Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers

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Total Workforce

269k

Average Age

46.4

Average Salary

$68,706

Average Male Salary

$69,345

Average Female Salary

$59,730

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About

Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers are most often employed by the Car Dealers industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers was $68,706 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers by wage are Landscape architects, News analysts, reporters, and journalists, and Other designers.

Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers are Gresham & Troutdale Cities PUMA, OR, St. Clair County (Central & Northeast) PUMA, IL, and Grays Harbor & Mason Counties PUMA, WA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers are Grays Harbor & Mason Counties PUMA, WA, Gresham & Troutdale Cities PUMA, OR, and Craven County PUMA, NC.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Car Dealers is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction. Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Grays Harbor & Mason Counties PUMA, WA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$68,706

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,002

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers earned an average of $68,706, $14,817 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Other designers make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers while Landscape architects make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.29

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.29, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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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 mechanics, installers, & repairers.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, by number of employees, are Car Dealers, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, and Wired telecommunications carriers.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Petroleum refining, Petroleum refining, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing .

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Industries by Share

269k

2018 Workforce

± 12,720

0.52%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.66%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers has been growing at a rate of 0.52%, from 267,530 people in 2017 to 268,921 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers employed by various industries. Car Dealers employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers at 6.38%, followed by Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 5.18% and Wired telecommunications carriers with 4.64%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers in the workforce is 46.6 and of female Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers is 43.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers is White.

Gender Composition

251k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 12,290

17.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,284

93.3% of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers

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Other

85% of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.03% of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers.

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Age by Gender

46.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.575

43.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.13

The median age of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers is 46.4, and Male employees are generally 3.35 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers is Business but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers hold a major in Transportation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers need many skills, but most especially Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Management of Financial Resources.