Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping

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Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are most often employed by the Waste management & remediation services industry. The average yearly wage for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping was $42,820 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, Dayton & Riverside Cities PUMA, OH, and Lancaster, Chesterfield & Marlboro Counties PUMA, SC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are Logan, Polk, Franklin, Sevier, Howard & Scott Counties PUMA, AR, Bell Gardens, Bell, Maywood, Cudahy & Commerce Cities PUMA, CA, and Franklin, Vance & Warren (West) Counties PUMA, NC.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce. Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce in 2021 was 80,733 people, of which 46.9% were women and 53.1% were men. Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are paid most in Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM but are relatively concentrated in Logan, Polk, Franklin, Sevier, Howard & Scott Counties PUMA, AR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

42,854

Male Workforce

± 5.08k

37,879

Female Workforce

± 4.78k

The Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce in 2021 was 80,733 people (46.9% women and 53.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 2.06% between 2014 (79,107) and 2021 (80,733).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($90,031), New Mexico ($65,490), and Connecticut ($64,897).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$42,820

AVERAGE WAGE

#353 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping earned an average of $42,820, $16,776 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.349

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.349, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping and on wages for those in the field. Waste management & remediation services is the industry that employs the most Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation ($106,059).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

80.7k

2021 Workforce

± 6,974

−0.406%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.3%

This graphic shows the share of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping employed by various industries. Waste management & remediation services employs the largest share of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping at 35.3%, followed by Warehousing & storage with 34.4% and Animal slaughtering & processing with 30.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in the US. The workforce of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in 2021 was 80,733 people, with 46.9% woman, and 53.1% men. The average age of male Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in the workforce is 41.4 and of female Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in 2021 was 80,733 people, with 46.9% woman, and 53.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (9,958 people), 25 to 29 years (8,779 people), and 40 to 44 years (8,633 people). Among them they concentrated 34% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 22.6% of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workers were Hispanic and 77.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.2%), Puerto Rican (8.3)%, and Cuban (5.53)%

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Races

In 2021, 66.3% of the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce were White, of which 45.2% were women and 54.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14.8%) and Other (7.62%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping need more than the average amount of Quality Control Analysis.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,287 people), Engineering (1,197 people), and Biology (848 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workers were High School or Equivalent (30,294 people), Some college (22,719 people), and Bachelors Degree (9,088 people).

The graphic shows the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping are expected to see a growth of 5.22% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping.

5.22%

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 Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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