Aircraft & parts manufacturing

Industry Group

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    Workforce Population
    859k
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    44.3
    2024
    Estimated Job Growth
    5.38%
    10-Year Projection
    Average Salary
    $107,647
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $111,489
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $94,970
    2024

    About

    The top three occupations in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group are aerospace engineers, other managers, and software developers. On average, full-time employees in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group work 43.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $109,263. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $58,069.

    The workforce of Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group in 2024 was 859,087 people, with 23.3% woman, and 76.7% men.

    In 2024, 66.6% of the workforce in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group was White (572,294 people), of which 21.3% were women and 78.7% men.

    Manufacturing

    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

    The workforce in Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group was 859,087 people and is concentrated in California (148,264 workers). The average annual salary was $107,647, being $37,770 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

    Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.
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    1.98%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (148k), Washington (87.3k), and Texas (73.2k).

    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $107,647, $37,770 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.332
    WAGE GINI

    Aircraft & parts manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.332, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Aircraft & parts manufacturing (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 Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

    Aerospace engineers are the most common position with 124,308 workers, but the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Software developers.

    The highest average salary in Aircraft & parts manufacturing goes to Chief executives & legislators.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were aerospace engineers (124,308 people), other managers (53,784 people), and software developers (45,016 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $111,489
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$2,364
    $94,970
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$3,971

    On average, Male workers in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group make 1.17 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing 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 Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

    The Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

    California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Aircraft & parts manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

    Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group is Manufacturing.

    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.

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    Intermediate Inputs

    The closest comparable data for Aircraft & parts manufacturing is from Manufacturing.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Wholesale trade
    3. Mining

    The Aircraft & parts manufacturing 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.

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    Use of Output by Other Industries

    The closest comparable data for Aircraft & parts manufacturing is from Manufacturing.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Construction
    3. Professional and business services

    The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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    Establishments

    States with more establishments in 2022
    1. California
      664
    2. Florida
      342
    3. Texas
      264

    The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Aircraft & parts manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 23.3% corresponds to women and 76.7% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $111,489 and $94,970.

    69.8% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or high school or equivalent.

    Gender and Age

    199,781
    Women
    23.3%
    659,306
    Men
    76.7%

    The workforce of Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry in 2024 was 859,087 people, with 23.3% woman, and 76.7% men.

    The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry.

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    Races

    In 2024, 66.6% of the workforce in the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry was White (572,294 people), of which 21.3% were women and 78.7% men.

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

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Aircraft & parts manufacturing workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (276,439 people), graduate degree (171,247 people), and high school or equivalent (152,137 people).

    The chart shows the Aircraft & parts manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

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    Projections

    Growth projections of the Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 5.38% in the next ten years. The Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.38%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (22%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (22%).

    Job Growth

    For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing.
    5.38%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    5.38%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 5.38%, the average rate of national job growth.

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    Output Growth

    For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing.
    22%
    Estimate Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing industry.

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