

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,445

$68,237

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$7,323

On average, Male workers in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group make 1.25 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills 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 Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group.

The Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Wisconsin and Georgia stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills 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 Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills 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 Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills 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 Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 20.1% corresponds to women and 79.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $85,035 and $68,237.

78.7% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

37,099

Women

20.1%

147,348

Men

79.9%

The workforce of Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills industry in 2023 was 184,447 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills industry.

Races

In 2023, 73.7% of the workforce in the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills industry was White (135,881 people), of which 18.4% were women and 81.6% 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 Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills workers in 2023 were high school or equivalent (71,231 people), some college (41,012 people), and bachelors degree (32,842 people).

The chart shows the Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −24.4% in the next ten years. The Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −24.4%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (−10%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (−10%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills.

−24.4%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

−24.4%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −24.4%, the average rate of national job growth.