Animal food, grain & oilseed milling

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

165k

2023

Average Employee Age

42.6

2023

Estimated Job Growth

6.55%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$74,948

2023

Average Male Salary

$76,672

2023

Average Female Salary

$70,661

2023

About

The top three occupations in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group are food processing workers, all other, laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors. On average, full-time employees in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group work 45.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $77,441. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $29,559.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group are Macon & Christian Counties--Decatur City PUMA, IL, Clinton, Muscatine, Jones & Cedar Counties PUMA, IA, and Flint Hills Region--Emporia City PUMA, KS.

The workforce of Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group in 2023 was 165,386 people, with 28.7% woman, and 71.3% men.

In 2023, 70.9% of the workforce in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group was White (117,301 people), of which 27.4% were women and 72.6% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

The workforce in Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group was 165,386 people and is concentrated in Illinois (12,798 workers). The average annual salary was $74,948, being $7,221 more than the national average salary, which was $67,727.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.98%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2023 were Illinois (12.8k), Minnesota (12k), and Iowa (10.9k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group had an average annual wage of $74,948, $7,221 more than the average national salary of $67,727.

The graph shows the position of Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.385

WAGE GINI

Animal food, grain & oilseed milling has a wage GINI of 0.385, which is less than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Animal food, grain & oilseed milling (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 Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

Food processing workers, all other are the most common position with 11,672 workers, but the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors.

The highest average salary in Animal food, grain & oilseed milling goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were food processing workers, all other (11,672 people), laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (11,125 people), and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (10,965 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$76,672

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,801

$70,661

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$7,958

On average, Male workers in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group make 1.09 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group. 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 Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

The Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Animal food, grain & oilseed milling is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group 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.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Animal food, grain & oilseed milling is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Animal food, grain & oilseed milling is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
4,065
Texas
2,239
New York
2,064

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 28.7% corresponds to women and 71.3% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $76,672 and $70,661.

74.2% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

47,449

Women

28.7%

117,937

Men

71.3%

The workforce of Animal food, grain & oilseed milling industry in 2023 was 165,386 people, with 28.7% woman, and 71.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Animal food, grain & oilseed milling industry.

Races

In 2023, 70.9% of the workforce in the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling industry was White (117,301 people), of which 27.4% were women and 72.6% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling workers in 2023 were high school or equivalent (55,805 people), bachelors degree (35,182 people), and some college (31,759 people).

The chart shows the Animal food, grain & oilseed milling workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Food Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 6.55% in the next ten years. The Food Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 6.55%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (18.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (18.4%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Food Manufacturing.

6.55%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

6.55%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Food Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 6.55%, the average rate of national job growth.