Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers

Detailed Occupation

2017 Workforce

6.74k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−5.52%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$47,059

Average Male Salary

$50,444

Average Female Salary

$36,802

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers workforce. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers workforce in 2017 was 6,737 people, of which 24.8% were women and 75.2% were men.

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers are paid most in Snohomish County (Central & Southeast)--Lake Stevens & Monroe Cities PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Sedgwick (South) & Butler (Southwest) Counties--Wichita (South) & Derby Cities PUMA, KS.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

5,065

Male Workforce

± 1.75k

1,672

Female Workforce

± 1k

The Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers workforce in 2017 was 6,737 people (24.8% women and 75.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.8% between 2014 (7,724) and 2017 (6,737).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Tennessee ($76,277), Georgia ($64,548), and South Carolina ($59,761).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,059

AVERAGE WAGE

#232 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers earned an average of $47,059, $22,819 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.303

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.303, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers is Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Theology.

Among the necessary skills for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers, Quality Control Analysis stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers need more than the average amount of Installation.

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 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (81 people), Visual & Performing Arts (80 people), and Engineering Technologies (28 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers workers were High School or Equivalent (2,822 people), Some college (1,952 people), and Associates Degree (669 people).

The graphic shows the Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers

About

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers

SHOW ME THE DATA

About

Employment

Employment Over Time

Employment by Location

Yearly Wage Ranking

Wage Distribution

Industry

Occupations by Industries

Diversity

Gender and Age

Ethnicity

Races

Education & Skills

Majors

Education Levels

Skills

Projections

Job Growth

Keep Exploring