Cleaners of vehicles & equipment

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

353k

Average Age

35.6

Estimated Job Growth

3.6%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$24,174

Average Male Salary

$24,806

Average Female Salary

$21,201

About

Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are most often employed by the Car washes industry. The average yearly wage for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment was $24,174 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are Tulare & Porterville Cities PUMA, CA, Layton, Clearfield, Kaysville, Syracuse & Clinton Cities PUMA, UT, and Hawthorne City PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are Tulare & Porterville Cities PUMA, CA, Hawthorne City PUMA, CA, and Flint City Area PUMA, MI.

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Employment and salary information for the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce in 2020 was 352,837 people, of which 17.5% were women and 82.5% were men. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are paid most in Sacramento City (Southwest/Pocket, Meadowview & North Laguna) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Tulare & Porterville Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

291,003

Male Workforce

± 13.2k

61,834

Female Workforce

± 6.1k

The Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce in 2020 was 352,837 people (17.5% women and 82.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.9% between 2014 (333,167) and 2020 (352,837).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($29,672), New York ($28,579), and New Hampshire ($27,972).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$24,174

AVERAGE WAGE

#493 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment earned an average of $24,174, $31,780 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.403

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.403, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Cleaners of vehicles & equipment and on wages for those in the field. Car washes is the industry that employs the most Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, by average wage, is Fishing, hunting & trapping ($68,951).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

353k

2020 Workforce

± 14,566

−1.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.89%

This graphic shows the share of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment employed by various industries. Car washes employs the largest share of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment at 53%, followed by Car Dealers with 39.1% and Automotive equipment rental & leasing with 7.93%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in the US. The workforce of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2020 was 352,837 people, with 17.5% woman, and 82.5% men. The average age of male Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in the workforce is 35 and of female Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is 38.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2020 was 352,837 people, with 17.5% woman, and 82.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (68,701 people), 16 to 19 years (46,530 people), and 25 to 29 years (44,920 people). Among them they concentrated 45.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 33.4% of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workers were Hispanic and 66.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (83.8%), Puerto Rican (8.82)%, and Salvadoran (7.34)%

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Races

In 2020, 61.8% of the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce were White, of which 17% were women and 83% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.9%) and Other (10.7%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cleaners of vehicles & equipment need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

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 Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,349 people), Education (1,582 people), and Engineering (1,244 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workers were High School or Equivalent (149,246 people), Secondary Education (71,925 people), and Some college (71,823 people).

The graphic shows the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment are expected to see a growth of 3.6% 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 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment.

3.6%

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 Cleaners of vehicles & equipment. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.