Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

122k

2023

Average Employee Age

45.9

2023

Estimated Job Growth

6.64%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$110,294

2023

Average Male Salary

$120,313

2023

Average Female Salary

$84,081

2023

About

The top three occupations in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group are software developers, miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group work 43.4 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $113,291. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.5 hours and earn an average annual salary of $46,705.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group are San Diego County (Northwest)--Carlsbad City PUMA, CA, San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA, and Brevard County (Southeast)--Palm Bay City, Grant-Valkaria & Malabar Towns PUMA, FL.

The workforce of Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group in 2023 was 121,588 people, with 27.7% woman, and 72.3% men.

In 2023, 63.4% of the workforce in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group was White (77,105 people), of which 25.5% were women and 74.5% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group was 121,588 people and is concentrated in California (24,815 workers). The average annual salary was $110,294, being $42,567 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 California (24.8k), Texas (13.4k), and Illinois (7.78k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $110,294, $42,567 more than the average national salary of $67,727.

The graph shows the position of Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.406, which is less than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing (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 Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Software developers are the most common position with 8,927 workers, but the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers and Other managers.

The highest average salary in Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were software developers (8,927 people), miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (8,112 people), and other managers (8,073 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$120,313

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$8,596

$84,081

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$11,011

On average, Male workers in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group make 1.43 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing 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 Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

The Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing 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 Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing 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 Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing 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 Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
2,484
Texas
818
Florida
609

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 27.7% corresponds to women and 72.3% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $120,313 and $84,081.

70.3% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or high school or equivalent.

Gender and Age

33,623

Women

27.7%

87,965

Men

72.3%

The workforce of Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing industry in 2023 was 121,588 people, with 27.7% woman, and 72.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2023, 63.4% of the workforce in the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing industry was White (77,105 people), of which 25.5% were women and 74.5% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing workers in 2023 were bachelors degree (38,132 people), graduate degree (26,455 people), and high school or equivalent (20,890 people).

The chart shows the Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 6.64% in the next ten years. The Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 6.64%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (24.3%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.3%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing.

6.64%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

6.64%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 6.64%, the average rate of national job growth.