Cleaners of vehicles & equipment

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
362k
Average Age
36.2
Estimated Job Growth
4.44%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$28,410
Average Male Salary
$29,294
Average Female Salary
$24,857

About

Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are most often employed by the Car washes industry. The average yearly wage for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment was $28,410 in 2023.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce in 2023 was 362,173 people, of which 19.9% were women and 80.1% were men. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment are paid most in Darke, Shelby & Preble Counties PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North) PUMA, LA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
289,978
Male Workforce
± 13.2k
72,195
Female Workforce
± 6.6k

The Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce in 2023 was 362,173 people (19.9% women and 80.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.95% between 2014 (335,510) and 2023 (362,173).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($37,386), Massachusetts ($33,430), and Washington ($32,580).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,410
AVERAGE WAGE
#494 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment earned an average of $28,410, $39,317 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.417
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.417, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Cleaners of vehicles & equipment and on wages for those in the field. Car washes is the industry that employs the most Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, by average wage, is Other general government & support ($82,655).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
362k
2023 Workforce
± 14,758
0.241%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 5.75%

This graphic shows the share of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment employed by various industries. Car washes employs the largest share of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment at 50.5%, followed by Car Dealers with 34.5% and Automotive equipment rental & leasing with 7.5%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in the US. The workforce of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2023 was 362,173 people, with 19.9% woman, and 80.1% men. The average age of male Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in the workforce is 35.5 and of female Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is 39.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2023 was 362,173 people, with 19.9% woman, and 80.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (66,606 people), 16 to 19 years (51,225  people), and 25 to 29 years (42,233 people). Among them they concentrated 44.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 34.1% of Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workers were Hispanic and 65.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.8%), Puerto Rican (8.01)%, and Salvadoran (6.53)%

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Races

In 2023, 50.8% of the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workforce were White, of which 19.5% were women and 80.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.7%) and Two or More Races (14.2%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Protective Services.

Among the necessary skills for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cleaners of vehicles & equipment need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

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

The most common majors achieved by Cleaners of vehicles & equipment in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (4,649 people), Engineering (1,800 people), and Education (1,766 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Cleaners of vehicles & equipment workers were High School or Equivalent (155,851 people), Some college (69,073 people), and Secondary Education (68,580 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cleaners of vehicles & equipment need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment are expected to see a growth of 4.44% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment.
4.44%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
4.02%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Cleaners of vehicles & equipment. This profession is expected to grow more than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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