Production Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2022 Workforce

8.53M

Average Age

42.4

Average Salary

$48,082

Average Male Salary

$52,948

Average Female Salary

$35,957

About

Production Occupations are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Production Occupations was $48,082 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Production Occupations are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, #null, and Dodge & Jefferson Counties PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Production Occupations are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI, and Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

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Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Production Occupations workforce. Production Occupations workforce in 2022 was 8,532,266 people, of which 28.6% were women and 71.4% were men. Production Occupations are paid most in Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA but are relatively concentrated in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,088,847

Male Workforce

± 59.4k

2,443,419

Female Workforce

± 38.1k

The Production Occupations workforce in 2022 was 8,532,266 people (28.6% women and 71.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 1.34% between 2014 (8,419,286) and 2022 (8,532,266).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Production Occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($65,697), Louisiana ($65,569), and Hawaii ($59,269).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,082

AVERAGE WAGE

#10 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Production Occupations earned an average of $48,082, $16,601 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Production Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.353

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Production Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.353, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Production Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Production Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Production Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Production Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Production Occupations, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($109,914).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

8.53M

2022 Workforce

± 69,674

−0.435%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.16%

This graphic shows the share of Production Occupations employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Production Occupations at 56.3%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 22.3% and Animal slaughtering & processing with 21.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Production Occupations in the US. The workforce of Production Occupations in 2022 was 8,532,266 people, with 28.6% woman, and 71.4% men. The average age of male Production Occupations in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Production Occupations is 43.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Production Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Production Occupations in 2022 was 8,532,266 people, with 28.6% woman, and 71.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (953,674 people), 55 to 59 years (947,448 people), and 50 to 54 years (942,761 people). Among them they concentrated 33.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 23.5% of Production Occupations workers were Hispanic and 76.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (81.5%), Puerto Rican (12.7)%, and Salvadoran (5.84)%

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Races

In 2022, 62.8% of the Production Occupations workforce were White, of which 25% were women and 75% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.2%) and Other (8.87%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Production Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Production Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Production Occupations, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Production Occupations 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 Production Occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (175,176 people), Engineering (109,224 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (51,921 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Production Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (3,720,618 people), Some college (1,946,676 people), and Secondary Education (868,280 people).

The graphic shows the Production Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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