U. S. Air Force

Industry Group

Add Comparison

Workforce

246k

2020 ACS Estimate

Average Employee Age

29.7

Average Salary

$53,506

Average Male Salary

$54,154

Average Female Salary

$52,162

About

The top three occupations in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group are Military, rank not specified, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Firstline enlisted military supervisors, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers. On average, full-time employees in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group work 45.8 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $54,258. Part-time employees in the same industry work 18.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $24,653.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group are Fountain City PUMA, CO, Wichita CountyWichita Falls City PUMA, TX, and Okaloosa County PUMA, FL. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is U. S. Air Force.

Active Duty Military

Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group. Military, rank not specified are the most common position, but the U. S. Air Force Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Firstline enlisted military supervisors, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in U. S. Air Force goes to Surgeons.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Government industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.33%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 22.5M people employed in the Government industry. This represents a 1.33% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

Occupations

Occupations by Share

246k

Workforce (ACS Estimate)

± 12.2k

7.37%

1 Year Growth

± 6.64%

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 7.37%, , from 229k people in 2019 to 246k people in 2020.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in U. S. Air Force by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Military, rank not specified represent the largest share of positions held in U. S. Air Force at 18.8%, followed by Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members with 12.3% and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians with 7.06%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group, by number of employees, are Military, rank not specified, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Firstline enlisted military supervisors, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, U. S. Air Force employs an unusually high number of Firstline enlisted military supervisors, Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, and Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in U. S. Air Force, by average wage, are Surgeons, Physicians, and Other psychologists.

Wages

Average Salary

$53,506

AVERAGE WAGE

± $1,899

On average, employees in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group make $53,506 per year. This number makes U. S. Air Force the 151 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 U. S. Air Force Industry Group.

Wage Distribution

0.357

WAGE GINI

U. S. Air Force has a wage GINI of 0.357, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in U. S. Air Force (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 U. S. Air Force Industry Group.

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

Diversity

Demographic information on the U. S. Air Force Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $54,154 and $52,162. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Composition by Sex

47k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±5.32k

199k

MALE WORKFORCE

±10.9k

80.9% of workers in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group are Male, making them the more common sex in the workforce. This chart shows the sex breakdown of the U. S. Air Force Industry Group.

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$54,154

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,145

$52,162

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,165

On average, Male workers in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group make 1.04 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

White
Asian
American Indian

On average, White employees in the U. S. Air Force Industry Group earn 1.04 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 U. S. Air Force Industry Group.

Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the U. S. Air Force 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 U. S. Air Force Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the U. S. Air Force Industry Group is Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing.

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.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for U. S. Air Force is from Active Duty Military.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for U. S. Air Force is from Active Duty Military.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The U. S. Air Force 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 U. S. Air Force is from Active Duty Military.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the U. S. Air Force Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the U. S. Air Force Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Keep Exploring

Outpatient care centers

Industry Group

Administration of human resource programs

Industry Group

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

Industry Group

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

Industry Group

Active Duty Military

Industry Sector