Material Moving Occupations

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2024 Workforce
6.12M
Average Age
37.6
Average Salary
$34,008
Average Male Salary
$36,074
Average Female Salary
$28,721

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Material Moving Occupations are most often employed by the Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers industry. The average yearly wage for Material Moving Occupations was $34,008 in 2024.

Production, Transportation, & Material Moving OccupationsTransportation & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Material Moving Occupations workforce. Material Moving Occupations workforce in 2024 was 6,115,688 people, of which 28.1% were women and 71.9% were men. Material Moving Occupations are paid most in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 2--Downtown Brooklyn & Fort Greene PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
4,397,387
Male Workforce
± 50.7k
1,718,301
Female Workforce
± 32k

The Material Moving Occupations workforce in 2024 was 6,115,688 people (28.1% women and 71.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 72.5% between 2014 (3,544,729) and 2024 (6,115,688).

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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 Material Moving Occupations.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($42,240), Hawaii ($40,767), and Washington ($39,613).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$34,008
AVERAGE WAGE
#19 in the ranking (2014)
$69,878
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Material Moving Occupations earned an average of $34,008, $35,869 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.386
WAGE GINI

In 2024, Material Moving Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.386, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Material Moving Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Material Moving Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers is the industry that employs the most Material Moving Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Material Moving Occupations, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations ($79,197).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
6.12M
2024 Workforce
± 59,505
1.3%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 1.36%

This graphic shows the share of Material Moving Occupations employed by various industries. Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers employs the largest share of Material Moving Occupations at 36.1%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 29.7% and Warehousing & storage with 23.4%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Material Moving Occupations in the US. The workforce of Material Moving Occupations in 2024 was 6,115,688 people, with 28.1% woman, and 71.9% men. The average age of male Material Moving Occupations in the workforce is 37.1 and of female Material Moving Occupations is 39, and the most common race/ethnicity for Material Moving Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Material Moving Occupations in 2024 was 6,115,688 people, with 28.1% woman, and 71.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (1,074,380 people), 25 to 29 years (762,266  people), and 30 to 34 years (655,144 people). Among them they concentrated 40.7% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 27.5% of Material Moving Occupations workers were Hispanic and 72.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62%), Puerto Rican (9.69)%, and Salvadoran (4.5)%

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Races

In 2024, 49.4% of the Material Moving Occupations workforce were White, of which 26.5% were women and 73.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (19%) and Two or More Races (14.5%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Material Moving Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Material Moving Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Material Moving Occupations, Coordination stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Material Moving Occupations need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

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 Material Moving Occupations in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (117,222 people), Engineering (35,082 people), and Social Sciences (33,310 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Material Moving Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (2,811,462 people), Some college (1,356,000 people), and Secondary Education (777,458 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Material Moving Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Material Moving Occupations need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control.

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