Facilities managers

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Total Workforce

105k

Average Age

49.7

Average Salary

$71,625

Average Male Salary

$74,998

Average Female Salary

$58,837

About

Facilities managers are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Facilities managers was $71,625 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Facilities managers by wage are Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, Biological scientists, and Atmospheric & space scientists.

Facilities managers 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 Facilities managers are Yamhill & Polk Counties PUMA, OR, Carroll County PUMA, MD, and New Carrollton & Hyattsville (Southeast) Cities PUMA, MD. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Facilities managers are Yamhill & Polk Counties PUMA, OR, New Carrollton & Hyattsville (Southeast) Cities PUMA, MD, and Carroll County PUMA, MD.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Facilities managers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges is the industry that employs the most Facilities managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Facilities managers, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments. Facilities managers are paid most in Carroll County PUMA, MD but are relatively concentrated in Yamhill & Polk Counties PUMA, OR.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$71,625

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,675

In 2018, Facilities managers earned an average of $71,625, $17,737 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Biological scientists make somewhat more than Facilities managers while Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Facilities managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.322

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Facilities managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.322, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Facilities managers (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 Facilities managers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Facilities managers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Facilities managers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Facilities managers, by number of employees, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Religious organizations, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Facilities managers, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, and Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. .

Industries by Share

105k

2018 Workforce

± 7,965

This graphic shows the share of Facilities managers employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Facilities managers at 11%, followed by Religious organizations with 6.53% and Elementary & secondary schools with 5.64%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Facilities managers in the US. The average age of male Facilities managers in the workforce is 50.3 and of female Facilities managers is 47.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Facilities managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

83.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,086

22k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,640

79.1% of Facilities managers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Facilities managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Facilities managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

75.7% of Facilities managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.4% of Facilities managers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Facilities managers.

Age by Gender

50.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.01

47.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.34

The median age of Facilities managers is 49.7, and Male employees are generally 2.58 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Facilities managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Facilities managers is Business but a relatively high number of Facilities managers hold a major in Engineering Technologies.