Utilities

Industry Sub-Sector

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    Workforce Population
    1.4M
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    44.1
    2024
    Estimated Job Growth
    4.85%
    10-Year Projection
    Average Salary
    $100,272
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $103,971
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $87,887
    2024

    About

    The top three occupations in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector are electrical powerline installers & repairers, water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector work 43.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $102,687. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.4 hours and earn an average annual salary of $41,875.

    The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector are Palm Beach County (Northeast) PUMA, FL, Oswego County PUMA, NY, and Hamilton County (North)--Soddy-Daisy city PUMA, TN.

    The workforce of Utilities Industry Sub-Sector in 2024 was 1,400,547 people, with 23% woman, and 77% men.

    In 2024, 71.5% of the workforce in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector was White (1,001,303 people), of which 21% were women and 79% men.

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    Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities

    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector.

    The workforce in Utilities Industry Sub-Sector was 1,400,547 people and is concentrated in California (146,654 workers). The average annual salary was $100,272, being $30,394 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    Y-Axis
    1.88%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 526k people employed in the Utilities industry. This represents a 1.88% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (147k), Texas (144k), and Florida (82.5k).

    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Utilities Industry Sub-Sector.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Utilities Industry Sub-Sector had an average annual wage of $100,272, $30,394 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

    The graph shows the position of Utilities Industry Sub-Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.343
    WAGE GINI

    Utilities has a wage GINI of 0.343, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utilities (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 Utilities Industry Sub-Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector.

    Electrical powerline installers & repairers are the most common position with 108,225 workers, but the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector employs a relatively high number of Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators and Other managers.

    The highest average salary in Utilities goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were electrical powerline installers & repairers (108,225 people), water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators (86,890 people), and other managers (85,134 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $103,971
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$1,786
    $87,887
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$3,147

    On average, Male workers in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector make 1.18 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector. 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 Utilities Industry Sub-Sector.

    The Utilities Industry Sub-Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Utilities Industry.

    Texas and California stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Utilities is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

    Utilities has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector 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 Utilities is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Utilities
    2. Professional and business services
    3. Transportation and warehousing

    The Utilities Industry Sub-Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Utilities 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 Utilities is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
    3. Retail trade

    The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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    Establishments

    States with more establishments in 2022
    1. Texas
      2,188
    2. California
      1,449
    3. Florida
      1,068

    The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Utilities industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Utilities Industry Sub-Sector in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 23% corresponds to women and 77% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $103,971 and $87,887.

    73.9% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

    Gender and Age

    322,105
    Women
    23%
    1,078,442
    Men
    77%

    The workforce of Utilities industry in 2024 was 1,400,547 people, with 23% woman, and 77% men.

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

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    Races

    In 2024, 71.5% of the workforce in the Utilities industry was White (1,001,303 people), of which 21% were women and 79% men.

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

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Utilities workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (363,145 people), bachelors degree (349,387 people), and some college (321,816 people).

    The chart shows the Utilities workforce by gender and educational level.

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    Projections

    Growth projections of the Utilities industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 4.85% in the next ten years. The Utilities industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 4.85%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (18.8%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (18.8%).

    Job Growth

    4.85%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    4.85%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Utilities. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 4.85%, the average rate of national job growth.

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    Output Growth

    18.8%
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    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Utilities industry.

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