Management occupations

Employment and salary information for the Management occupations workforce. Management occupations workforce in 2023 was 17,064,770 people, of which 43.2% were women and 56.8% were men. Management occupations are paid most in Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Contra Costa County (South)--San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

9,685,004

Male Workforce

± 74k

7,379,766

Female Workforce

± 65.1k

The Management occupations workforce in 2023 was 17,064,770 people (43.2% women and 56.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 30.2% between 2014 (13,103,064) and 2023 (17,064,770).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Management occupations.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($153,194), District of Columbia ($151,127), and New Jersey ($146,045).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$118,169

AVERAGE WAGE

#2 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Management occupations earned an average of $118,169, $50,442 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Management occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2023.

In 2023, Management occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.421, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Management occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Management occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Management occupations and on wages for those in the field. uninformed is the industry that employs the most Management occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Management occupations, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($216,933).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

17.1M

2023 Workforce

± 95,613

3.87%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.771%

This graphic shows the share of Management occupations employed by various industries. uninformed employs the largest share of Management occupations at 32.6%, followed by Construction with 30.6% and Restaurants & Food Services with 22.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Management occupations in the US. The workforce of Management occupations in 2023 was 17,064,770 people, with 43.2% woman, and 56.8% men. The average age of male Management occupations in the workforce is 46.4 and of female Management occupations is 44.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Management occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Management occupations in 2023 was 17,064,770 people, with 43.2% woman, and 56.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (2,237,469 people), 35 to 39 years (2,189,840 people), and 50 to 54 years (2,189,726 people). Among them they concentrated 38.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 12.7% of Management occupations workers were Hispanic and 87.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (50.4%), Puerto Rican (13.3)%, and Cuban (5.72)%

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Races

In 2023, 72.8% of the Management occupations workforce were White, of which 41.6% were women and 58.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.3%) and Black (8.22%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Management occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Management occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Management occupations, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management occupations need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

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 Management occupations in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,058,454 people), Engineering (947,574 people), and Social Sciences (852,574 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Management occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (6,187,701 people), Graduate Degree (3,836,166 people), and Some college (2,960,432 people).

The graphic shows the Management occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Management occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Management occupations need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening.

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