Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations

Major Occupation Group

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2023 Workforce
12.6M
Average Age
41.3
Average Salary
$56,294
Average Male Salary
$57,250
Average Female Salary
$39,277

About

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations was $56,294 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations workforce. Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations workforce in 2023 was 12,598,051 people, of which 5.32% were women and 94.7% were men. Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
11,927,621
Male Workforce
± 81.4k
670,430
Female Workforce
± 20.1k

The Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations workforce in 2023 was 12,598,051 people (5.32% women and 94.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 8.08% between 2014 (11,656,184) and 2023 (12,598,051).

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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 Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($77,770), Massachusetts ($66,812), and Hawaii ($65,809).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$56,294
AVERAGE WAGE
#3 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations earned an average of $56,294, $11,433 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.353
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.353, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations ($105,014).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
12.6M
2023 Workforce
± 83,487
−0.392%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 0.94%

This graphic shows the share of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations at 77.6%, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance with 8.79% and uninformed with 7.56%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in the US. The workforce of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in 2023 was 12,598,051 people, with 5.32% woman, and 94.7% men. The average age of male Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in the workforce is 41.3 and of female Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in 2023 was 12,598,051 people, with 5.32% woman, and 94.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,486,592 people), 35 to 39 years (1,478,226  people), and 25 to 29 years (1,453,725 people). Among them they concentrated 35.1% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 31.8% of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations workers were Hispanic and 68.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (64.8%), Puerto Rican (6.61)%, and Salvadoran (5.23)%

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Races

In 2023, 64.1% of the Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations workforce were White, of which 4.61% were women and 95.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (13.1%) and Other (12.8%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (203,313 people), Engineering (140,636 people), and Social Sciences (53,820 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (5,262,388 people), Some college (2,800,476 people), and Secondary Education (1,487,533 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening.

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