Shoe & leather workers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce

9.72k

Average Age

44.4

Average Salary

$35,158

Average Male Salary

$37,875

Average Female Salary

$30,534

About

Shoe & leather workers are most often employed by the Footwear manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Shoe & leather workers was $35,158 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Shoe & leather workers are Northwest Maine--Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Somerset Counties PUMA, ME, San Sebastián, Utuado & Lares PUMA, PR, and Goodhue, Wabasha & Winona Counties PUMA, MN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Shoe & leather workers are Northwest Maine--Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Somerset Counties PUMA, ME, San Sebastián, Utuado & Lares PUMA, PR, and Aguadilla, Aguada & Moca PUMA, PR.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Shoe & leather workers workforce. Shoe & leather workers workforce in 2022 was 9,720 people, of which 37% were women and 63% were men. Shoe & leather workers are paid most in Northwest Maine--Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Somerset Counties PUMA, ME but are relatively concentrated in Northwest Maine--Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Somerset Counties PUMA, ME.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,122

Male Workforce

± 1.92k

3,598

Female Workforce

± 1.47k

The Shoe & leather workers workforce in 2022 was 9,720 people (37% women and 63% men). This implies an average annual growth of −13% between 2014 (11,174) and 2022 (9,720).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Shoe & leather workers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Virginia ($65,867), Maine ($55,330), and Oregon ($48,673).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$35,158

AVERAGE WAGE

#441 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Shoe & leather workers earned an average of $35,158, $29,525 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Shoe & leather workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

In 2022, Shoe & leather workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.326, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Shoe & leather workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Shoe & leather workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Shoe & leather workers and on wages for those in the field. Footwear manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Shoe & leather workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Shoe & leather workers, by average wage, is Shoe stores ($48,395).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

9.72k

2022 Workforce

± 2,420

−0.451%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 35.3%

This graphic shows the share of Shoe & leather workers employed by various industries. Footwear manufacturing employs the largest share of Shoe & leather workers at 58.4%, followed by Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 25.7% and Leather tanning & finishing, & other allied products manufacturing with 15.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Shoe & leather workers in the US. The workforce of Shoe & leather workers in 2022 was 9,720 people, with 37% woman, and 63% men. The average age of male Shoe & leather workers in the workforce is 46.4 and of female Shoe & leather workers is 41.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Shoe & leather workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Shoe & leather workers in 2022 was 9,720 people, with 37% woman, and 63% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (1,496 people), 45 to 49 years (1,331 people), and 55 to 59 years (957 people). Among them they concentrated 43.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 34.4% of Shoe & leather workers workers were Hispanic and 65.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.5%), Puerto Rican (20.3)%, and Salvadoran (8.24)%

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Races

In 2022, 62% of the Shoe & leather workers workforce were White, of which 34.9% were women and 65.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (13.4%) and Two or More Races (9.93%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Shoe & leather workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Shoe & leather workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Shoe & leather workers, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Shoe & leather workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

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 Shoe & leather workers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (265 people), Visual & Performing Arts (147 people), and English (112 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Shoe & leather workers workers were High School or Equivalent (3,966 people), Some college (2,231 people), and Primary Education (914 people).

The graphic shows the Shoe & leather workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Shoe & leather workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Shoe & leather workers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening.