Miscellaneous media & communication workers

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2017 Workforce

90.2k

Average Age

41.4

Average Salary

$39,037

Average Male Salary

$46,400

Average Female Salary

$35,473

About

Miscellaneous media & communication workers are most often employed by the Other professional, scientific & technical services industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous media & communication workers was $39,037 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous media & communication workers are Monterey County (North Central)--Seaside, Monterey, Marina & Pacific Grove Cities PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County (Central)--Glendale City PUMA, CA, and Monterey (South & East) & San Benito Counties PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous media & communication workers are Monterey County (North Central)--Seaside, Monterey, Marina & Pacific Grove Cities PUMA, CA, Monterey (South & East) & San Benito Counties PUMA, CA, and East Central Montgomery County--Wheaton, Aspen Hill & Glenmont PUMA, MD.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous media & communication workers workforce. Miscellaneous media & communication workers workforce in 2017 was 90,243 people, of which 67.4% were women and 32.6% were men.

Miscellaneous media & communication workers are paid most in Loudoun County (West & South)--Leesburg Town PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Monterey County (North Central)--Seaside, Monterey, Marina & Pacific Grove Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

29,434

Male Workforce

± 4.21k

60,809

Female Workforce

± 6.05k

The Miscellaneous media & communication workers workforce in 2017 was 90,243 people (67.4% women and 32.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 12.2% between 2014 (80,414) and 2017 (90,243).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous media & communication workers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($83,420), Alaska ($55,598), and Connecticut ($54,938).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,037

AVERAGE WAGE

#310 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Miscellaneous media & communication workers earned an average of $39,037, $30,840 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.435

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Miscellaneous media & communication workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.435, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous media & communication workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous media & communication workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous media & communication workers and on wages for those in the field. Other professional, scientific & technical services is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous media & communication workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous media & communication workers, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($234,505).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

90.2k

2017 Workforce

± 7,373

5.46%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.1%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous media & communication workers employed by various industries. Other professional, scientific & technical services employs the largest share of Miscellaneous media & communication workers at 52%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 27.6% and Hospitals with 11.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous media & communication workers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous media & communication workers in 2017 was 90,243 people, with 67.4% woman, and 32.6% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous media & communication workers in the workforce is 40 and of female Miscellaneous media & communication workers is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous media & communication workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous media & communication workers in 2017 was 90,243 people, with 67.4% woman, and 32.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (11,406 people), 25 to 29 years (11,197 people), and 20 to 24 years (10,332 people). Among them they concentrated 36.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 34.1% of Miscellaneous media & communication workers workers were Hispanic and 65.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (48.8%), Puerto Rican (12.8)%, and Colombian (5.32)%

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Races

In 2017, 70.8% of the Miscellaneous media & communication workers workforce were White, of which 68.4% were women and 31.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (10.4%) and Other (7.85%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous media & communication workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous media & communication workers is Language & Linguistics but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Language & Linguistics.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous media & communication workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous media & communication workers need more than the average amount of Writing.

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 Miscellaneous media & communication workers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Language & Linguistics (5,713 people), Business (5,174 people), and Communications (3,916 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous media & communication workers workers were Bachelors Degree (27,300 people), Some college (21,379 people), and Graduate Degree (14,294 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous media & communication workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous media & communication workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous media & communication workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension.