Economists

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
31.6k
Average Age
43.7
Estimated Job Growth
14.6%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$145,763
Average Male Salary
$155,174
Average Female Salary
$125,805

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Employment and salary information for the Economists workforce. Economists workforce in 2021 was 31,573 people, of which 32% were women and 68% were men. Economists are paid most in Middlesex (West Central) & Worcester (East) Counties PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
21,456
Male Workforce
± 3.6k
10,117
Female Workforce
± 2.47k

The Economists workforce in 2021 was 31,573 people (32% women and 68% men). This implies an average annual growth of 27.2% between 2014 (24,824) and 2021 (31,573).

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Employment by Location

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During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Minnesota ($238,549), Tennessee ($219,962), and Massachusetts ($197,743).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$145,763
AVERAGE WAGE
#14 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Economists earned an average of $145,763, $86,168 more than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.374
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Economists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.374, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Economists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Economists and on wages for those in the field. Administration of economic programs & space research is the industry that employs the most Economists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Economists, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction ($277,492).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
31.6k
2021 Workforce
± 4,362
6.52%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 18.6%

This graphic shows the share of Economists employed by various industries. Administration of economic programs & space research employs the largest share of Economists at 42.7%, followed by Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 31.5% and National security & international affairs with 25.8%.

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Demographic information on Economists in the US. The workforce of Economists in 2021 was 31,573 people, with 32% woman, and 68% men. The average age of male Economists in the workforce is 44.7 and of female Economists is 41.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Economists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Economists in 2021 was 31,573 people, with 32% woman, and 68% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (4,532 people), 35 to 39 years (4,466  people), and 40 to 44 years (4,187 people). Among them they concentrated 42.3% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 12.9% of Economists workers were Hispanic and 87.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (52.6%), Dominican (24.8)%, and Colombian (22.5)%

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Races

In 2021, 70.8% of the Economists workforce were White, of which 31% were women and 69% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (14.1%) and Black (5.89%).

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learningEducation & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Economists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Economists is Social Sciences but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Social Sciences.

Among the necessary skills for Economists, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Economists need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Economists in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Social Sciences (15,619 people), Business (4,733 people), and Math & Statistics (1,137 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Economists workers were Graduate Degree (23,706 people), Bachelors Degree (7,867 people), and false (0 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Economists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Writing.

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Projections on job growth for Economists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Economists are expected to see a growth of 14.6% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

14.6%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Economists. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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