Business & financial operations occupations

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2021 Workforce

8.5M

Average Age

43.2

Average Salary

$88,609

Average Male Salary

$106,042

Average Female Salary

$73,968

About

Business & financial operations occupations are most often employed by the Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry. The average yearly wage for Business & financial operations occupations was $88,609 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Business & financial operations occupations are Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Business & financial operations occupations are Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL, Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY, and Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Business & financial operations occupations workforce. Business & financial operations occupations workforce in 2021 was 8,503,460 people, of which 54.4% were women and 45.6% were men. Business & financial operations occupations are paid most in Norwalk, Westport & Darien Towns PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

3,881,568

Male Workforce

± 47.7k

4,621,892

Female Workforce

± 52k

The Business & financial operations occupations workforce in 2021 was 8,503,460 people (54.4% women and 45.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 30.8% between 2014 (6,499,348) and 2021 (8,503,460).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Business & financial operations occupations.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($117,604), New Jersey ($115,170), and New York ($111,172).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$88,609

AVERAGE WAGE

#5 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Business & financial operations occupations earned an average of $88,609, $29,013 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Business & financial operations occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.401

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Business & financial operations occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.401, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Business & financial operations occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Business & financial operations occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Business & financial operations occupations and on wages for those in the field. Management, scientific & technical consulting services is the industry that employs the most Business & financial operations occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Business & financial operations occupations, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($157,626).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

8.5M

2021 Workforce

± 69,532

3.99%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.12%

This graphic shows the share of Business & financial operations occupations employed by various industries. Management, scientific & technical consulting services employs the largest share of Business & financial operations occupations at 36.2%, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services with 32.5% and Insurance carriers with 31.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Business & financial operations occupations in the US. The workforce of Business & financial operations occupations in 2021 was 8,503,460 people, with 54.4% woman, and 45.6% men. The average age of male Business & financial operations occupations in the workforce is 43.5 and of female Business & financial operations occupations is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Business & financial operations occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Business & financial operations occupations in 2021 was 8,503,460 people, with 54.4% woman, and 45.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,114,381 people), 35 to 39 years (1,070,947 people), and 25 to 29 years (1,052,555 people). Among them they concentrated 38.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 10.6% of Business & financial operations occupations workers were Hispanic and 89.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.9%), Puerto Rican (16.9)%, and Cuban (8.19)%

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Races

In 2021, 73.3% of the Business & financial operations occupations workforce were White, of which 52.5% were women and 47.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.96%) and Asian (8.3%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Business & financial operations occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Business & financial operations occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Business.

Among the necessary skills for Business & financial operations occupations, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Business & financial operations occupations need more than the average amount of Mathematics.

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 Business & financial operations occupations in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,701,212 people), Social Sciences (523,389 people), and Engineering (320,338 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Business & financial operations occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (3,995,758 people), Graduate Degree (1,874,745 people), and Some college (1,209,241 people).

The graphic shows the Business & financial operations occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Business & financial operations occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Business & financial operations occupations need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.