Chief executives & legislators

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2020 Workforce

1.3M

Average Age

51.6

Estimated Job Growth

−7.46%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$184,348

Average Male Salary

$198,171

Average Female Salary

$145,881

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Chief executives & legislators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Chief executives & legislators was $184,348 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Chief executives & legislators are Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo & Laguna Hills Cities PUMA, CA, Upper East Side PUMA, NY, and Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Chief executives & legislators are Rancho Santa Margarita City (East) & Ladera Ranch PUMA, CA, Walnut Creek (West), Lafayette, Orinda Cities & Moraga Town PUMA, CA, and Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood Boroughs PUMA, NJ.

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Employment and salary information for the Chief executives & legislators workforce. Chief executives & legislators workforce in 2020 was 1,296,258 people, of which 26.4% were women and 73.6% were men. Chief executives & legislators are paid most in Queens Village, Cambria Heights & Rosedale PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Rancho Santa Margarita City (East) & Ladera Ranch PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

953,589

Male Workforce

± 23.9k

342,669

Female Workforce

± 14.4k

The Chief executives & legislators workforce in 2020 was 1,296,258 people (26.4% women and 73.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 21.2% between 2014 (1,069,755) and 2020 (1,296,258).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Chief executives & legislators.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($259,368), New Jersey ($213,062), and Massachusetts ($212,338).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$184,348

AVERAGE WAGE

#3 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Chief executives & legislators earned an average of $184,348, $128,394 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Chief executives & legislators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.402

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Chief executives & legislators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.402, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Chief executives & legislators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Chief executives & legislators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Chief executives & legislators and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Chief executives & legislators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Chief executives & legislators, by average wage, is Tobacco manufacturing ($511,641).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.3M

2020 Workforce

± 27,830

4.94%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.93%

This graphic shows the share of Chief executives & legislators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Chief executives & legislators at 46.3%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 32.6% and Banking & related activities with 21.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Chief executives & legislators in the US. The workforce of Chief executives & legislators in 2020 was 1,296,258 people, with 26.4% woman, and 73.6% men. The average age of male Chief executives & legislators in the workforce is 52.1 and of female Chief executives & legislators is 50.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Chief executives & legislators is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Chief executives & legislators in 2020 was 1,296,258 people, with 26.4% woman, and 73.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (213,376 people), 50 to 54 years (209,144 people), and 45 to 49 years (188,180 people). Among them they concentrated 47.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 6.21% of Chief executives & legislators workers were Hispanic and 93.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.2%), Cuban (18.8)%, and Puerto Rican (16)%

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Races

In 2020, 85.9% of the Chief executives & legislators workforce were White, of which 25.6% were women and 74.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (6.14%) and Black (3.52%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Chief executives & legislators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Chief executives & legislators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Chief executives & legislators, Judgment and Decision Making stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chief executives & legislators need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

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 Chief executives & legislators in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (338,239 people), Engineering (104,800 people), and Social Sciences (96,597 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Chief executives & legislators workers were Bachelors Degree (525,405 people), Graduate Degree (397,716 people), and Some college (182,683 people).

The graphic shows the Chief executives & legislators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Chief executives & legislators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chief executives & legislators need many skills, but most especially Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Chief Executives and Legislators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Chief Executives and Legislators are expected to see a growth of −7.46% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Chief Executives and Legislators.

−7.46%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Chief executives & legislators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.