Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

406k

2020

Average Employee Age

44.7

2020

Estimated Job Growth

3.19%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$87,389

2020

Average Male Salary

$91,620

2020

Average Female Salary

$73,201

2020

About

The top three occupations in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group are miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, other managers, and chemical engineers. On average, full-time employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group work 44.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $88,762. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22.4 hours and earn an average annual salary of $41,526.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group are Brazoria County (Southwest)Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX, Bay & Midland Counties PUMA, MI, and Kingsport City PUMA, TN.

The workforce of Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group in 2020 was 406,452 people, with 23% woman, and 77% men.

In 2020, 78.6% of the workforce in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group was White (319,386 people), of which 21.7% were women and 78.3% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

The workforce in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group was 406,452 people and is concentrated in Texas (67,065 workers). The average annual salary was $87,389, being $31,435 more than the national average salary, which was $55,954.

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 2020 were Texas (67.1k), Louisiana (27.3k), and Ohio (22.8k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2020, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group had an average annual wage of $87,389, $31,435 more than the average national salary of $55,954.

The graph shows the position of Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.365

WAGE GINI

Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals has a wage GINI of 0.365, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals (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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position with 36,237 workers, but the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Chemical engineers.

The highest average salary in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group according to occupations. In 2020, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (36,237 people), other managers (23,822 people), and chemical engineers (23,547 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$91,620

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$3,281

$73,201

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$4,723

On average, Male workers in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group make 1.25 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals 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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

The Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group 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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group 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

The closest comparable data for Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group 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

The closest comparable data for Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
3,314
Texas
2,238
Illinois
1,370

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 23% corresponds to women and 77% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $91,620 and $73,201.

72.7% of workers have a bachelors degree, high school or equivalent or some college.

Gender and Age

93,356

Women

23%

313,096

Men

77%

The workforce of Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals industry in 2020 was 406,452 people, with 23% woman, and 77% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals industry.

Races

In 2020, 78.6% of the workforce in the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals industry was White (319,386 people), of which 21.7% were women and 78.3% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals workers in 2020 were bachelors degree (109,012 people), high school or equivalent (99,728 people), and some college (86,846 people).

The chart shows the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Chemical 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 Chemical manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 3.19%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (19.7%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Chemical manufacturing.

3.19%

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 Chemical manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.