Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
824k
Average Age
45.1
Estimated Job Growth
−0.308%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$66,934
Average Male Salary
$70,576
Average Female Salary
$53,151

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Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers was $66,934 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, and Outagamie County PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Jefferson, Jennings, Decatur & Scott Counties PUMA, IN, and Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

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Employment and salary information for the Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers workforce. Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers workforce in 2021 was 824,081 people, of which 20.9% were women and 79.1% were men. Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are paid most in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

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651,846
Male Workforce
± 19.8k
172,235
Female Workforce
± 10.2k

The Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers workforce in 2021 was 824,081 people (20.9% women and 79.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −3.87% between 2014 (857,225) and 2021 (824,081).

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Employment by Location

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During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($106,636), Louisiana ($87,979), and Alaska ($87,826).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$66,934
AVERAGE WAGE
#167 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers earned an average of $66,934, $7,339 more than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.307
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.307, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation ($125,339).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
824k
2021 Workforce
± 22,226
−2.97%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 3.9%

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers at 55.8%, followed by Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 22.1% and Plastics product manufacturing with 22%.

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Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers in the US. The workforce of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers in 2021 was 824,081 people, with 20.9% woman, and 79.1% men. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers in the workforce is 45.2 and of female Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers is 44.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers in 2021 was 824,081 people, with 20.9% woman, and 79.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (115,957 people), 45 to 49 years (111,769  people), and 55 to 59 years (107,905 people). Among them they concentrated 40.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 17.4% of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers workers were Hispanic and 82.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (85.1%), Puerto Rican (10.6)%, and Salvadoran (4.37)%

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Races

In 2021, 72.8% of the Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers workforce were White, of which 18.7% were women and 81.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.7%) and Other (5.97%).

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Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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The most common majors achieved by Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (37,687 people), Engineering (26,026 people), and Biology (7,527 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers workers were High School or Equivalent (319,553 people), Some college (211,669 people), and Bachelors Degree (109,643 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Time Management, Speaking.

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Projections on job growth for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers are expected to see a growth of −0.308% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers.
−0.308%
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 Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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