Manufacturing

Industry Sector

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Workforce Population

15.5M

2021

Average Employee Age

43.8

2021

Estimated Job Growth

−3.46%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$69,340

2021

Average Male Salary

$74,472

2021

Average Female Salary

$56,807

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Manufacturing Industry Sector are miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, other assemblers and fabricators, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Manufacturing Industry Sector work 44 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $71,958. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $26,675.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Manufacturing Industry Sector are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Whitfield County PUMA, GA, and Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN.

The workforce of Manufacturing Industry Sector in 2021 was 15,518,322 people, with 29.1% woman, and 70.9% men.

In 2021, 71% of the workforce in the Manufacturing Industry Sector was White (11,023,355 people), of which 27.3% were women and 72.7% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Manufacturing Industry Sector.

The workforce in Manufacturing Industry Sector was 15,518,322 people and is concentrated in California (1,642,424 workers). The average annual salary was $69,340, being $9,745 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.98%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Manufacturing over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (1.64M), Texas (1.13M), and Michigan (865k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Manufacturing Industry Sector.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Manufacturing Industry Sector had an average annual wage of $69,340, $9,745 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Manufacturing Industry Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.42

WAGE GINI

Manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.42, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Manufacturing (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Manufacturing Industry Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Manufacturing Industry Sector.

Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position with 912,217 workers, but the Manufacturing Industry Sector employs a relatively high number of Other assemblers and fabricators and Other managers.

The highest average salary in Manufacturing goes to Physicians.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Manufacturing Industry Sector according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (912,217 people), other assemblers and fabricators (885,370 people), and other managers (731,781 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$74,472

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$535

$56,807

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$677

On average, Male workers in the Manufacturing Industry Sector make 1.31 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Manufacturing Industry Sector.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Manufacturing Industry Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Manufacturing Industry Sector.

The Manufacturing Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Manufacturing Industry Sector.

Industrial Flow

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Manufacturing Industry Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Manufacturing Industry Sector is Manufacturing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Manufacturing Industry Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Manufacturing Industry Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
323,120
Texas
170,824
New York
129,054

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Median Earnings

States with the highest median earnings in 2021

The charts shows the median earnings of the Manufacturing industry by state and the annual evolution of the median earnings of the industry compared to the national level.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Manufacturing Industry Sector in the US.

Of the total workforce, 29.1% corresponds to women and 70.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $74,472 and $56,807.

72% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

4,508,434

Women

29.1%

11,009,888

Men

70.9%

The workforce of Manufacturing industry in 2021 was 15,518,322 people, with 29.1% woman, and 70.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2021, 71% of the workforce in the Manufacturing industry was White (11,023,355 people), of which 27.3% were women and 72.7% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Asian.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Manufacturing workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (4,922,752 people), some college (3,147,598 people), and bachelors degree (3,109,257 people).

The chart shows the Manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −3.46%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (16.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

−3.46%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.