Management, business, & financial occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2022 Workforce
25.2M
Average Age
44.6
Average Salary
$107,754
Average Male Salary
$126,494
Average Female Salary
$86,250

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Management, business, & financial occupations are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Management, business, & financial occupations was $107,754 in 2022.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Management, business, & financial occupations workforce. Management, business, & financial occupations workforce in 2022 was 25,234,082 people, of which 46.6% were women and 53.4% were men. Management, business, & financial occupations are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community District 7--Upper West Side PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
13,483,268
Male Workforce
± 86.1k
11,750,814
Female Workforce
± 80.8k

The Management, business, & financial occupations workforce in 2022 was 25,234,082 people (46.6% women and 53.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 28.4% between 2014 (19,649,963) and 2022 (25,234,082).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Management, business, & financial occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($141,386), New Jersey ($136,189), and District of Columbia ($133,844).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$107,754
AVERAGE WAGE
#1 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Management, business, & financial occupations earned an average of $107,754, $43,071 more than the average national salary of $64,683

Management, business, & financial occupations are the highest paid occupation in the US followed by Computer, engineering, & science occupations. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Management, business, & financial occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.419
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Management, business, & financial occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.419, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Management, business, & financial occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Management, business, & financial occupations and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Management, business, & financial occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Management, business, & financial occupations, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($212,399).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
25.2M
2022 Workforce
± 112,637
3.23%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 0.617%

This graphic shows the share of Management, business, & financial occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Management, business, & financial occupations at 43.1%, followed by Restaurants & Food Services with 29.4% and Banking & related activities with 27.5%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Management, business, & financial occupations in the US. The workforce of Management, business, & financial occupations in 2022 was 25,234,082 people, with 46.6% woman, and 53.4% men. The average age of male Management, business, & financial occupations in the workforce is 45.4 and of female Management, business, & financial occupations is 43.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Management, business, & financial occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Management, business, & financial occupations in 2022 was 25,234,082 people, with 46.6% woman, and 53.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (3,207,024 people), 40 to 44 years (3,134,702  people), and 45 to 49 years (3,066,320 people). Among them they concentrated 37.3% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 12% of Management, business, & financial occupations workers were Hispanic and 88% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.4%), Puerto Rican (20.5)%, and Cuban (8.04)%

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Races

In 2022, 73.5% of the Management, business, & financial occupations workforce were White, of which 44.7% were women and 55.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.82%) and Asian (6.99%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Management, business, & financial occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Management, business, & financial occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Management, business, & financial occupations, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management, business, & financial occupations need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Management, business, & financial occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,717,714 people), Social Sciences (1,362,783 people), and Engineering (1,272,734 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Management, business, & financial occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (10,097,665 people), Graduate Degree (5,624,882 people), and Some college (4,109,822 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Management, business, & financial occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Management, business, & financial occupations need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.

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