Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators

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2023 Workforce

19.7k

Average Age

40.8

Average Salary

$58,610

Average Male Salary

$60,131

Average Female Salary

$38,519

About

Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators was $58,610 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are South Central Planning & Development Commission 3--Terrebonne & St. Mary Parishes PUMA, LA, Marion, Knox & Morrow Counties PUMA, OH, and KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (Northwest) PUMA, KY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM, Greeley PUMA, CO, and South Central Planning & Development Commission 3--Terrebonne & St. Mary Parishes PUMA, LA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce in 2023 was 19,658 people, of which 7.04% were women and 93% were men. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators are paid most in Josephine, Coos & Curry Counties PUMA, OR but are relatively concentrated in Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

18,274

Male Workforce

± 3.32k

1,384

Female Workforce

± 913

The Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce in 2023 was 19,658 people (7.04% women and 93% men). This implies an average annual growth of 46.9% between 2014 (13,385) and 2023 (19,658).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Missouri ($100,821), Nebraska ($90,589), and Vermont ($81,295).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$58,610

AVERAGE WAGE

#265 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators earned an average of $58,610, $9,117 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.33

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.33, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, by average wage, is Coal mining ($77,558).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

19.7k

2023 Workforce

± 3,442

−1.51%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 25%

This graphic shows the share of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators at 83.6%, followed by Support activities for mining with 5.63% and Warehousing & storage with 5.55%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the US. The workforce of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2023 was 19,658 people, with 7.04% woman, and 93% men. The average age of male Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in the workforce is 40.8 and of female Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2023 was 19,658 people, with 7.04% woman, and 93% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (2,698 people), 25 to 29 years (2,374 people), and 50 to 54 years (2,208 people). Among them they concentrated 38% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 19.6% of Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workers were Hispanic and 80.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (88.8%), Puerto Rican (4.38)%, and Salvadoran (3.74)%

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Races

In 2023, 75% of the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce were White, of which 5.96% were women and 94% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.17%) and Two or More Races (7.32%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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 Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (173 people), Business (115 people), and Social Sciences (105 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workers were High School or Equivalent (10,194 people), Some college (4,060 people), and Secondary Education (2,605 people).

The graphic shows the Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Conveyor operators & tenders, & hoist & winch operators need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Operation and Control.