Natural gas distribution

Industry Group

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Workforce Population
126k
2022
Average Employee Age
43.8
2022
Estimated Job Growth
−7.45%
10-Year Projection
Average Salary
$93,918
2022
Average Male Salary
$96,177
2022
Average Female Salary
$85,134
2022

About

The top three occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group are plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, other managers, and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers. On average, full-time employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group work 44.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $95,460. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $43,146.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group are Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, North Central North Dakota--Minot City PUMA, ND, and Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX.

The workforce of Natural gas distribution Industry Group in 2022 was 126,139 people, with 20.5% woman, and 79.5% men.

In 2022, 75.6% of the workforce in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group was White (95,357 people), of which 18.5% were women and 81.5% men.

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

The workforce in Natural gas distribution Industry Group was 126,139 people and is concentrated in Texas (16,407 workers). The average annual salary was $93,918, being $29,235 more than the national average salary, which was $64,683.

Monthly Employment

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3.88%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 8.27M people employed in the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry. This represents a 3.88% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2022 were Texas (16.4k), California (11.9k), and Pennsylvania (10.3k).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2022, Natural gas distribution Industry Group had an average annual wage of $93,918, $29,235 more than the average national salary of $64,683.

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Wage Distribution

0.323
WAGE GINI

Natural gas distribution has a wage GINI of 0.323, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Natural gas distribution (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

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Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters are the most common position with 10,488 workers, but the Natural gas distribution Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

The highest average salary in Natural gas distribution goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group according to occupations. In 2022, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (10,488 people), other managers (7,557 people), and firstline supervisors of production & operating workers (7,098 people)

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Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$96,177
AVERAGE MALE SALARY
±$5,159
$85,134
AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
±$11,174

On average, Male workers in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group make 1.13 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

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Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Natural gas distribution 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 Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

The Natural gas distribution Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Utilities Industry.

Texas and California stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Natural gas distribution Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Natural gas distribution is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

Utilities has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Natural gas distribution Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Natural gas distribution Industry Group is Manufacturing.

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Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Natural gas distribution is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

The Natural gas distribution Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Utilities 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 Natural gas distribution is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.
LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

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Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016
  1. 562
  2. 442
  3. 374

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Natural gas distribution Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 20.5% corresponds to women and 79.5% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $96,177 and $85,134.

76.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

25,805
Women
20.5%
100,334
Men
79.5%

The workforce of Natural gas distribution industry in 2022 was 126,139 people, with 20.5% woman, and 79.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Natural gas distribution industry.

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Races

In 2022, 75.6% of the workforce in the Natural gas distribution industry was White (95,357 people), of which 18.5% were women and 81.5% men.

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

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Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Natural gas distribution workers in 2022 were high school or equivalent (36,454 people), some college (33,380 people), and bachelors degree (26,581 people).

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Projections

Growth projections of the Natural Gas Distribution industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow −7.45% in the next ten years. The Natural Gas Distribution industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −7.45%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (10.6%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (10.6%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Natural Gas Distribution.
−7.45%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
−7.45%
National Growth
10-year Projection

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Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Natural Gas Distribution.
10.6%
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10-year Projection

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