Earth drillers, except oil & gas

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Total Workforce

22.9k

Average Age

38.4

Average Salary

$53,343

Average Male Salary

$53,350

Average Female Salary

$53,015

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Earth drillers, except oil & gas are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Earth drillers, except oil & gas was $53,343 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Earth drillers, except oil & gas by wage are Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other.

Earth drillers, except oil & gas are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Earth drillers, except oil & gas are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Earth drillers, except oil & gas are .

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Earth drillers, except oil & gas and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Earth drillers, except oil & gas, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Earth drillers, except oil & gas, by average wage, is Metal ore mining. Earth drillers, except oil & gas are paid most in Rural Nevada PUMA, NV but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$53,343

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,575

In 2017, Earth drillers, except oil & gas earned an average of $53,343, $545 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers make somewhat more than Earth drillers, except oil & gas while Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Earth drillers, except oil & gas as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.257

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Earth drillers, except oil & gas had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.257, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Earth drillers, except oil & gas (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Earth drillers, except oil & gas.

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Spatial Concentration

Rural Nevada PUMA, NV

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Earth drillers, except oil & gas

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Earth drillers, except oil & gas.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Earth drillers, except oil & gas, by number of employees, are Construction, Support activities for mining, and Metal ore mining.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Earth drillers, except oil & gas, by average wage, are Metal ore mining, Support activities for mining, and Coal mining.

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Industries by Share

22.9k

2017 Workforce

± 3,716

-2.86%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 23.4%

The number of people employed as Earth drillers, except oil & gas has been declining at a rate of -2.86%, from 23,583 people in 2016 to 22,909 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Earth drillers, except oil & gas employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Earth drillers, except oil & gas at 68.3%, followed by Support activities for mining with 17% and Metal ore mining with 4.37%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Earth drillers, except oil & gas in the US. The average age of male Earth drillers, except oil & gas in the workforce is 38.3 and of female Earth drillers, except oil & gas is 42.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Earth drillers, except oil & gas is White.

Gender Composition

22.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,675

497

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 547

97.8% of Earth drillers, except oil & gas are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Earth drillers, except oil & gas.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Earth drillers, except oil & gas

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Black

92.9% of Earth drillers, except oil & gas are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.14% of Earth drillers, except oil & gas, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Earth drillers, except oil & gas.

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Age by Gender

38.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.99

42.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 12.7

The median age of Earth drillers, except oil & gas is 38.4, and Male employees are generally 4.28 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Earth drillers, except oil & gas from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Earth drillers, except oil & gas is false but a relatively high number of Earth drillers, except oil & gas hold a major in false.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Earth drillers, except oil & gas from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Earth drillers, except oil & gas need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, and Equipment Maintenance. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Earth drillers, except oil & gas need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Installation.