Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators

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2020 Workforce

19k

Average Age

41.2

Average Salary

$46,610

Average Male Salary

$48,778

Average Female Salary

$26,072

About

Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators was $46,610 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are Lafayette Parish (South) PUMA, LA, Marion, Knox & Morrow Counties PUMA, OH, and Sioux City PUMA, IA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are Lafayette Parish (South) PUMA, LA, Marion, Knox & Morrow Counties PUMA, OH, and Sioux City PUMA, IA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce in 2020 was 18,992 people, of which 9.55% were women and 90.4% were men. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are paid most in Sioux City PUMA, IA but are relatively concentrated in Lafayette Parish (South) PUMA, LA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

17,178

Male Workforce

± 3.22k

1,814

Female Workforce

± 1.05k

The Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce in 2020 was 18,992 people (9.55% women and 90.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 41.9% between 2014 (13,385) and 2020 (18,992).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($78,379), Missouri ($74,209), and Washington ($72,411).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,610

AVERAGE WAGE

#294 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators earned an average of $46,610, $9,344 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.356

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.356, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, by average wage, is Metal ore mining ($73,314).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

19k

2020 Workforce

± 3,383

−5.98%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 26.4%

This graphic shows the share of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators at 82.2%, followed by Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers with 9.42% and Warehousing & storage with 8.33%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the US. The workforce of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2020 was 18,992 people, with 9.55% woman, and 90.4% men. The average age of male Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the workforce is 41 and of female Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is 42.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2020 was 18,992 people, with 9.55% woman, and 90.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (2,348 people), 50 to 54 years (2,196 people), and 45 to 49 years (2,195 people). Among them they concentrated 36.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 18% of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workers were Hispanic and 82% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (88.7%), Puerto Rican (6.81)%, and Salvadoran (4.45)%

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Races

In 2020, 76.4% of the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce were White, of which 8.17% were women and 91.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15.7%) and Other (3.33%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Legal.

Among the necessary skills for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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 Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (237 people), English (88 people), and Engineering (84 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workers were High School or Equivalent (11,101 people), Some college (3,912 people), and Secondary Education (2,147 people).

The graphic shows the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Repairing.