Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

28.4k

2023

Average Employee Age

2023

Estimated Job Growth

−10.7%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$76,987

2023

Average Male Salary

$78,080

2023

Average Female Salary

$72,040

2023

About

The top three occupations in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group are welding, soldering, & brazing workers, other assemblers and fabricators, and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. On average, full-time employees in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group work 43.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $78,186. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $39,882.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group are Erie City, Millcreek township, Lawrence Park Township & Wesleyville Borough PUMA, PA, Steuben (outside Corning City), Schuyler, Chemung (North) & Tioga (North) Counties PUMA, NY, and Madison County--Anderson City PUMA, IN.

The workforce of Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group in 2023 was 28,434 people, with 18.1% woman, and 81.9% men.

In 2023, 73.4% of the workforce in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group was White (20,883 people), of which 17.4% were women and 82.6% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group was 28,434 people and is concentrated in Pennsylvania (3,912 workers). The average annual salary was $76,987, being $9,260 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 Pennsylvania (3.91k), Texas (3.47k), and Illinois (2.84k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $76,987, $9,260 more than the average national salary of $67,727.

The graph shows the position of Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.343

WAGE GINI

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.343, which is less than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Railroad rolling stock 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 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

Welding, soldering, & brazing workers are the most common position with 2,917 workers, but the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other assemblers and fabricators and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

The highest average salary in Railroad rolling stock manufacturing goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were welding, soldering, & brazing workers (2,917 people), other assemblers and fabricators (1,866 people), and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (1,495 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$78,080

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$9,830

$72,040

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$18,456

On average, Male workers in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group make 1.08 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Railroad rolling stock 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 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

The Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Pennsylvania and Illinois stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Railroad rolling stock manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Railroad rolling stock 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 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Mining

The Railroad rolling stock 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 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 18.1% corresponds to women and 81.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $78,080 and $72,040.

70.8% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

5,144

Women

18.1%

23,290

Men

81.9%

The workforce of Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry in 2023 was 28,434 people, with 18.1% woman, and 81.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2023, 73.4% of the workforce in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry was White (20,883 people), of which 17.4% were women and 82.6% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing workers in 2023 were high school or equivalent (9,743 people), bachelors degree (5,337 people), and some college (5,061 people).

The chart shows the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −10.7% in the next ten years. The Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −10.7%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (−7%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (−7%).

Job Growth

−10.7%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

−10.7%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −10.7%, the average rate of national job growth.