Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers

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2024 Workforce

16.1k

Average Age

42.5

Average Salary

$45,729

Average Male Salary

$47,371

Average Female Salary

$43,401

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 $45,729 in 2024.

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 Davie, Yadkin & Iredell (North) Counties PUMA, NC. 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, Nashville/Davidson County--Antioch, South Nashville PUMA, TN, and Southwest Alabama 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 2024 was 16,085 people, of which 41.4% were women and 58.6% were men. Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are paid most in Los Angeles County (Central)--Monterey Park & Rosemead Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

9,432

Male Workforce

± 2.38k

6,653

Female Workforce

± 2k

The Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce in 2024 was 16,085 people (41.4% women and 58.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −21.9% between 2014 (20,600) and 2024 (16,085).

Employment by Location

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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 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($77,633), Pennsylvania ($69,538), and Massachusetts ($67,713).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,729

AVERAGE WAGE

#341 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers earned an average of $45,729, $24,148 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.39

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.39, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 Glass & glass product manufacturing ($94,854).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

16.1k

2024 Workforce

± 3,114

−2.06%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 27.8%

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 34.5%, followed by Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 29.2% 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 2024 was 16,085 people, with 41.4% woman, and 58.6% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers is 43.8, 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 2024 was 16,085 people, with 41.4% woman, and 58.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (1,873 people), 30 to 34 years (1,764 people), and 50 to 54 years (1,696 people). Among them they concentrated 34.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 31.4% of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workers were Hispanic and 68.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.3%), Guatemalan (8.62)%, and Salvadoran (8.5)%

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Races

In 2024, 51.3% of the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce were White, of which 41.5% were women and 58.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (15%) and Black (14.6%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (627 people), Business (617 people), and Education (146 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 (5,945 people), Some college (3,041 people), and Secondary Education (2,448 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.