Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations

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2020 Workforce

12.4M

Average Age

Average Salary

$47,824

Average Male Salary

$48,575

Average Female Salary

$34,218

About

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations was $47,824 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations by wage are Military specific occupations, Sales & Office Occupations, and Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are Oxnard & Port Hueneme Cities PUMA, CA, Delano, Wasco & Shafter Cities PUMA, CA, and Salinas City PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, and Santa Maria City & Orcutt PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, by average wage, is Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals. Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are paid most in Oyster Bay Town (Central) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$47,824

AVERAGE SALARY

± $256

In 2020, Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations earned an average of $47,824, $8,130 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Military specific occupations make somewhat more than Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations while Sales & Office Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.367

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.367, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, by number of employees, are Construction, Automotive repair & maintenance, Farming, Car Dealers, Animal production & aquaculture, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Support activities for mining, Wired telecommunications carriers, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, by average wage, are Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals, Software publishing, and Electric & gas, and other combinations.

Industries by Share

12.4M

2020 Workforce

± 82,859

−0.0406%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.943%

The number of people employed as Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations has been declining at a rate of −0.0406%, from 12,437,916 people in 2019 to 12,432,871 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations at 49.3%, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance with 5.49% and Farming with 4.08%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in the US. The average age of male Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in the workforce is 41.1 and of female Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

11.8M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 80,855

650k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 19,756

94.8% of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

58.7% of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.6% of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations.

Age by Sex

41.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.0959

40.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.422

The median age of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations is 41, and Male employees are generally 0.858 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations is Business but a relatively high number of Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations hold a major in Mechanical Technologies.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.