Animal food, grain & oilseed milling

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Workforce Population
163k
2024
Average Employee Age
42.4
2024
Estimated Job Growth
5.23%
10-Year Projection
Average Salary
$76,120
2024
Average Male Salary
$77,716
2024
Average Female Salary
$72,324
2024

About

The top three occupations in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group are food processing workers, all other, miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, and laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand. On average, full-time employees in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group work 45.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $78,722. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $27,889.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group are Macon & Christian Counties--Decatur City PUMA, IL, Flint Hills Region--Emporia City PUMA, KS, and Clinton, Muscatine, Jones & Cedar Counties PUMA, IA.

The workforce of Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group in 2024 was 163,407 people, with 29.6% woman, and 70.4% men.

In 2024, 68.1% of the workforce in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group was White (111,273 people), of which 28.1% were women and 71.9% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

The workforce in Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group was 163,407 people and is concentrated in Illinois (12,056 workers). The average annual salary was $76,120, being $6,243 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

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Y-Axis
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.

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Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Illinois (12.1k), Minnesota (10.9k), and Iowa (10.9k).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group had an average annual wage of $76,120, $6,243 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

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Wage Distribution

0.385
WAGE GINI

Animal food, grain & oilseed milling has a wage GINI of 0.385, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Animal food, grain & oilseed milling (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

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Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

Food processing workers, all other are the most common position with 11,800 workers, but the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand.

The highest average salary in Animal food, grain & oilseed milling goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were food processing workers, all other (11,800 people), miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (11,514 people), and laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (10,872 people)

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Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$77,716
AVERAGE MALE SALARY
±$4,932
$72,324
AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
±$8,290

On average, Male workers in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group make 1.07 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

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Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling 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 Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

The Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Animal food, grain & oilseed milling is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling 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 Animal food, grain & oilseed milling is from Manufacturing.
HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
  1. Manufacturing
  2. Wholesale trade
  3. Mining

The Animal food, grain & oilseed milling 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 Animal food, grain & oilseed milling 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 Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling 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
    4,065
  2. Texas
    2,239
  3. New York
    2,064

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 29.6% corresponds to women and 70.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $77,716 and $72,324.

74.1% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

48,366
Women
29.6%
115,041
Men
70.4%

The workforce of Animal food, grain & oilseed milling industry in 2024 was 163,407 people, with 29.6% woman, and 70.4% men.

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Races

In 2024, 68.1% of the workforce in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling industry was White (111,273 people), of which 28.1% were women and 71.9% men.

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

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Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (54,945 people), bachelors degree (34,647 people), and some college (31,484 people).

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Projections

Growth projections of the Food Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 5.23% in the next ten years. The Food Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.23%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (20.2%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (20.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Food Manufacturing.
5.23%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
5.23%
National Growth
10-year Projection

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Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Food Manufacturing.
20.2%
Estimate Growth
10-year Projection

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