Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers

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2022 Workforce

18k

Average Age

43.4

Average Salary

$45,861

Average Male Salary

$48,005

Average Female Salary

$42,750

About

Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are most often employed by the Fabric mills, except knitting mills industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers was $45,861 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA, and DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA, and DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce. Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce in 2022 was 17,985 people, of which 40.8% were women and 59.2% were men. Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are paid most in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

10,647

Male Workforce

± 2.53k

7,338

Female Workforce

± 2.1k

The Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce in 2022 was 17,985 people (40.8% women and 59.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.7% between 2014 (20,600) and 2022 (17,985).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($91,583), Pennsylvania ($82,416), and Connecticut ($69,057).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,861

AVERAGE WAGE

#353 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers earned an average of $45,861, $18,822 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.335

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.335, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers and on wages for those in the field. Fabric mills, except knitting mills is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers, by average wage, is Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing ($95,092).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

18k

2022 Workforce

± 3,292

−3.43%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 26.6%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers employed by various industries. Fabric mills, except knitting mills employs the largest share of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers at 41.7%, followed by Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 36.2% and Textile product mills, except carpets & rugs with 22.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in 2022 was 17,985 people, with 40.8% woman, and 59.2% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in the workforce is 42 and of female Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers is 45.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in 2022 was 17,985 people, with 40.8% woman, and 59.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (1,981 people), 30 to 34 years (1,908 people), and 45 to 49 years (1,904 people). Among them they concentrated 33% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 27.7% of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workers were Hispanic and 72.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86%), Puerto Rican (7.5)%, and Salvadoran (6.55)%

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Races

In 2022, 57.4% of the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce were White, of which 38.3% were women and 61.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.9%) and Other (10.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (704 people), Business (502 people), and Education (183 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workers were High School or Equivalent (6,737 people), Some college (3,697 people), and Secondary Education (2,603 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.