Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

Industry Group

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    Workforce Population
    28.6k
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    43.7
    2024
    Estimated Job Growth
    −11.5%
    10-Year Projection
    Average Salary
    $77,701
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $79,167
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $71,023
    2024

    About

    The top three occupations in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group are welding, soldering, & brazing workers, other assemblers and fabricators, and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. On average, full-time employees in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group work 43 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $78,683. Part-time employees in the same industry work 18.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $44,234.

    The workforce of Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group in 2024 was 28,637 people, with 18% woman, and 82% men.

    In 2024, 72% of the workforce in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group was White (20,622 people), of which 18.3% were women and 81.7% men.

    Manufacturing

    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

    The workforce in Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group was 28,637 people and is concentrated in Pennsylvania (3,960 workers). The average annual salary was $77,701, being $7,823 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    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.

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Pennsylvania (3.96k), Texas (3.35k), and Illinois (2.46k).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $77,701, $7,823 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.335
    WAGE GINI

    Railroad rolling stock manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.335, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Railroad rolling stock 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 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

    Welding, soldering, & brazing workers are the most common position with 2,616 workers, but the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other assemblers and fabricators and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

    The highest average salary in Railroad rolling stock manufacturing goes to Chief executives & legislators.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were welding, soldering, & brazing workers (2,616 people), other assemblers and fabricators (2,175 people), and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (1,316 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $79,167
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$10,099
    $71,023
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$15,451

    On average, Male workers in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group make 1.11 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Railroad rolling stock 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 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

    The Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

    Pennsylvania and Illinois stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Railroad rolling stock manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

    Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Railroad rolling stock 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.

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    Intermediate Inputs

    The closest comparable data for Railroad rolling stock manufacturing is from Manufacturing.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Wholesale trade
    3. Mining

    The Railroad rolling stock 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.

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    Use of Output by Other Industries

    The closest comparable data for Railroad rolling stock manufacturing is from Manufacturing.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Construction
    3. Professional and business services

    The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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    Establishments

    States with more establishments in 2022
    1. Pennsylvania
      29
    2. Illinois
      23
    3. New York
      15

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 18% corresponds to women and 82% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $79,167 and $71,023.

    72.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

    Gender and Age

    5,156
    Women
    18%
    23,481
    Men
    82%

    The workforce of Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry in 2024 was 28,637 people, with 18% woman, and 82% men.

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    Races

    In 2024, 72% of the workforce in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry was White (20,622 people), of which 18.3% were women and 81.7% men.

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

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (10,491 people), bachelors degree (5,376 people), and some college (4,852 people).

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    Projections

    Growth projections of the Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −11.5% in the next ten years. The Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −11.5%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (6%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (6%).

    Job Growth

    −11.5%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    −11.5%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than −11.5%, the average rate of national job growth.

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    Output Growth

    6%
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    10-year Projection

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