Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators

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2024 Workforce

20.2k

Average Age

40.8

Average Salary

$60,082

Average Male Salary

$61,472

Average Female Salary

$40,481

About

Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators was $60,082 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are South Central Planning & Development Commission 3--Terrebonne & St. Mary Parishes PUMA, LA, Marion, Knox & Morrow Counties PUMA, OH, and Northwest Colorado PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are Kaufman County PUMA, TX, South Central Planning & Development Commission 3--Terrebonne & St. Mary Parishes PUMA, LA, and Greeley PUMA, CO.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce in 2024 was 20,190 people, of which 6.62% were women and 93.4% were men. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are paid most in Josephine, Coos & Curry Counties PUMA, OR but are relatively concentrated in Kaufman County PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

18,853

Male Workforce

± 3.37k

1,337

Female Workforce

± 898

The Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce in 2024 was 20,190 people (6.62% women and 93.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 50.8% between 2014 (13,385) and 2024 (20,190).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($96,444), Vermont ($92,193), and Oregon ($85,390).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,082

AVERAGE WAGE

#257 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators earned an average of $60,082, $9,795 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.333

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.333, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, by average wage, is Waste management & remediation services ($83,489).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

20.2k

2024 Workforce

± 3,488

2.71%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 24%

This graphic shows the share of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators at 85.9%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 4.84% and Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers with 4.81%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the US. The workforce of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2024 was 20,190 people, with 6.62% woman, and 93.4% men. The average age of male Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the workforce is 40.8 and of female Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is 40.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2024 was 20,190 people, with 6.62% woman, and 93.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (2,511 people), 30 to 34 years (2,473 people), and 35 to 39 years (2,284 people). Among them they concentrated 36.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 19.9% of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workers were Hispanic and 80.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (85.1%), Puerto Rican (4.73)%, and Guatemalan (3.94)%

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Races

In 2024, 69.9% of the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce were White, of which 6.1% were women and 93.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.2%) and Black (10%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Theology.

Among the necessary skills for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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 Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (169 people), Visual & Performing Arts (137 people), and English (116 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workers were High School or Equivalent (10,253 people), Some college (4,259 people), and Secondary Education (2,532 people).

The graphic shows the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Operation and Control.