Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers

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2019 Workforce

608k

Average Age

45.4

Estimated Job Growth

4.82%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$68,317

Average Male Salary

$69,056

Average Female Salary

$45,921

About

Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers was $68,317 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers by wage are Millwrights, Human resources workers, and Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys.

Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers are Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA, Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, and Minot City PUMA, ND. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers are Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA, Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY, and Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA.

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Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Construction & Extraction Occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations. Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers are paid most in Bluegrass Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY but are relatively concentrated in Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$68,317

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,505

In 2019, Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers earned an average of $68,317, $12,793 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Millwrights make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers while Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.341

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.341, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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 construction trades & extraction workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, by number of employees, are Construction, Support activities for mining, Oil & gas extraction, Coal mining, Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Rail transportation, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Metal ore mining.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, by average wage, are Electric & gas, and other combinations, Oil & gas extraction, and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.

Industries by Share

608k

2019 Workforce

± 19,099

−20.4%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.29%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers has been declining at a rate of −20.4%, from 762,957 people in 2018 to 607,582 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers at 84.2%, followed by Support activities for mining with 5.12% and Oil & gas extraction with 1.28%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers in the workforce is 45.5 and of female Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers is 42.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

588k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 18,793

19.4k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,420

96.8% of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

66.8% of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.3% of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers.

Age by Sex

45.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.389

42.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.26

The median age of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers is 45.4, and Male employees are generally 3.04 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers is Business but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers hold a major in Construction.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers need many skills, but most especially Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers are expected to see a growth of 4.82% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers.

4.82%

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 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.