Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters

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2017 Workforce

18.2k

Average Age

33.1

Estimated Job Growth

5.08%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$47,295

Average Male Salary

$48,443

Average Female Salary

$35,994

About

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters are most often employed by the U. S. Navy industry. The average yearly wage for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters was $47,295 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters are San Diego County (Northwest)--Oceanside City & Camp Pendleton PUMA, CA, Virginia Beach City (South) PUMA, VA, and Craven & Carteret Counties PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters are San Diego County (Northwest)--Oceanside City & Camp Pendleton PUMA, CA, Virginia Beach City (South) PUMA, VA, and Coastal Regional Commission (West)--Liberty, Bryan & Long Counties PUMA, GA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters workforce. Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters workforce in 2017 was 18,178 people, of which 9.22% were women and 90.8% were men.

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters are paid most in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in San Diego County (Northwest)--Oceanside City & Camp Pendleton PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

16,502

Male Workforce

± 3.15k

1,676

Female Workforce

± 1.01k

The Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters workforce in 2017 was 18,178 people (9.22% women and 90.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −0.661% between 2014 (18,299) and 2017 (18,178).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oklahoma ($82,074), Nevada ($64,356), and Maryland ($64,033).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,295

AVERAGE WAGE

#223 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters earned an average of $47,295, $22,583 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.338

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.338, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters and on wages for those in the field. U. S. Navy is the industry that employs the most Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters, by average wage, is Justice, public order, & safety activities ($81,590).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

18.2k

2017 Workforce

± 3,310

−2.57%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 26.3%

This graphic shows the share of Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters employed by various industries. U. S. Navy employs the largest share of Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters at 31.7%, followed by National security & international affairs with 24.2% and U. S. Army with 22.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters in the US. The workforce of Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters in 2017 was 18,178 people, with 9.22% woman, and 90.8% men. The average age of male Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters in the workforce is 33.6 and of female Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters is 28.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters in 2017 was 18,178 people, with 9.22% woman, and 90.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (4,567 people), 25 to 29 years (3,369 people), and 30 to 34 years (2,285 people). Among them they concentrated 57.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 14.4% of Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters workers were Hispanic and 85.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.1%), Puerto Rican (18.1)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.77)%

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Races

In 2017, 77.4% of the Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters workforce were White, of which 7.03% were women and 93% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.3%) and Two or More Races (3.9%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Protective Services.

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 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (335 people), Engineering (279 people), and Protective Services (221 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters workers were Some college (6,969 people), High School or Equivalent (6,961 people), and Bachelors Degree (1,520 people).

The graphic shows the Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters are expected to see a growth of 5.08% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.

5.08%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.