Sawmills & wood preservation

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The top three occupations in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group are miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, and sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood. On average, full-time employees in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group work 45.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $62,458. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $26,758.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group are Douglas County PUMA, OR, Lewis, Klickitat & Skamania Counties PUMA, WA, and Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA.

The workforce of Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group in 2024 was 118,183 people, with 12.8% woman, and 87.2% men.

In 2024, 74.2% of the workforce in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group was White (87,685 people), of which 14% were women and 86% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group.

The workforce in Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group was 118,183 people and is concentrated in Oregon (9,560 workers). The average annual salary was $60,080, being $9,797 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

2.4%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.1k people employed in the Sawmills and Wood Preservation industry. This represents a 2.4% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Sawmills and Wood Preservation over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Oregon (9.56k), Washington (7.43k), and California (6.38k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group had an average annual wage of $60,080, $9,797 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.367

WAGE GINI

Sawmills & wood preservation has a wage GINI of 0.367, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Sawmills & wood preservation (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 Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group.

Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position with 16,618 workers, but the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand and Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood.

The highest average salary in Sawmills & wood preservation goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (16,618 people), laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (11,453 people), and sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood (9,342 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$61,435

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,388

$50,868

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$10,410

On average, Male workers in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group make 1.21 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Sawmills & wood preservation 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 Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group.

The Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Pennsylvania and Missouri stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Sawmills & wood preservation is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Sawmills & wood preservation 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.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Sawmills & wood preservation is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Sawmills & wood preservation 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.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Sawmills & wood preservation is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Sawmills & wood preservation industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Sawmills & wood preservation Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 12.8% corresponds to women and 87.2% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $61,435 and $50,868.

78.1% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

Gender and Age

15,146

Women

12.8%

103,037

Men

87.2%

The workforce of Sawmills & wood preservation industry in 2024 was 118,183 people, with 12.8% woman, and 87.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Sawmills & wood preservation industry.

Races

In 2024, 74.2% of the workforce in the Sawmills & wood preservation industry was White (87,685 people), of which 14% were women and 86% 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 Sawmills & wood preservation workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (53,493 people), some college (22,708 people), and secondary education (16,095 people).

The chart shows the Sawmills & wood preservation workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Sawmills and Wood Preservation industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −1.55% in the next ten years. The Sawmills and Wood Preservation industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −1.55%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (19.5%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (19.5%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Sawmills and Wood Preservation.

−1.55%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

−1.55%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Sawmills and Wood Preservation. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −1.55%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Sawmills and Wood Preservation.

19.5%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Sawmills and Wood Preservation industry.

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