Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

13.5k

2023

Average Employee Age

45.6

2023

Estimated Job Growth

0.85%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$45,029

2023

Average Male Salary

$52,721

2023

Average Female Salary

$39,560

2023

About

The top three occupations in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group are sewing machine operators, textile machine setters, operators, and tenders, and industrial & refractory machinery mechanics. On average, full-time employees in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group work 41.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $47,688. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $18,276.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group are DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL, Randolph County PUMA, NC, and Wilkesboro High Country--Surry, Wilkes & Alleghany Counties PUMA, NC.

The workforce of Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group in 2023 was 13,450 people, with 58.4% woman, and 41.6% men.

In 2023, 59.8% of the workforce in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group was White (8,042 people), of which 53.6% were women and 46.4% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group.

The workforce in Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group was 13,450 people and is concentrated in North Carolina (4,072 workers). The average annual salary was $45,029, being $22,698 less 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 North Carolina (4.07k), California (1.16k), and Alabama (887).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group had an average annual wage of $45,029, $22,698 less than the average national salary of $67,727.

The graph shows the position of Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.352

WAGE GINI

Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills has a wage GINI of 0.352, which is less than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills (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 Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group.

Sewing machine operators are the most common position with 2,101 workers, but the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders and Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics.

The highest average salary in Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were sewing machine operators (2,101 people), textile machine setters, operators, and tenders (979 people), and industrial & refractory machinery mechanics (726 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$52,721

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$15,979

$39,560

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$8,345

On average, Male workers in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group make 1.33 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills 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 Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group.

The Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills 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 Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills 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 Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills 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 Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
38,724
Texas
21,641
New York
15,034

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 58.4% corresponds to women and 41.6% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $52,721 and $39,560.

65.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

Gender and Age

7,861

Women

58.4%

5,589

Men

41.6%

The workforce of Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills industry in 2023 was 13,450 people, with 58.4% woman, and 41.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills industry.

Races

In 2023, 59.8% of the workforce in the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills industry was White (8,042 people), of which 53.6% were women and 46.4% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills workers in 2023 were high school or equivalent (4,919 people), some college (2,017 people), and secondary education (1,864 people).

The chart shows the Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 0.85% in the next ten years. The Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 0.85%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (13.1%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (13.1%).

Job Growth

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

0.85%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

0.85%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 0.85%, the average rate of national job growth.