Tobacco manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

16.3k

2024

Average Employee Age

45.2

2024

Estimated Job Growth

−15.4%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$89,326

2024

Average Male Salary

$95,130

2024

Average Female Salary

$76,921

2024

About

The top three occupations in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group are miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, industrial & refractory machinery mechanics, and sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing. On average, full-time employees in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group work 44.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $89,804. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $75,304.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group are Rockingham & Stokes Counties PUMA, NC, Henrico County (South & East)--Highland Springs, East Highland Park & Glen Allen PUMA, VA, and Pennyrile Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY.

The workforce of Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group in 2024 was 16,266 people, with 31.9% woman, and 68.1% men.

In 2024, 59.9% of the workforce in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group was White (9,749 people), of which 22.4% were women and 77.6% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group was 16,266 people and is concentrated in North Carolina (4,865 workers). The average annual salary was $89,326, being $19,449 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

2.63%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.9k people employed in the Tobacco Manufacturing industry. This represents a 2.63% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were North Carolina (4.87k), Virginia (4.49k), and Kentucky (1.02k).

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

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $89,326, $19,449 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

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

Wage Distribution

0.383

WAGE GINI

Tobacco manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.383, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tobacco 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 Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position with 3,010 workers, but the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics and Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing.

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

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Tobacco manufacturing 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 (3,010 people), industrial & refractory machinery mechanics (1,093 people), and sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (940 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$95,130

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$17,865

$76,921

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$29,971

On average, Male workers in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group make 1.24 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Tobacco 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 Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

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

North Carolina and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Tobacco manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

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

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Tobacco manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Tobacco 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.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Tobacco manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Tobacco manufacturing 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 Tobacco manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Tobacco manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 31.9% corresponds to women and 68.1% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $95,130 and $76,921.

74.8% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

5,184

Women

31.9%

11,082

Men

68.1%

The workforce of Tobacco manufacturing industry in 2024 was 16,266 people, with 31.9% woman, and 68.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Tobacco manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2024, 59.9% of the workforce in the Tobacco manufacturing industry was White (9,749 people), of which 22.4% were women and 77.6% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Other.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Tobacco manufacturing workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (4,632 people), some college (3,806 people), and bachelors degree (3,722 people).

The chart shows the Tobacco manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Tobacco Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −15.4% in the next ten years. The Tobacco Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −15.4%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (−16.3%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (−16.3%).

Job Growth

−15.4%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

−15.4%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Tobacco Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −15.4%, the average rate of national job growth.