Insulation workers

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2024 Workforce

45.1k

Average Age

39.5

Average Salary

$55,483

Average Male Salary

$55,884

Average Female Salary

$45,134

About

Insulation workers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Insulation workers was $55,483 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Insulation workers are Sagadahoc County & Northern Cumberland County PUMA, ME, Scott County PUMA, MN, and Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (Southwest), Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Insulation workers are Greater Nashua City (West) PUMA, NH, Hidalgo County (East)--Alamo & Donna Cities PUMA, TX, and Sagadahoc County & Northern Cumberland County PUMA, ME.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Insulation workers workforce. Insulation workers workforce in 2024 was 45,066 people, of which 3.73% were women and 96.3% were men.

Insulation workers are paid most in Lake County (South) PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Greater Nashua City (West) PUMA, NH.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

43,386

Male Workforce

± 5.11k

1,680

Female Workforce

± 1.01k

The Insulation workers workforce in 2024 was 45,066 people (3.73% women and 96.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.53% between 2014 (41,909) and 2024 (45,066).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Insulation workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($106,246), South Dakota ($90,186), and New Jersey ($80,918).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$55,483

AVERAGE WAGE

#296 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Insulation workers earned an average of $55,483, $14,394 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Insulation workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Insulation workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.288, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Insulation workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Insulation workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Insulation workers and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Insulation workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Insulation workers, by average wage, is Petroleum refining ($72,333).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

45.1k

2024 Workforce

± 5,211

−0.0466%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.4%

This graphic shows the share of Insulation workers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Insulation workers at 95.7%, followed by Petroleum refining with 1.92% and Ship & boat building with 1.67%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Insulation workers in the US. The workforce of Insulation workers in 2024 was 45,066 people, with 3.73% woman, and 96.3% men. The average age of male Insulation workers in the workforce is 39.5 and of female Insulation workers is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Insulation workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Insulation workers in 2024 was 45,066 people, with 3.73% woman, and 96.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (6,136 people), 40 to 44 years (6,126 people), and 35 to 39 years (5,895 people). Among them they concentrated 40.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 49.1% of Insulation workers workers were Hispanic and 50.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (63.7%), Salvadoran (5.51)%, and Dominican (4.99)%

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Races

In 2024, 48.1% of the Insulation workers workforce were White, of which 3.32% were women and 96.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (23%) and Other (21.1%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Insulation workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Insulation workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Construction.

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 Insulation workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (523 people), Engineering (308 people), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (170 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Insulation workers workers were High School or Equivalent (20,579 people), Secondary Education (7,576 people), and Some college (7,453 people).

The graphic shows the Insulation workers workforce by gender and educational level.