Shoe & leather workers

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2020 Workforce

9.59k

Average Age

45.6

Average Salary

$32,363

Average Male Salary

$34,682

Average Female Salary

$27,487

About

Shoe & leather workers are most often employed by the Footwear manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Shoe & leather workers was $32,363 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Shoe & leather workers by wage are Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood, Fence erectors, and Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members.

Shoe & leather 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 Shoe & leather workers are Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR, Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Piscataquis Counties PUMA, ME, and Portland City (East) PUMA, OR. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Shoe & leather workers are Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR, Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Piscataquis Counties PUMA, ME, and St. Francis, Poinsett, Phillips, Cross, Lee & Monroe Counties PUMA, AR.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Shoe & leather workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Footwear manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Shoe & leather workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Shoe & leather workers, by average wage, is Shoe stores. Shoe & leather workers are paid most in West Central Texas COG (Outside Taylor County) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR.

Yearly Wage

$32,363

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,693

In 2020, Shoe & leather workers earned an average of $32,363, $23,591 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood make somewhat more than Shoe & leather workers while Fence erectors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Shoe & leather workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.314

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Shoe & leather workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.314, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Shoe & leather 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 Shoe & leather workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Shoe & leather workers

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

Most Common

The most common industries employing Shoe & leather workers, by number of employees, are Footwear manufacturing, Personal & household goods repair & maintenance, Leather tanning & finishing, & other allied products manufacturing , Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores , Sporting goods, and hobby & toy stores , and Shoe stores.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Shoe & leather workers, by average wage, are Shoe stores, Personal & household goods repair & maintenance, and Footwear manufacturing.

Industries by Share

9.59k

2020 Workforce

± 2,404

−1.08%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 35.7%

The number of people employed as Shoe & leather workers has been declining at a rate of −1.08%, from 9,693 people in 2019 to 9,588 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Shoe & leather workers employed by various industries. Footwear manufacturing employs the largest share of Shoe & leather workers at 49.1%, followed by Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 22.5% and Leather tanning & finishing, & other allied products manufacturing with 12.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Shoe & leather workers in the US. The average age of male Shoe & leather workers in the workforce is 47 and of female Shoe & leather workers is 42.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Shoe & leather workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 1,979

3.09k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,365

67.8% of Shoe & leather workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Shoe & leather workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Shoe & leather workers

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

48.6% of Shoe & leather workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 21% of Shoe & leather workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Shoe & leather workers.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 4.45

42.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.35

The median age of Shoe & leather workers is 45.6, and Male employees are generally 4.31 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Shoe & leather workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Shoe & leather workers is Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Shoe & leather workers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

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 Shoe & leather workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Shoe & leather workers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Monitoring, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Shoe & leather workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Quality Control Analysis, and Operation and Control.