Military specific occupations

Major Occupation Group

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    2024 Workforce
    663k
    Average Age
    29.9
    Average Salary
    $61,750
    Average Male Salary
    $62,974
    Average Female Salary
    $54,906

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    Military specific occupations are most often employed by the U. S. Army industry. The average yearly wage for Military specific occupations was $61,750 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Military specific occupations workforce. Military specific occupations workforce in 2024 was 662,730 people, of which 15.2% were women and 84.8% were men.

    Military specific occupations are paid most in Cumberland (West) & Perry Counties--Carlisle Borough PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Cumberland County (East)--Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    562,217
    Male Workforce
    ± 18.4k
    100,513
    Female Workforce
    ± 7.78k

    The Military specific occupations workforce in 2024 was 662,730 people (15.2% women and 84.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 19.8% between 2014 (553,337) and 2024 (662,730).

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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 Military specific occupations.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($108,315), Oregon ($93,408), and Pennsylvania ($83,708).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $61,750
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #2 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Military specific occupations earned an average of $61,750, $8,127 less than the average national salary of $69,878

    The graph shows the ranking of Military specific occupations in relation to all Major Occupation Group in 2014.

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.365
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Military specific occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.365, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Military specific occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Military specific occupations and on wages for those in the field. U. S. Army is the industry that employs the most Military specific occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Military specific occupations, by average wage, is U. S Coast Guard ($72,641).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    663k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 19,944
    0.8%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 4.23%

    This graphic shows the share of Military specific occupations employed by various industries. U. S. Army employs the largest share of Military specific occupations at 40.7%, followed by U. S. Air Force with 20.8% and U. S. Navy with 20.2%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Military specific occupations in the US. The workforce of Military specific occupations in 2024 was 662,730 people, with 15.2% woman, and 84.8% men. The average age of male Military specific occupations in the workforce is 30.2 and of female Military specific occupations is 28.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Military specific occupations is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Military specific occupations in 2024 was 662,730 people, with 15.2% woman, and 84.8% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (192,300 people), 25 to 29 years (131,486  people), and 30 to 34 years (98,161 people). Among them they concentrated 63.7% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 18.3% of Military specific occupations workers were Hispanic and 81.7% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (54.5%), Puerto Rican (17.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.53)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 62% of the Military specific occupations workforce were White, of which 12.5% were women and 87.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14.1%) and Two or More Races (12.7%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Military specific occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Military specific occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

    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 Military specific occupations in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (38,717 people), Engineering (24,643 people), and Social Sciences (24,051 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Military specific occupations workers were Some college (197,388 people), High School or Equivalent (183,492 people), and Bachelors Degree (135,230 people).

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