Management, business, science, & arts occupations

Major Occupation Group

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    2024 Workforce
    66.2M
    Average Age
    43.2
    Average Salary
    $99,387
    Average Male Salary
    $122,049
    Average Female Salary
    $79,373

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    Management, business, science, & arts occupations are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Management, business, science, & arts occupations was $99,387 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Management, business, science, & arts occupations workforce. Management, business, science, & arts occupations workforce in 2024 was 66,232,461 people, of which 53.1% were women and 46.9% were men.

    Management, business, science, & arts occupations are paid most in Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    31,061,181
    Male Workforce
    ± 122k
    35,171,280
    Female Workforce
    ± 128k

    The Management, business, science, & arts occupations workforce in 2024 was 66,232,461 people (53.1% women and 46.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 32.9% between 2014 (49,828,164) and 2024 (66,232,461).

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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, science, & arts occupations.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($138,969), California ($120,175), and New Jersey ($118,513).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $99,387
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #1 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Management, business, science, & arts occupations earned an average of $99,387, $29,509 more than the average national salary of $69,878

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

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.429
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Management, business, science, & arts occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.429, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Management, business, science, & arts 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, science, & arts occupations and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Management, business, science, & arts occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Management, business, science, & arts occupations, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($245,984).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    66.2M
    2024 Workforce
    ± 151,209
    2.78%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 0.317%

    This graphic shows the share of Management, business, science, & arts occupations employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Management, business, science, & arts occupations at 39.2%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 27.3% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 17.7%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Management, business, science, & arts occupations in the US. The workforce of Management, business, science, & arts occupations in 2024 was 66,232,461 people, with 53.1% woman, and 46.9% men. The average age of male Management, business, science, & arts occupations in the workforce is 44 and of female Management, business, science, & arts occupations is 42.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Management, business, science, & arts occupations is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Management, business, science, & arts occupations in 2024 was 66,232,461 people, with 53.1% woman, and 46.9% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (8,546,305 people), 35 to 39 years (8,452,638  people), and 40 to 44 years (8,093,505 people). Among them they concentrated 37.9% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 12.5% of Management, business, science, & arts occupations workers were Hispanic and 87.5% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (49.2%), Puerto Rican (14.4)%, and Cuban (5.52)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 67.4% of the Management, business, science, & arts occupations workforce were White, of which 52.3% were women and 47.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (9.56%) and Black (9.43%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Management, business, science, & arts occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Management, business, science, & arts occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Health.

    Among the necessary skills for Management, business, science, & arts occupations, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management, business, science, & arts occupations need more than the average amount of Science.

    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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    Degree

    The most common majors achieved by Management, business, science, & arts occupations in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (8,442,967 people), Health (4,320,485 people), and Engineering (4,302,345 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Management, business, science, & arts occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (24,957,069 people), Graduate Degree (19,939,357 people), and Some college (8,718,805 people).

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    Skills

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

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