Waste management & remediation services

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The top three occupations in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group are driver/sales workers & truck drivers, refuse & recyclable material collectors, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group work 45.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $68,832. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $24,030.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group are Chicago City (Southwest)--South Lawndale, Brighton Park & Gage Park PUMA, IL, Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM, and Houston City (Northeast)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

The workforce of Waste management & remediation services Industry Group in 2024 was 525,802 people, with 18.1% woman, and 81.9% men.

In 2024, 59% of the workforce in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group was White (310,039 people), of which 20.3% were women and 79.7% men.

Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services Administrative, support & waste management services

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group.

The workforce in Waste management & remediation services Industry Group was 525,802 people and is concentrated in California (61,878 workers). The average annual salary was $64,605, being $5,273 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.53%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 188k people employed in the Waste Management and Remediation Services industry. This represents a 3.53% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Waste Management and Remediation Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (61.9k), Texas (46.9k), and New York (30.7k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Waste management & remediation services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Waste management & remediation services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $64,605, $5,273 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Waste management & remediation services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.377

WAGE GINI

Waste management & remediation services has a wage GINI of 0.377, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Waste management & remediation services (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 Waste management & remediation services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group.

Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are the most common position with 133,103 workers, but the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Refuse & recyclable material collectors and Other managers.

The highest average salary in Waste management & remediation services goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were driver/sales workers & truck drivers (133,103 people), refuse & recyclable material collectors (69,256 people), and other managers (33,003 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$66,566

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,213

$55,750

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,903

On average, Male workers in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group make 1.19 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Waste management & remediation services 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 Waste management & remediation services Industry Group.

The Waste management & remediation services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Waste management & remediation services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group is Professional and business services.

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 Waste management & remediation services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Waste management & remediation services 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 Waste management & remediation services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
2,398
Texas
2,214
Florida
1,752

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Waste management & remediation services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Waste management & remediation services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 18.1% corresponds to women and 81.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $66,566 and $55,750.

74% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

95,325

Women

18.1%

430,477

Men

81.9%

The workforce of Waste management & remediation services industry in 2024 was 525,802 people, with 18.1% woman, and 81.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Waste management & remediation services industry.

Races

In 2024, 59% of the workforce in the Waste management & remediation services industry was White (310,039 people), of which 20.3% were women and 79.7% 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 Waste management & remediation services workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (221,719 people), some college (106,228 people), and bachelors degree (61,077 people).

The chart shows the Waste management & remediation services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Waste Management and Remediation Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 5.87% in the next ten years. The Waste Management and Remediation Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.87%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (16.7%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (16.7%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Waste Management and Remediation Services.

5.87%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

5.87%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Waste Management and Remediation Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 5.87%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Waste Management and Remediation Services.

16.7%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Waste Management and Remediation Services industry.

Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

Industry Sector

Waste management & remediation services

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