Tobacco manufacturing

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Workforce

11.3k

2019 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

47.6

Estimated Job Growth

−40.7%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$71,145

Average Male Salary

$73,539

Average Female Salary

$80,644

About

The top three occupations in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, Sales managers, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, and Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders. On average, full-time employees in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group work 44.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $74,322. Part-time employees in the same industry work 28 hours and earn an average annual salary of $19,560.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group are Wilson City PUMA, NC, Rockingham & Stokes Counties PUMA, NC, and Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Tobacco manufacturing.

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Manufacturing Manufacturing

Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group. Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position, but the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Agricultural and food science technicians, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in Tobacco manufacturing goes to Electricians.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

−5.71%

Year-over-year decline

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 3.3k people employed in the Tobacco Manufacturing industry. This represents a −5.71% decrease in employment when compared to May 2020.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Tobacco Manufacturing over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Occupations

Occupations by Share

11.3k

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 14.6k

−3.8%

1 Year Growth

± 29.6%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 11.3k people employed in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group in 2019.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group has been declining at a rate of −3.8%, , from 15.1k people in 2018 to 14.6k people in 2019.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Tobacco manufacturing by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors represent the largest share of positions held in Tobacco manufacturing at 11.4%, followed by Sales managers with 6.4% and Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing with 5.95%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group, by number of employees, are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, Sales managers, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, and Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, Tobacco manufacturing employs an unusually high number of Agricultural and food science technicians, Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, and Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Tobacco manufacturing, by average wage, are Electricians, Sales managers, and Accountants & auditors.

Wages

Average Salary

$71,145

AVERAGE WAGE

± $17,585

On average, employees in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group make $71,145 per year. This number makes Tobacco manufacturing the 59 highest paying Industry Group in the United States out of a total of 269 Industry Groups.

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

Wage Distribution

0.265

WAGE GINI

Tobacco manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.265, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tobacco manufacturing (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

Opportunities

Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

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

Diversity

Demographic information on the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn less than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $73,539 and $80,644. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Gender Composition

4.61k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±1.67k

9.96k

MALE WORKFORCE

±2.45k

68.4% of workers in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group are Male, making them the more common gender in the workforce. This chart shows the gender breakdown of the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

$73,539

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$24,939

$80,644

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$17,832

On average, Male workers in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group make 0.912 times less than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

White
Black
Other

On average, White employees in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group earn 1.19 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 Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Tobacco manufacturing 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 Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Tobacco manufacturing 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 Tobacco manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Tobacco manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Tobacco manufacturing 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 Tobacco manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Projections

Growth projections of the Tobacco manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Tobacco manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −40.7%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (−19%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

−40.7%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Tobacco manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.