U. S. Army

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

399k

2021

Average Employee Age

30.1

2021

Average Salary

$53,418

2021

Average Male Salary

$54,151

2021

Average Female Salary

$48,973

2021

About

The top three occupations in the U. S. Army Industry Group are military, rank not specified, military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, and firstline enlisted military supervisors. On average, full-time employees in the U. S. Army Industry Group work 51.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $54,851. Part-time employees in the same industry work 18 hours and earn an average annual salary of $27,551.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the U. S. Army Industry Group are Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC, Lakewood City & Joint Base Lewis-McChord PUMA, WA, and Pennyrile Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY.

The workforce of U. S. Army Industry Group in 2021 was 399,453 people, with 14.2% woman, and 85.8% men.

In 2021, 65.1% of the workforce in the U. S. Army Industry Group was White (259,953 people), of which 10.8% were women and 89.2% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the U. S. Army Industry Group.

The workforce in U. S. Army Industry Group was 399,453 people and is concentrated in Texas (54,299 workers). The average annual salary was $53,418, being $6,178 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Government industry sector.

Start Year

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Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 23.1M people employed in the Government industry. This represents a 2% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Government over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were Texas (54.3k), North Carolina (40.8k), and Georgia (33.3k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for U. S. Army Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, U. S. Army Industry Group had an average annual wage of $53,418, $6,178 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of U. S. Army Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.354

WAGE GINI

U. S. Army has a wage GINI of 0.354, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in U. S. Army (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 U. S. Army Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the U. S. Army Industry Group.

Military, rank not specified are the most common position with 84,630 workers, but the U. S. Army Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members and Firstline enlisted military supervisors.

The highest average salary in U. S. Army goes to Surgeons.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the U. S. Army Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were military, rank not specified (84,630 people), military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members (74,859 people), and firstline enlisted military supervisors (27,633 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$54,151

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,639

$48,973

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,706

On average, Male workers in the U. S. Army Industry Group make 1.11 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the U. S. Army Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the U. S. Army 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 U. S. Army Industry Group.

The U. S. Army Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for U. S. Army is from Active Duty Military.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the U. S. Army Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the U. S. Army Industry Group is Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing.

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 U. S. Army is from Active Duty Military.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The U. S. Army 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 U. S. Army is from Active Duty Military.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the U. S. Army Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the U. S. Army Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Diversity

Demographic information on the U. S. Army Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 14.2% corresponds to women and 85.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $54,151 and $48,973.

78.6% of workers have a some college, high school or equivalent or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

56,561

Women

14.2%

342,892

Men

85.8%

The workforce of U. S. Army industry in 2021 was 399,453 people, with 14.2% woman, and 85.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in U. S. Army industry.

Races

In 2021, 65.1% of the workforce in the U. S. Army industry was White (259,953 people), of which 10.8% were women and 89.2% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the U. S. Army workers in 2021 were some college (132,293 people), high school or equivalent (105,270 people), and bachelors degree (76,354 people).

The chart shows the U. S. Army workforce by gender and educational level.