Management, scientific & technical consulting services

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The top three occupations in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group are management analysts, other managers, and chief executives & legislators. On average, full-time employees in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group work 45.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $106,484. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $44,843.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group are Arlington County (North) PUMA, VA, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and McLean & Idylwood PUMA, VA.

The workforce of Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group in 2020 was 1,507,692 people, with 42.9% woman, and 57.1% men.

In 2020, 75.8% of the workforce in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group was White (1,143,362 people), of which 42.2% were women and 57.8% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group.

The workforce in Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group was 1,507,692 people and is concentrated in California (185,133 workers). The average annual salary was $97,771, being $41,817 more than the national average salary, which was $55,954.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

6.42%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.29M people employed in the Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services industry. This represents a 6.42% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2020 were California (185k), Texas (130k), and New York (92.7k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2020, Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $97,771, $41,817 more than the average national salary of $55,954.

The graph shows the position of Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.451

WAGE GINI

Management, scientific & technical consulting services has a wage GINI of 0.451, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Management, scientific & technical consulting services (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 Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group.

Management analysts are the most common position with 383,806 workers, but the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Chief executives & legislators.

The highest average salary in Management, scientific & technical consulting services goes to Physician assistants.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2020, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were management analysts (383,806 people), other managers (133,658 people), and chief executives & legislators (49,324 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$112,384

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,964

$78,342

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,386

On average, Male workers in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group make 1.43 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services 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 Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group.

The Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Management, scientific & technical consulting services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group is Professional and business services.

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 Management, scientific & technical consulting services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Management, scientific & technical consulting services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
51,796
Florida
36,344
Texas
26,618

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Management, scientific & technical consulting services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 42.9% corresponds to women and 57.1% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $112,384 and $78,342.

85.4% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or some college.

Gender and Age

647,173

Women

42.9%

860,519

Men

57.1%

The workforce of Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry in 2020 was 1,507,692 people, with 42.9% woman, and 57.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry.

Races

In 2020, 75.8% of the workforce in the Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry was White (1,143,362 people), of which 42.2% were women and 57.8% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Management, scientific & technical consulting services workers in 2020 were bachelors degree (656,206 people), graduate degree (435,863 people), and some college (195,228 people).

The chart shows the Management, scientific & technical consulting services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Management and technical consulting services 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 Management and technical consulting services industry has a higher projected workforce growth at 21.8%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (28.1%) 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 Management and technical consulting services.

21.8%

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 Management and technical consulting services. This industry is expected to grow more than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Management and technical consulting services.

28.1%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Management and technical consulting services industry.

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