Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

1.41M

2021

Average Employee Age

42.7

2021

Estimated Job Growth

−1.1%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$65,299

2021

Average Male Salary

$70,299

2021

Average Female Salary

$51,413

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group are other assemblers and fabricators, mechanical engineers, and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. On average, full-time employees in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group work 44.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $66,610. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $30,035.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group are Troy & Rochester Area PUMA, MI, Oakland County (Northeast) PUMA, MI, and Wayne County (Northwest) PUMA, MI.

The workforce of Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group in 2021 was 1,409,859 people, with 26.5% woman, and 73.5% men.

In 2021, 70% of the workforce in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group was White (987,504 people), of which 24.3% were women and 75.7% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group was 1,409,859 people and is concentrated in Michigan (359,670 workers). The average annual salary was $65,299, being $5,703 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.98%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Manufacturing over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were Michigan (360k), Indiana (145k), and Ohio (126k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $65,299, $5,703 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.376

WAGE GINI

Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.376, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (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 Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Other assemblers and fabricators are the most common position with 271,777 workers, but the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Mechanical engineers and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

The highest average salary in Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were other assemblers and fabricators (271,777 people), mechanical engineers (90,240 people), and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (72,760 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$70,299

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,407

$51,413

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,702

On average, Male workers in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group make 1.37 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing 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 Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

The Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and Michigan stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing 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 Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
2,696
Michigan
1,832
Florida
1,480

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 26.5% corresponds to women and 73.5% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $70,299 and $51,413.

75.3% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

373,292

Women

26.5%

1,036,567

Men

73.5%

The workforce of Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry in 2021 was 1,409,859 people, with 26.5% woman, and 73.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2021, 70% of the workforce in the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry was White (987,504 people), of which 24.3% were women and 75.7% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Asian.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (495,517 people), some college (325,996 people), and bachelors degree (240,201 people).

The chart shows the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Transportation equipment manufacturing 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 Transportation equipment manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −1.1%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (19.8%) is lower 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 Transportation equipment manufacturing.

−1.1%

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 Transportation equipment manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.