Chief executives & legislators

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2020 Workforce

1.3M

Average Age

51.6

Estimated Job Growth

−7.46%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$184,348

Average Male Salary

$198,171

Average Female Salary

$145,881

About

Chief executives & legislators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Chief executives & legislators was $184,348 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Chief executives & legislators by wage are Dentists, Nurse anesthetists, and Physicians.

Chief executives & legislators 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 Chief executives & legislators are Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo & Laguna Hills Cities PUMA, CA, Upper East Side PUMA, NY, and Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Chief executives & legislators are Rancho Santa Margarita City (East) & Ladera Ranch PUMA, CA, Walnut Creek (West), Lafayette, Orinda Cities & Moraga Town PUMA, CA, and Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood Boroughs PUMA, NJ.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Chief executives & legislators and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Chief executives & legislators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Chief executives & legislators, by average wage, is Tobacco manufacturing. Chief executives & legislators are paid most in Queens Village, Cambria Heights & Rosedale PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Rancho Santa Margarita City (East) & Ladera Ranch PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$184,348

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,425

In 2020, Chief executives & legislators earned an average of $184,348, $128,394 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Physicians make somewhat more than Chief executives & legislators while Dentists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Chief executives & legislators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.418

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Chief executives & legislators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.418, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Chief executives & legislators (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 Chief executives & legislators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Chief executives & legislators

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Chief executives & legislators.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Chief executives & legislators, by number of employees, are Construction, Computer Systems Design, Banking & related activities, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Insurance carriers, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Elementary & secondary schools, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Chief executives & legislators, by average wage, are Tobacco manufacturing, Natural gas distribution, and Coal mining.

Industries by Share

1.3M

2020 Workforce

± 27,830

4.94%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.93%

The number of people employed as Chief executives & legislators has been growing at a rate of 4.94%, from 1,235,245 people in 2019 to 1,296,258 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Chief executives & legislators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Chief executives & legislators at 8.51%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 5.98% and Banking & related activities with 3.88%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Chief executives & legislators in the US. The average age of male Chief executives & legislators in the workforce is 52.1 and of female Chief executives & legislators is 50.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Chief executives & legislators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

954k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 23,898

343k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 14,355

73.6% of Chief executives & legislators are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Chief executives & legislators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Chief executives & legislators

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

81.9% of Chief executives & legislators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.1% of Chief executives & legislators, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Chief executives & legislators.

Age by Sex

52.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.297

50.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.474

The median age of Chief executives & legislators is 51.6, and Male employees are generally 1.7 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Chief executives & legislators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Chief executives & legislators is Business but a relatively high number of Chief executives & legislators hold a major in Construction.

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

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Chief executives & legislators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chief executives & legislators need many skills, but most especially Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chief executives & legislators need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Operations Analysis.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Chief Executives and Legislators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Chief Executives and Legislators are expected to see a growth of −7.46% 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 Chief Executives and Legislators.

−7.46%

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 Chief Executives and Legislators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.