Shoe stores

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

170k

2022

Average Employee Age

30.6

2022

Average Salary

$37,671

2022

Average Male Salary

$44,964

2022

Average Female Salary

$32,135

2022

About

The top three occupations in the Shoe stores Industry Group are retail salespersons, firstline supervisors of retail sales workers, and cashiers. On average, full-time employees in the Shoe stores Industry Group work 42.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $61,956. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.7 hours and earn an average annual salary of $10,867.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Shoe stores Industry Group are Multnomah County--Portland City (Northwest & Southwest) PUMA, OR, Marathon County PUMA, WI, and Washington County (Northeast)--Beaverton City (East & Central) & Cedar Mill PUMA, OR.

The workforce of Shoe stores Industry Group in 2022 was 169,789 people, with 56.8% woman, and 43.2% men.

In 2022, 56% of the workforce in the Shoe stores Industry Group was White (95,034 people), of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Shoe stores Industry Group.

The workforce in Shoe stores Industry Group was 169,789 people and is concentrated in California (25,325 workers). The average annual salary was $37,671, being $27,012 less than the national average salary, which was $64,683.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

0.946%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 28.9M people employed in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry. This represents a 0.946% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Trade, Transportation, and Utilities over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2022 were California (25.3k), Texas (12.5k), and Florida (12.3k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Shoe stores Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2022, Shoe stores Industry Group had an average annual wage of $37,671, $27,012 less than the average national salary of $64,683.

The graph shows the position of Shoe stores Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.581

WAGE GINI

Shoe stores has a wage GINI of 0.581, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Shoe stores (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 Shoe stores Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Shoe stores Industry Group.

Retail salespersons are the most common position with 77,170 workers, but the Shoe stores Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers and Cashiers.

The highest average salary in Shoe stores goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Shoe stores Industry Group according to occupations. In 2022, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were retail salespersons (77,170 people), firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (38,088 people), and cashiers (11,180 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$44,964

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$6,056

$32,135

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$4,398

On average, Male workers in the Shoe stores Industry Group make 1.4 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Shoe stores Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Shoe stores 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 Shoe stores Industry Group.

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

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Shoe stores is from Retail Trade.

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

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 Shoe stores is from Retail Trade.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Shoe stores 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 Shoe stores is from Retail Trade.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Diversity

Demographic information on the Shoe stores Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 56.8% corresponds to women and 43.2% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $44,964 and $32,135.

76.7% of workers have a some college, high school or equivalent or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

96,518

Women

56.8%

73,271

Men

43.2%

The workforce of Shoe stores industry in 2022 was 169,789 people, with 56.8% woman, and 43.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Shoe stores industry.

Races

In 2022, 56% of the workforce in the Shoe stores industry was White (95,034 people), of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% 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 Shoe stores workers in 2022 were some college (55,639 people), high school or equivalent (44,334 people), and bachelors degree (30,210 people).

The chart shows the Shoe stores workforce by gender and educational level.

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