Car washes

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The top three occupations in the Car washes Industry Group are cleaners of vehicles & equipment, firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers, and customer service representatives. On average, full-time employees in the Car washes Industry Group work 42.9 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $44,172. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $14,049.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Car washes Industry Group are Union (East) & Anson Counties--Monroe City PUMA, NC, Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, and Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX.

The workforce of Car washes Industry Group in 2024 was 167,093 people, with 17.8% woman, and 82.2% men.

In 2024, 51.1% of the workforce in the Car washes Industry Group was White (85,341 people), of which 18.2% were women and 81.8% men.

Other Services, Except Public Administration

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Car washes Industry Group.

The workforce in Car washes Industry Group was 167,093 people and is concentrated in California (24,282 workers). The average annual salary was $33,115, being $36,763 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Other Services industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.81%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.79M people employed in the Other Services industry. This represents a 3.81% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (24.3k), Texas (17.8k), and Florida (13.1k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Car washes Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Car washes Industry Group had an average annual wage of $33,115, $36,763 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Car washes Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.495

WAGE GINI

Car washes has a wage GINI of 0.495, which is more than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Car washes (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 Car washes Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Car washes Industry Group.

Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are the most common position with 97,856 workers, but the Car washes Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers and Customer service representatives.

The highest average salary in Car washes goes to Computer & information systems managers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Car washes Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were cleaners of vehicles & equipment (97,856 people), firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers (24,059 people), and customer service representatives (5,886 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$34,232

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$3,049

$27,965

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$5,084

On average, Male workers in the Car washes Industry Group make 1.22 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Car washes Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Car washes 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 Car washes Industry Group.

The Car washes 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 Car washes Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Car washes is from Other Services, Except Public Administration.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Car washes Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Car washes Industry Group is Professional and business services.

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 Car washes is from Other Services, Except Public Administration.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

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

The Car washes 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 Car washes is from Other Services, Except Public Administration.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Car washes Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Car washes Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
21,908
Texas
15,370
Florida
12,641

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Car washes industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Car washes Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 17.8% corresponds to women and 82.2% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $34,232 and $27,965.

79.3% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

Gender and Age

29,794

Women

17.8%

137,299

Men

82.2%

The workforce of Car washes industry in 2024 was 167,093 people, with 17.8% woman, and 82.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Car washes industry.

Races

In 2024, 51.1% of the workforce in the Car washes industry was White (85,341 people), of which 18.2% were women and 81.8% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Car washes workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (65,423 people), some college (34,476 people), and secondary education (32,663 people).

The chart shows the Car washes workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Automotive Repair and Maintenance industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 1.54% in the next ten years. The Automotive Repair and Maintenance industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 1.54%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (19.7%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (19.7%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Automotive Repair and Maintenance.

1.54%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

1.54%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Automotive Repair and Maintenance. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 1.54%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Automotive Repair and Maintenance.

19.7%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Automotive Repair and Maintenance industry.

Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction)

Industry Group

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