Facilities managers

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2020 Workforce

104k

Average Age

48.4

Average Salary

$73,715

Average Male Salary

$76,745

Average Female Salary

$61,954

About

Facilities managers are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Facilities managers was $73,715 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Facilities managers are Lakewood City (South) & Dakota Ridge PUMA, CO, Livermore, Pleasanton & Dublin Cities PUMA, CA, and York (West) & Cumberland (West) Counties PUMA, ME. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Facilities managers are Vancouver City (West & Central) PUMA, WA, Lakewood City (South) & Dakota Ridge PUMA, CO, and Marshall, Benton, Poweshiek, Tama & Iowa Counties PUMA, IA.

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Employment and salary information for the Facilities managers workforce. Facilities managers workforce in 2020 was 104,467 people, of which 20.5% were women and 79.5% were men. Facilities managers are paid most in Berkeley, Jefferson, Mineral, Hampshire & Morgan Counties PUMA, WV but are relatively concentrated in Vancouver City (West & Central) PUMA, WA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

83,071

Male Workforce

± 7.07k

21,396

Female Workforce

± 3.59k

The Facilities managers workforce in 2020 was 104,467 people (20.5% women and 79.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.9% between 2018 (93,330) and 2020 (104,467).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Facilities managers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($117,295), West Virginia ($99,242), and New Jersey ($97,291).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$73,715

AVERAGE WAGE

#122 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Facilities managers earned an average of $73,715, $17,761 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Facilities managers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.321

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Facilities managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.321, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Facilities managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Facilities managers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Facilities managers and on wages for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges is the industry that employs the most Facilities managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Facilities managers, by average wage, is Rail transportation ($202,312).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

104k

2020 Workforce

± 7,933

4.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.4%

This graphic shows the share of Facilities managers employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Facilities managers at 40.8%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 29.9% and Religious organizations with 29.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Facilities managers in the US. The workforce of Facilities managers in 2020 was 104,467 people, with 20.5% woman, and 79.5% men. The average age of male Facilities managers in the workforce is 49 and of female Facilities managers is 46.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Facilities managers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Facilities managers in 2020 was 104,467 people, with 20.5% woman, and 79.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (17,333 people), 50 to 54 years (16,331 people), and 45 to 49 years (13,966 people). Among them they concentrated 45.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 11% of Facilities managers workers were Hispanic and 89% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (69.5%), Puerto Rican (22.6)%, and Dominican (7.91)%

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Races

In 2020, 79.7% of the Facilities managers workforce were White, of which 19.3% were women and 80.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.12%) and Two or More Races (4.22%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Facilities managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Facilities managers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Architecture and Related Services.

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 Facilities managers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (11,910 people), Engineering (5,190 people), and Social Sciences (2,859 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Facilities managers workers were Bachelors Degree (31,260 people), Some college (28,432 people), and High School or Equivalent (21,466 people).

The graphic shows the Facilities managers workforce by gender and educational level.