Miscellaneous managers

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2017 Workforce

4.22M

Average Age

45.7

Average Salary

$97,169

Average Male Salary

$108,591

Average Female Salary

$77,952

About

Miscellaneous managers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous managers was $97,169 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous managers by wage are Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Financial examiners.

Miscellaneous managers are part of the Management occupations, along with General & operations managers, Chief executives & legislators, Advertising & promotions managers, Marketing managers, Sales managers, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Miscellaneous managers are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, Alexandria City PUMA, VA, and Forsyth County PUMA, GA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous managers are Arlington County (North) PUMA, VA, Vienna Town, Oakton & Fair Oaks (East) PUMA, VA, and District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

Management occupations Management, business, & financial occupations Management, business, science, & arts occupations

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous managers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous managers, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction. Miscellaneous managers are paid most in Montgomery County (South)The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Arlington County (North) PUMA, VA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$97,169

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,060

In 2017, Miscellaneous managers earned an average of $97,169, $41,645 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers make somewhat more than Miscellaneous managers while Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Miscellaneous managers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous managers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous managers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous managers, by number of employees, are Construction, Computer Systems Design, and Executive offices & legislative bodies.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous managers, by average wage, are Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers, Oil & gas extraction, Leather tanning & finishing, & other allied products manufacturing , Tobacco manufacturing, Oil & gas extraction, Oil & gas extraction, Tobacco manufacturing, Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers, Pipeline transportation, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Software publishing, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Industries by Share

4.22M

2017 Workforce

± 49,696

4.88%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.61%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous managers has been growing at a rate of 4.88%, from 4,021,533 people in 2016 to 4,217,729 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous managers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Miscellaneous managers at 6.89%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 5.09% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 3.94%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous managers in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous managers in the workforce is 46.6 and of female Miscellaneous managers is 44.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

2.65M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 39,573

1.57M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 30,621

62.7% of Miscellaneous managers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Miscellaneous managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

73.2% of Miscellaneous managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.42% of Miscellaneous managers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous managers.

Age by Gender

46.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.186

44.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.238

The median age of Miscellaneous managers is 45.7, and Male employees are generally 2.22 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous managers is Business but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous managers hold a major in 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.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous managers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Systems Analysis, and Systems Evaluation.