Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators

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2021 Workforce

19.3k

Average Age

41.1

Average Salary

$49,913

Average Male Salary

$52,114

Average Female Salary

$26,770

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 $49,913 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are Cass, Morgan, Scott, Greene, Macoupin, Jersey & Calhoun Counties PUMA, IL, Salina City PUMA, KS, and Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are Cass, Morgan, Scott, Greene, Macoupin, Jersey & Calhoun Counties PUMA, IL, Salina City PUMA, KS, and Kosciusko & Marshall Counties PUMA, IN.

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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 2021 was 19,343 people, of which 8.69% were women and 91.3% were men. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are paid most in Cass, Morgan, Scott, Greene, Macoupin, Jersey & Calhoun Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Cass, Morgan, Scott, Greene, Macoupin, Jersey & Calhoun Counties PUMA, IL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

17,663

Male Workforce

± 3.26k

1,680

Female Workforce

± 1.01k

The Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce in 2021 was 19,343 people (8.69% women and 91.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 44.5% between 2014 (13,385) and 2021 (19,343).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($81,660), Missouri ($80,722), and Michigan ($76,106).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$49,913

AVERAGE WAGE

#288 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators earned an average of $49,913, $9,683 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.359

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.359, 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 Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($93,873).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

19.3k

2021 Workforce

± 3,414

1.85%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 24.6%

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 85.1%, followed by Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers with 7.46% and Warehousing & storage with 7.44%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the US. The workforce of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2021 was 19,343 people, with 8.69% woman, and 91.3% men. The average age of male Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is 40.8, 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 2021 was 19,343 people, with 8.69% woman, and 91.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (2,433 people), 25 to 29 years (2,288 people), and 30 to 34 years (2,251 people). Among them they concentrated 37.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 17.9% of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workers were Hispanic and 82.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (95.9%) and Salvadoran (4.1)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.1% of the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce were White, of which 7.5% were women and 92.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.9%) and Two or More Races (4.76%).

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 English but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were English (131 people), Business (131 people), and Engineering (96 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 (11,103 people), Some college (4,167 people), and Secondary Education (1,991 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.