Advertising & promotions managers

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Total Workforce

49.8k

Average Age

39.1

Average Salary

$82,578

Average Male Salary

$106,817

Average Female Salary

$63,582

About

Advertising & promotions managers are most often employed by the Advertising, public relations & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Advertising & promotions managers was $82,578 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Advertising & promotions managers by wage are Detectives & criminal investigators, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, and Credit counselors & loan officers.

Advertising & promotions managers are part of the Management occupations, along with General & operations managers, Chief executives & legislators, Advertising & promotions managers, Marketing managers, Sales managers, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Advertising & promotions managers are Chinatown & Lower East Side PUMA, NY, Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, and Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Advertising & promotions managers are Chinatown & Lower East Side PUMA, NY, Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, and DeKalb CountyDecatur & Avondale Estates Cities PUMA, GA.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Advertising & promotions managers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Advertising, public relations & related services is the industry that employs the most Advertising & promotions managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Advertising & promotions managers, by average wage, is Broadcasting (except internet). Advertising & promotions managers are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Chinatown & Lower East Side PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$82,578

AVERAGE SALARY

± $9,165

In 2018, Advertising & promotions managers earned an average of $82,578, $28,689 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing make somewhat more than Advertising & promotions managers while Detectives & criminal investigators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Advertising & promotions managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.426

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Advertising & promotions managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.426, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Advertising & promotions managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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 Advertising & promotions managers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Advertising & promotions managers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Advertising & promotions managers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Advertising & promotions managers, by number of employees, are Advertising, public relations & related services, Newspaper publishers, and Religious organizations.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Advertising & promotions managers, by average wage, are Broadcasting (except internet), Computer Systems Design, Motion pictures & video industries, Advertising, public relations & related services, Advertising, public relations & related services, and Periodical, book, & directory publishers.

Industries by Share

49.8k

2018 Workforce

± 5,477

4.7%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 15%

The number of people employed as Advertising & promotions managers has been growing at a rate of 4.7%, from 47,555 people in 2017 to 49,789 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Advertising & promotions managers employed by various industries. Advertising, public relations & related services employs the largest share of Advertising & promotions managers at 58.2%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 6.5% and Religious organizations with 2.76%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Advertising & promotions managers in the US. The average age of male Advertising & promotions managers in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Advertising & promotions managers is 36.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Advertising & promotions managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

21.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,631

27.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,102

56.1% of Advertising & promotions managers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Advertising & promotions managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Advertising & promotions managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

79.9% of Advertising & promotions managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.89% of Advertising & promotions managers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Advertising & promotions managers.

Age by Gender

42.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.22

36.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.89

The median age of Advertising & promotions managers is 39.1, and Male employees are generally 5.24 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Advertising & promotions managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Advertising & promotions managers is Communications but a relatively high number of Advertising & promotions managers hold a major in Communications.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Advertising & promotions managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Advertising & promotions managers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Advertising & promotions managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Operations Analysis, and Management of Material Resources.