Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

175k

2021

Average Employee Age

44.4

2021

Average Salary

$46,891

2021

Average Male Salary

$57,616

2021

Average Female Salary

$40,787

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group are sewing machine operators, tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors. On average, full-time employees in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group work 42.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $51,415. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22.5 hours and earn an average annual salary of $18,929.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group are LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, Carr 2-Carr 100 PUMA, PR, and LA City (East Central/Silver Lake, Echo Park & Westlake) PUMA, CA.

The workforce of Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group in 2021 was 174,560 people, with 63.7% woman, and 36.3% men.

In 2021, 53.6% of the workforce in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group was White (93,609 people), of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% men.

Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group was 174,560 people and is concentrated in California (46,049 workers). The average annual salary was $46,891, being $12,705 less 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 California (46k), New York (18.9k), and Texas (9.8k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $46,891, $12,705 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.481

WAGE GINI

Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.481, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel 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 Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

Sewing machine operators are the most common position with 51,445 workers, but the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors.

The highest average salary in Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were sewing machine operators (51,445 people), tailors, dressmakers, & sewers (9,869 people), and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (8,633 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$57,616

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$7,585

$40,787

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,636

On average, Male workers in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group make 1.41 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel 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 Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

The Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel 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 Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel 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 Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Diversity

Demographic information on the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 63.7% corresponds to women and 36.3% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $57,616 and $40,787.

63.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

111,244

Women

63.7%

63,316

Men

36.3%

The workforce of Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry in 2021 was 174,560 people, with 63.7% woman, and 36.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2021, 53.6% of the workforce in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry was White (93,609 people), of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (49,864 people), bachelors degree (35,669 people), and some college (25,100 people).

The chart shows the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.