Cleaners of vehicles & equipment

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2024 Workforce

359k

Average Age

36.2

Estimated Job Growth

3.93%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$29,292

Average Male Salary

$30,328

Average Female Salary

$25,211

About

Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are most often employed by the Car washes industry. The average yearly wage for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment was $29,292 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North) PUMA, LA, Jasper & Newton Counties PUMA, MO, and Outagamie County PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North) PUMA, LA, Union (East) & Anson Counties--Monroe City PUMA, NC, and Houston City (North) & Aldine--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce in 2024 was 358,600 people, of which 20.3% were women and 79.7% were men. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are paid most in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North) PUMA, LA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

285,975

Male Workforce

± 13.1k

72,625

Female Workforce

± 6.61k

The Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce in 2024 was 358,600 people (20.3% women and 79.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.88% between 2014 (335,510) and 2024 (358,600).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($36,342), Nevada ($35,191), and Maine ($34,790).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$29,292

AVERAGE WAGE

#441 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment earned an average of $29,292, $40,586 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.417, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Cleaners of vehicles & equipment and on wages for those in the field. Car washes is the industry that employs the most Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, by average wage, is Other general government & support ($85,353).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

359k

2024 Workforce

± 14,685

−0.987%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.83%

This graphic shows the share of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment employed by various industries. Car washes employs the largest share of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment at 51.5%, followed by Car Dealers with 32.8% and Automotive repair & maintenance with 8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in the US. The workforce of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2024 was 358,600 people, with 20.3% woman, and 79.7% men. The average age of male Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in the workforce is 35.5 and of female Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2024 was 358,600 people, with 20.3% woman, and 79.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (64,814 people), 16 to 19 years (51,673 people), and 25 to 29 years (41,548 people). Among them they concentrated 44.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 34% of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workers were Hispanic and 66% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.3%), Puerto Rican (7.64)%, and Salvadoran (6.64)%

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Races

In 2024, 47.3% of the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce were White, of which 19.8% were women and 80.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (17.3%) and Black (16.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cleaners of vehicles & equipment need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,074 people), Engineering (2,166 people), and Social Sciences (1,594 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workers were High School or Equivalent (154,746 people), Some college (68,063 people), and Secondary Education (66,882 people).

The graphic shows the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment are expected to see a growth of 3.93% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment.

3.93%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.