Insulation workers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
44.9k
Average Age
39.6
Average Salary
$47,732
Average Male Salary
$48,269
Average Female Salary
$34,419

About

Insulation workers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Insulation workers was $47,732 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Insulation workers are Port Arthur City PUMA, TX, Hall County PUMA, GA, and Alamo & Donna Cities PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Insulation workers are Alamo & Donna Cities PUMA, TX, Port Arthur City PUMA, TX, and West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Insulation workers workforce. Insulation workers workforce in 2021 was 44,866 people, of which 3.88% were women and 96.1% were men. Insulation workers are paid most in Frankfort, Homer & New Lenox (North) Townships PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Alamo & Donna Cities PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
43,127
Male Workforce
± 5.1k
1,739
Female Workforce
± 1.02k

The Insulation workers workforce in 2021 was 44,866 people (3.88% women and 96.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 8% between 2014 (41,542) and 2021 (44,866).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Insulation workers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($78,476), New Jersey ($71,847), and Maine ($62,887).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,732
AVERAGE WAGE
#311 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Insulation workers earned an average of $47,732, $11,864 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.283
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Insulation workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.283, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Insulation workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Insulation workers and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Insulation workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Insulation workers, by average wage, is Petroleum refining ($60,154).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
44.9k
2021 Workforce
± 5,200
2.11%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 16.1%

This graphic shows the share of Insulation workers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Insulation workers at 96.3%, followed by Ship & boat building with 2.06% and Petroleum refining with 1.65%.

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Demographic information on Insulation workers in the US. The workforce of Insulation workers in 2021 was 44,866 people, with 3.88% woman, and 96.1% men. The average age of male Insulation workers in the workforce is 39.6 and of female Insulation workers is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Insulation workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Insulation workers in 2021 was 44,866 people, with 3.88% woman, and 96.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (6,940 people), 20 to 24 years (5,607  people), and 25 to 29 years (5,417 people). Among them they concentrated 40.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 45.6% of Insulation workers workers were Hispanic and 54.4% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2021, 62.2% of the Insulation workers workforce were White, of which 3.82% were women and 96.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (17.8%) and Two or More Races (11.7%).

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

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Insulation workers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (551 people), Engineering (478 people), and Interdisciplinary Studies (202 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Insulation workers workers were High School or Equivalent (19,577 people), Secondary Education (8,364 people), and Some college (7,958 people).

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