Other professional, scientific & technical services

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The top three occupations in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group are photographers, other managers, and interpreters and translators. On average, full-time employees in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group work 43.6 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $102,320. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.2 hours and earn an average annual salary of $32,116.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group are Chicago City (Central)--Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL, Chicago City (North)--Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL, and Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Central)--Atlanta City (North) PUMA, GA.

The workforce of Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group in 2024 was 399,022 people, with 53% woman, and 47% men.

In 2024, 68.3% of the workforce in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group was White (272,586 people), of which 52.7% were women and 47.3% men.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group.

The workforce in Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group was 399,022 people and is concentrated in California (46,347 workers). The average annual salary was $86,505, being $16,628 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Professional and Business Services industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 22.8M people employed in the Professional and Business Services industry. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (46.3k), Texas (32.1k), and Florida (30.8k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $86,505, $16,628 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.49

WAGE GINI

Other professional, scientific & technical services has a wage GINI of 0.49, which is more than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Other professional, scientific & technical services (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 Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group.

Photographers are the most common position with 63,411 workers, but the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Interpreters and translators.

The highest average salary in Other professional, scientific & technical services goes to Compensation & benefits managers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were photographers (63,411 people), other managers (40,296 people), and interpreters and translators (31,668 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$103,764

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$6,469

$71,205

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$4,330

On average, Male workers in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group make 1.46 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Other professional, scientific & technical services 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 Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group.

The Other professional, scientific & technical services 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 Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Other professional, scientific & technical services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Other professional, scientific & technical services 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 Other professional, scientific & technical services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

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

The Other professional, scientific & technical services 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 Other professional, scientific & technical services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
9,579
Florida
7,200
Texas
5,555

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Other professional, scientific & technical services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Other professional, scientific & technical services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 53% corresponds to women and 47% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $103,764 and $71,205.

80.2% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or some college.

Gender and Age

211,513

Women

53%

187,509

Men

47%

The workforce of Other professional, scientific & technical services industry in 2024 was 399,022 people, with 53% woman, and 47% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Other professional, scientific & technical services industry.

Races

In 2024, 68.3% of the workforce in the Other professional, scientific & technical services industry was White (272,586 people), of which 52.7% were women and 47.3% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Other professional, scientific & technical services workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (174,905 people), graduate degree (80,158 people), and some college (65,140 people).

The chart shows the Other professional, scientific & technical services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 5.2% in the next ten years. The Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.2%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (26.7%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (26.7%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

5.2%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

5.2%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 5.2%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

26.7%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry.

Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

Industry Sector

Other professional, scientific & technical services

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