Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers

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Total Workforce

68.1k

Average Age

45.5

Average Salary

$46,987

Average Male Salary

$48,674

Average Female Salary

$34,682

About

Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers are most often employed by the Farming industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers was $46,987 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers by wage are Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Security & fire alarm systems installers, and Clergy.

Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers are part of the Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, Agricultural inspectors, Graders & sorters, agricultural products, Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, Fishing and hunting workers, and 2 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers are Sunnyside & Grandview Cities PUMA, WA, Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, and Grant & Kittitas Counties PUMA, WA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers are Sunnyside & Grandview Cities PUMA, WA, Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, and Grant & Kittitas Counties PUMA, WA.

Photo by U.S. Department of the Interior

Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Farming is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, by average wage, is Forestry except logging. Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers are paid most in Yuma City PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in Sunnyside & Grandview Cities PUMA, WA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$46,987

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,603

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers earned an average of $46,987, $6,902 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Structural metal fabricators & fitters make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers while Clergy make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.317

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.317, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers (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 Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, by number of employees, are Farming, Animal production & aquaculture, and Support activities for agriculture & forestry.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, by average wage, are Fishing, hunting & trapping, Forestry except logging, Forestry except logging, Fishing, hunting & trapping, Logging, and Logging.

Industries by Share

68.1k

2018 Workforce

± 6,405

29.5%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers has been growing at a rate of 29.5%, from 52,563 people in 2017 to 68,080 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers employed by various industries. Farming employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers at 46.4%, followed by Animal production & aquaculture with 21% and Support activities for agriculture & forestry with 11.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers in the workforce is 45.9 and of female Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers is 42.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

59.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,006

8.21k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,225

87.9% of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

56.2% of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 22.4% of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers.

Age by Gender

45.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.34

42.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.9

The median age of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers is 45.5, and Male employees are generally 3.26 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers is Agriculture but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers hold a major in Agriculture.

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 Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers need many skills, but most especially Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, and Time Management. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Operation and Control.