Management occupations

Employment and salary information for the Management occupations workforce. Management occupations workforce in 2022 was 16,408,530 people, of which 42.5% were women and 57.5% were men. Management occupations are paid most in Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Contra Costa County (South)--San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

9,431,650

Male Workforce

± 73k

6,976,880

Female Workforce

± 63.3k

The Management occupations workforce in 2022 was 16,408,530 people (42.5% women and 57.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 25.2% between 2014 (13,103,064) and 2022 (16,408,530).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Management occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($149,037), District of Columbia ($144,548), and New Jersey ($142,681).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$114,252

AVERAGE WAGE

#2 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Management occupations earned an average of $114,252, $49,569 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Management occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2022.

In 2022, Management occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.424, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Management occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Management occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Management occupations and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Management occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Management occupations, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($242,387).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

16.4M

2022 Workforce

± 93,934

3.25%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.791%

This graphic shows the share of Management occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Management occupations at 44.5%, followed by Restaurants & Food Services with 34.1% and Computer Systems Design with 21.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Management occupations in the US. The workforce of Management occupations in 2022 was 16,408,530 people, with 42.5% woman, and 57.5% men. The average age of male Management occupations in the workforce is 46.3 and of female Management occupations is 44.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Management occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Management occupations in 2022 was 16,408,530 people, with 42.5% woman, and 57.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (2,119,667 people), 40 to 44 years (2,114,098 people), and 45 to 49 years (2,108,822 people). Among them they concentrated 38.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 12.2% of Management occupations workers were Hispanic and 87.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.2%), Puerto Rican (19.5)%, and Cuban (8.27)%

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Races

In 2022, 74.8% of the Management occupations workforce were White, of which 40.9% were women and 59.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.13%) and Two or More Races (6.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Management occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Management occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Management occupations, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management occupations need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

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 Management occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,920,049 people), Engineering (931,512 people), and Social Sciences (815,986 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Management occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (5,918,120 people), Graduate Degree (3,661,941 people), and Some college (2,890,542 people).

The graphic shows the Management occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Management occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Management occupations need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking.

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