Support activities for agriculture & forestry

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Workforce Population

144k

2021

Average Employee Age

41.7

2021

Estimated Job Growth

8.71%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$40,721

2021

Average Male Salary

$45,033

2021

Average Female Salary

$32,027

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group are miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, animal trainers, and nonfarm animal caretakers. On average, full-time employees in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group work 45.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $44,221. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22.2 hours and earn an average annual salary of $17,168.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group are Sanger, Reedley & Parlier Cities PUMA, CA, Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, and Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

The workforce of Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group in 2021 was 144,125 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men.

In 2021, 69% of the workforce in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group was White (99,473 people), of which 32.1% were women and 67.9% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

The workforce in Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group was 144,125 people and is concentrated in California (52,044 workers). The average annual salary was $40,721, being $18,874 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.88%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 8.27M people employed in the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry. This represents a 3.88% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Mining, Logging, and Construction over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (52k), Washington (8.26k), and Texas (8.13k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group had an average annual wage of $40,721, $18,874 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.462

WAGE GINI

Support activities for agriculture & forestry has a wage GINI of 0.462, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Support activities for agriculture & forestry (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 Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are the most common position with 51,689 workers, but the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Animal trainers and Nonfarm animal caretakers.

The highest average salary in Support activities for agriculture & forestry goes to Computer & information systems managers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders (51,689 people), animal trainers (7,698 people), and nonfarm animal caretakers (5,743 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$45,033

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,266

$32,027

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$4,365

On average, Male workers in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group make 1.41 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry 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 Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

The Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Support activities for agriculture & forestry is from Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Support activities for agriculture & forestry 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 Support activities for agriculture & forestry is from Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Support activities for agriculture & forestry is from Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
3,068
Texas
1,452
Florida
1,222

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Support activities for agriculture & forestry Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 33.1% corresponds to women and 66.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $45,033 and $32,027.

57.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, primary education or secondary education.

Gender and Age

47,777

Women

33.1%

96,348

Men

66.9%

The workforce of Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry in 2021 was 144,125 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry.

Races

In 2021, 69% of the workforce in the Support activities for agriculture & forestry industry was White (99,473 people), of which 32.1% were women and 67.9% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Support activities for agriculture & forestry workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (38,622 people), primary education (22,405 people), and secondary education (21,709 people).

The chart shows the Support activities for agriculture & forestry workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Agriculture and forestry support activities industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Agriculture and forestry support activities industry has a higher projected workforce growth at 8.71%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (25.2%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Agriculture and forestry support activities.

8.71%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Agriculture and forestry support activities. This industry is expected to grow more than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.