Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

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Total Workforce

18.2M

Average Age

42.4

Estimated Job Growth

-4.35%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$38,371

Average Male Salary

$41,336

Average Female Salary

$28,395

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About

Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations are most often employed by the Truck transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations was $38,371 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations by wage are Sales & Office Occupations, Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, and Military specific occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, and Lawrence, Haverhill & Methuen Town Cities PUMA, MA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Allentown City PUMA, PA, and Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Truck transportation is the industry that employs the most Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations, by average wage, is Video tape & disk rental. Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations are paid most in Montgomery County (South)The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$38,371

AVERAGE SALARY

± $202

In 2017, Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations earned an average of $38,371, $13,694 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Sales & Office Occupations make somewhat more than Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations while Service Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.39

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.39, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Montgomery County (South)The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX

  2. Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA

  3. Arlington County (North) PUMA, VA

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

  1. Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN

  2. Allentown City PUMA, PA

  3. Whitfield County PUMA, GA

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations, by number of employees, are Truck transportation, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Grocery Stores.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations, by average wage, are Video tape & disk rental, Not specified utilities, and Air transportation.

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Industries by Share

18.2M

2017 Workforce

± 98,141

1.21%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.754%

The number of people employed as Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations has been growing at a rate of 1.21%, from 18,010,291 people in 2016 to 18,228,676 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations employed by various industries. Truck transportation employs the largest share of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations at  7.08%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 4.48% and Grocery Stores with 3.07%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations in the US. The average age of male Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations in the workforce is 42.2 and of female Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations is White.

Gender Composition

14.1M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 87,546

4.18M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 49,461

77.1% of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Other

69.1% of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 15.8% of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations.

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Age by Gender

42.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.0938

43

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.168

The median age of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations is 42.4, and Male employees are generally 0.757 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations is Business but a relatively high number of Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations hold a major in Transportation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Engineering

  3. Social Sciences

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Transportation

  2. Mechanical Technologies

  3. Theology

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Operation and Control.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations are expected to see a growth of -4.35% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.

Job Growth

-4.35%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations. This profession is expected to grow lower than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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