Chief executives & legislators

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Total Workforce

1.21M

Average Age

51.8

Average Salary

$176,507

Average Male Salary

$190,182

Average Female Salary

$137,226

About

Chief executives & legislators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Chief executives & legislators was $176,507 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Chief executives & legislators by wage are Nurse anesthetists, Dentists, and Physicians.

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

The top 3 locations that employ the most Chief executives & legislators are Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL, Franklin & Brentwood Cities PUMA, TN, and Upper East Side PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Chief executives & legislators are Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA, Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood Boroughs PUMA, NJ, and Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ.

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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 Shoe stores. Chief executives & legislators are paid most in Keansburg Borough PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$176,507

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,442

In 2018, Chief executives & legislators earned an average of $176,507, $122,618 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Dentists make somewhat more than Chief executives & legislators while Nurse anesthetists 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

0.408

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Chief executives & legislators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.408, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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, and Management, scientific & technical consulting services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Chief executives & legislators, by average wage, are Shoe stores, Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals, Natural gas distribution, Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing, Paint, coating, & adhesive manufacturing , and Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills .

Industries by Share

1.21M

2018 Workforce

± 26,890

-0.669%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.16%

The number of people employed as Chief executives & legislators has been declining at a rate of -0.669%, from 1,217,514 people in 2017 to 1,209,369 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Chief executives & legislators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Chief executives & legislators at 8.29%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 5.83% and Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 4.52%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Chief executives & legislators in the US. The average age of male Chief executives & legislators in the workforce is 52.2 and of female Chief executives & legislators is 50.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Chief executives & legislators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

897k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 23,184

312k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 13,706

74.2% of Chief executives & legislators are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Chief executives & legislators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Chief executives & legislators

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

81.8% of Chief executives & legislators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.33% 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 Gender

52.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.309

50.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.504

The median age of Chief executives & legislators is 51.8, and Male employees are generally 1.47 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 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 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.