Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers

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Total Workforce

892k

Average Age

45.1

Average Salary

$63,715

Average Male Salary

$67,081

Average Female Salary

$51,276

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Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers was $63,715 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers by wage are Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers, and Radiologic technologists and technicians.

Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Sebastian & Crawford Counties PUMA, AR, and Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, North Central Region PUMA, MS, and Clay, Sullivan, Parke, Fountain, Vermillion & Warren Counties PUMA, IN.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation. Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are paid most in North of FM-1960, West of I-45 & East of TX-249 PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$63,715

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,199

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers earned an average of $63,715, $9,826 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers while Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.313

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.313, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, by number of employees, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Animal slaughtering & processing.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, by average wage, are Support activities for mining, Not specified utilities, Scientific research & development services, Pipeline transportation, Petroleum refining, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

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Industries by Share

892k

2018 Workforce

± 23,124

-2.26%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.73%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers has been declining at a rate of -2.26%, from 913,097 people in 2017 to 892,465 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers at 8.15%, followed by Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 3.92% and Animal slaughtering & processing with 3.33%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers in the workforce is 45.1 and of female Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers is 45.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

702k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 20,528

190k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 10,697

78.7% of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

66.4% of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11% of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

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Age by Gender

45.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.351

45.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.684

The median age of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers is 45.1, and Male employees are generally 0.00442 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers is Business but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, and Time Management. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.