General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters

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Workforce Population

2.08M

2020

Average Employee Age

2020

Average Salary

$28,042

2020

Average Male Salary

$31,705

2020

Average Female Salary

$25,051

2020

About

The top three occupations in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group are stockers and order fillers, cashiers, and firstline supervisors of retail sales workers. On average, full-time employees in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group work 41.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $37,224. Part-time employees in the same industry work 24 hours and earn an average annual salary of $13,025.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group are Benton County PUMA, AR, St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, and Cullman & Winston Counties PUMA, AL.

The workforce of General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in 2020 was 2,082,844 people, with 55.1% woman, and 44.9% men.

In 2020, 66% of the workforce in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group was White (1,374,410 people), of which 55.1% were women and 44.9% men.

Retail Trade

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

The workforce in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group was 2,082,844 people and is concentrated in California (200,131 workers). The average annual salary was $28,042, being $27,912 less than the national average salary, which was $55,954.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

0.946%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 28.9M people employed in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry. This represents a 0.946% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Trade, Transportation, and Utilities over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2020 were California (200k), Texas (198k), and Florida (137k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2020, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group had an average annual wage of $28,042, $27,912 less than the average national salary of $55,954.

The graph shows the position of General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.452

WAGE GINI

General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters has a wage GINI of 0.452, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters (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 General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

Stockers and order fillers are the most common position with 380,347 workers, but the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Cashiers and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers.

The highest average salary in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group according to occupations. In 2020, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were stockers and order fillers (380,347 people), cashiers (377,776 people), and firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (360,269 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$31,705

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,063

$25,051

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$705

On average, Male workers in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group make 1.27 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group. 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 General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group.

The General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters is from Retail Trade.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group is Construction.

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

The closest comparable data for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters is from Retail Trade.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters is from Retail Trade.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Construction Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Diversity

Demographic information on the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 55.1% corresponds to women and 44.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $31,705 and $25,051.

78.6% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

Gender and Age

1,146,668

Women

55.1%

936,176

Men

44.9%

The workforce of General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry in 2020 was 2,082,844 people, with 55.1% woman, and 44.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry.

Races

In 2020, 66% of the workforce in the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry was White (1,374,410 people), of which 55.1% were women and 44.9% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters workers in 2020 were high school or equivalent (846,140 people), some college (585,775 people), and secondary education (205,095 people).

The chart shows the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters workforce by gender and educational level.