Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members

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2021 Workforce

169k

Average Age

24.7

Average Salary

$34,103

Average Male Salary

$34,568

Average Female Salary

$30,339

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Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members are most often employed by the U. S. Army industry. The average yearly wage for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members was $34,103 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members are Jacksonville City PUMA, NC, Fountain City PUMA, CO, and Oceanside City & Camp Pendleton PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members are Fountain City PUMA, CO, Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC, and Jacksonville City PUMA, NC.

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Military specific occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members workforce. Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members workforce in 2021 was 169,429 people, of which 11% were women and 89% were men. Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members are paid most in Temecula City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Fountain City PUMA, CO.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

150,773

Male Workforce

± 9.53k

18,656

Female Workforce

± 3.35k

The Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members workforce in 2021 was 169,429 people (11% women and 89% men). This implies an average annual growth of −4.63% between 2014 (177,651) and 2021 (169,429).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Ohio ($64,730), Wisconsin ($57,349), and District of Columbia ($55,871).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$34,103

AVERAGE WAGE

#432 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members earned an average of $34,103, $25,493 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.371

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.371, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members and on wages for those in the field. U. S. Army is the industry that employs the most Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, by average wage, is U. S Coast Guard ($43,041).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

169k

2021 Workforce

± 10,100

0.827%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.38%

This graphic shows the share of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members employed by various industries. U. S. Army employs the largest share of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members at 54.9%, followed by U. S. Navy with 23.2% and U. S. Air Force with 21.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members in the US. The workforce of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members in 2021 was 169,429 people, with 11% woman, and 89% men. The average age of male Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members in the workforce is 24.8 and of female Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members is 24.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members in 2021 was 169,429 people, with 11% woman, and 89% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (77,383 people), 17 to 19 years (31,532 people), and 25 to 29 years (28,401 people). Among them they concentrated 81.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 18.3% of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members workers were Hispanic and 81.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.1%), Puerto Rican (19.5)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.42)%

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Races

In 2021, 70.9% of the Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members workforce were White, of which 9.08% were women and 90.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.5%) and Two or More Races (8.01%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

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 Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,819 people), Engineering (3,345 people), and Social Sciences (2,427 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members workers were High School or Equivalent (73,659 people), Some college (58,987 people), and Bachelors Degree (18,671 people).

The graphic shows the Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members workforce by gender and educational level.