Business, technical & trade schools and training

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The top three occupations in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group are postsecondary teachers, education administrators, and aircraft pilots & flight engineers. On average, full-time employees in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group work 42.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $74,081. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $24,857.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group are Duval County (Southwest Central)--Jacksonville City (Southwest) PUMA, FL, North Central Oklahoma Counties--Stillwater, Guthrie & Cushing Cities PUMA, OK, and Oklahoma County (Southeast)--East Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK.

The workforce of Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group in 2024 was 109,140 people, with 52.3% woman, and 47.7% men.

In 2024, 70.4% of the workforce in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group was White (76,787 people), of which 49.6% were women and 50.4% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group.

The workforce in Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group was 109,140 people and is concentrated in California (11,947 workers). The average annual salary was $62,193, being $7,684 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Education and Health Services industry sector.

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4.16%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 25.2M people employed in the Education and Health Services industry. This represents a 4.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Education and Health Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (11.9k), Florida (8.96k), and Texas (8.19k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group had an average annual wage of $62,193, $7,684 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.434

WAGE GINI

Business, technical & trade schools and training has a wage GINI of 0.434, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Business, technical & trade schools and training (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 Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group.

Postsecondary teachers are the most common position with 24,137 workers, but the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Education administrators and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers.

The highest average salary in Business, technical & trade schools and training goes to Information security analysts.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were postsecondary teachers (24,137 people), education administrators (9,817 people), and aircraft pilots & flight engineers (7,246 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$70,396

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$7,596

$54,711

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$5,514

On average, Male workers in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group make 1.29 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Business, technical & trade schools and training 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 Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group.

The Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Business, technical & trade schools and training is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group is Educational services, health care, and social assistance.

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 Business, technical & trade schools and training is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Business, technical & trade schools and training is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
34,289
Texas
17,444
New York
17,432

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Business, technical & trade schools and training industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Business, technical & trade schools and training Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 52.3% corresponds to women and 47.7% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $70,396 and $54,711.

71.5% of workers have a bachelors degree, some college or graduate degree.

Gender and Age

57,079

Women

52.3%

52,061

Men

47.7%

The workforce of Business, technical & trade schools and training industry in 2024 was 109,140 people, with 52.3% woman, and 47.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Business, technical & trade schools and training industry.

Races

In 2024, 70.4% of the workforce in the Business, technical & trade schools and training industry was White (76,787 people), of which 49.6% were women and 50.4% 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 Business, technical & trade schools and training workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (33,848 people), some college (24,394 people), and graduate degree (19,825 people).

The chart shows the Business, technical & trade schools and training workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Educational Services and Educational Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 0.0809% in the next ten years. The Educational Services and Educational Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 0.0809%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (4.65%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (4.65%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Educational Services and Educational Services.

0.0809%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

0.0809%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Educational Services and Educational Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 0.0809%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Educational Services and Educational Services.

4.65%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Educational Services and Educational Services industry.

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