Industrial production managers

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Total Workforce

256k

Average Age

46.1

Average Salary

$91,005

Average Male Salary

$94,139

Average Female Salary

$79,574

About

Industrial production managers are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Industrial production managers was $91,005 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Industrial production managers by wage are Computer programmers, General & operations managers, and Civil engineers.

Industrial production managers are part of the Management occupations, along with General & operations managers, Chief executives & legislators, Advertising & promotions managers, Marketing managers, Sales managers, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Industrial production managers are Washington & Ozaukee Counties PUMA, WI, Livingston County PUMA, MI, and San Antonio City (Far North) & Timberwood Park PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Industrial production managers are San Antonio City (Far North) & Timberwood Park PUMA, TX, Defiance, Williams, Henry & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH, and East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Industrial production managers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Industrial production managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Industrial production managers, by average wage, is Air transportation. Industrial production managers are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in San Antonio City (Far North) & Timberwood Park PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$91,005

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,195

In 2018, Industrial production managers earned an average of $91,005, $37,117 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Computer programmers make somewhat more than Industrial production managers while General & operations managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Industrial production managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.321

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Industrial production managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.321, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Industrial production 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 Industrial production managers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Industrial production managers

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Industrial production managers, by number of employees, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Plastics product manufacturing, and Construction.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Industrial production managers, by average wage, are Support activities for mining, Air transportation, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Petroleum refining, Software publishing, and Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills .

Industries by Share

256k

2018 Workforce

± 12,409

5.16%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.6%

The number of people employed as Industrial production managers has been growing at a rate of 5.16%, from 243,356 people in 2017 to 255,913 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Industrial production managers employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Industrial production managers at 3.98%, followed by Plastics product manufacturing with 3.35% and Construction with 2.87%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Industrial production managers in the US. The average age of male Industrial production managers in the workforce is 46.8 and of female Industrial production managers is 43.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Industrial production managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

201k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 10,996

55.1k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,760

78.5% of Industrial production managers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Industrial production managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Industrial production managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

77.3% of Industrial production managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.94% of Industrial production managers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Industrial production managers.

Age by Gender

46.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.62

43.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.19

The median age of Industrial production managers is 46.1, and Male employees are generally 3.32 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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

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 Industrial production managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industrial production managers need many skills, but most especially Monitoring and Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Industrial production managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Science, and Management of Material Resources.