Shoe & leather workers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

9.31k

Average Age

45.5

Average Salary

$35,399

Average Male Salary

$38,815

Average Female Salary

$28,041

About

Shoe & leather workers are most often employed by the Footwear manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Shoe & leather workers was $35,399 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Shoe & leather workers are Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Piscataquis Counties PUMA, ME, Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR, and St. Francis, Poinsett, Phillips, Cross, Lee & Monroe Counties PUMA, AR. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Shoe & leather workers are Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR, Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Piscataquis Counties PUMA, ME, and St. Francis, Poinsett, Phillips, Cross, Lee & Monroe Counties PUMA, AR.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Shoe & leather workers workforce. Shoe & leather workers workforce in 2021 was 9,305 people, of which 31.7% were women and 68.3% were men. Shoe & leather workers are paid most in St. Francis, Poinsett, Phillips, Cross, Lee & Monroe Counties PUMA, AR but are relatively concentrated in Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,355

Male Workforce

± 1.96k

2,950

Female Workforce

± 1.33k

The Shoe & leather workers workforce in 2021 was 9,305 people (31.7% women and 68.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −13.3% between 2014 (10,735) and 2021 (9,305).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Shoe & leather workers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oklahoma ($96,227), Indiana ($89,731), and New Jersey ($86,592).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$35,399

AVERAGE WAGE

#418 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Shoe & leather workers earned an average of $35,399, $24,196 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Shoe & leather workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.323

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Shoe & leather workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.323, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Shoe & leather workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Shoe & leather workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Shoe & leather workers and on wages for those in the field. Footwear manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Shoe & leather workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Shoe & leather workers, by average wage, is Shoe stores ($56,536).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

9.31k

2021 Workforce

± 2,368

−2.95%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 36.8%

This graphic shows the share of Shoe & leather workers employed by various industries. Footwear manufacturing employs the largest share of Shoe & leather workers at 57.4%, followed by Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 27.3% and Leather tanning & finishing, & other allied products manufacturing with 15.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Shoe & leather workers in the US. The workforce of Shoe & leather workers in 2021 was 9,305 people, with 31.7% woman, and 68.3% men. The average age of male Shoe & leather workers in the workforce is 47.3 and of female Shoe & leather workers is 41.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Shoe & leather workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Shoe & leather workers in 2021 was 9,305 people, with 31.7% woman, and 68.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (1,207 people), 25 to 29 years (1,071 people), and 45 to 49 years (1,068 people). Among them they concentrated 39.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 32.2% of Shoe & leather workers workers were Hispanic and 67.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82.5%), Salvadoran (9.21)%, and Ecuadorian (8.3)%

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Races

In 2021, 65.4% of the Shoe & leather workers workforce were White, of which 28.6% were women and 71.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (13.1%) and Black (8%).

Education & Skills

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

Among the necessary skills for Shoe & leather workers, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Shoe & leather workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

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 Shoe & leather workers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (241 people), Visual & Performing Arts (185 people), and Engineering (170 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Shoe & leather workers workers were High School or Equivalent (3,723 people), Some college (1,856 people), and Primary Education (1,052 people).

The graphic shows the Shoe & leather workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Shoe & leather workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Shoe & leather workers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Listening.