Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers

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2023 Workforce

16.4k

Average Age

43.5

Average Salary

$45,962

Average Male Salary

$47,653

Average Female Salary

$43,509

About

Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are most often employed by the Fabric mills, except knitting mills industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers was $45,962 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA, and DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA, DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL, and Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce. Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce in 2023 was 16,424 people, of which 40.8% were women and 59.2% were men. Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers are paid most in Los Angeles County (Central)--Monterey Park & Rosemead Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

9,723

Male Workforce

± 2.42k

6,701

Female Workforce

± 2.01k

The Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce in 2023 was 16,424 people (40.8% women and 59.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −20.3% between 2014 (20,600) and 2023 (16,424).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Pennsylvania ($94,950), New York ($93,677), and Colorado ($65,461).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,962

AVERAGE WAGE

#370 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers earned an average of $45,962, $21,765 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.397

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.397, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers and on wages for those in the field. Fabric mills, except knitting mills is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers, by average wage, is Glass & glass product manufacturing ($89,115).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

16.4k

2023 Workforce

± 3,146

−8.76%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 29%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers employed by various industries. Fabric mills, except knitting mills employs the largest share of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers at 36.3%, followed by Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 29% and Textile product mills, except carpets & rugs with 21%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in 2023 was 16,424 people, with 40.8% woman, and 59.2% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers is 46.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in 2023 was 16,424 people, with 40.8% woman, and 59.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,864 people), 25 to 29 years (1,826 people), and 55 to 59 years (1,691 people). Among them they concentrated 33.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 26.9% of Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workers were Hispanic and 73.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74%), Puerto Rican (9.42)%, and Salvadoran (6.23)%

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Races

In 2023, 54.6% of the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce were White, of which 37.8% were women and 62.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.1%) and Other (11.7%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers 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 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (669 people), Business (489 people), and Social Sciences (168 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workers were High School or Equivalent (6,343 people), Some college (3,032 people), and Secondary Education (2,411 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.