U. S Coast Guard

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Workforce Population

33.7k

2021

Average Employee Age

31.5

2021

Average Salary

$60,283

2021

Average Male Salary

$59,720

2021

Average Female Salary

$64,717

2021

About

The top three occupations in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group are military, rank not specified, military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, and ship & boat captains & operators. On average, full-time employees in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group work 48.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $60,844. Part-time employees in the same industry work 24.7 hours and earn an average annual salary of $43,659.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group are James City, York Counties, Williamsburg & Poquoson Cities PUMA, VA, Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, and Ocean City & Somers Point City PUMA, NJ.

The workforce of U. S Coast Guard Industry Group in 2021 was 33,745 people, with 11.3% woman, and 88.7% men.

In 2021, 82.5% of the workforce in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group was White (27,846 people), of which 11.5% were women and 88.5% men.

Active Duty Military

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group.

The workforce in U. S Coast Guard Industry Group was 33,745 people and is concentrated in Virginia (5,836 workers). The average annual salary was $60,283, being $688 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Government industry sector.

Start Year

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Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 23.1M people employed in the Government industry. This represents a 2% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Government over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were Virginia (5.84k), Florida (4.21k), and California (3.01k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for U. S Coast Guard Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, U. S Coast Guard Industry Group had an average annual wage of $60,283, $688 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of U. S Coast Guard Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.303

WAGE GINI

U. S Coast Guard has a wage GINI of 0.303, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in U. S Coast Guard (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 U. S Coast Guard Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group.

Military, rank not specified are the most common position with 5,819 workers, but the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members and Ship & boat captains & operators.

The highest average salary in U. S Coast Guard goes to Marine engineers & naval architects.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were military, rank not specified (5,819 people), military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members (3,120 people), and ship & boat captains & operators (2,844 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$59,720

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$5,538

$64,717

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$15,274

On average, Male workers in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group make 0.923 times less than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the U. S Coast Guard 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 U. S Coast Guard Industry Group.

The U. S Coast Guard 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 U. S Coast Guard is from Active Duty Military.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group is Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing.

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 U. S Coast Guard is from Active Duty Military.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The U. S Coast Guard 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 U. S Coast Guard is from Active Duty Military.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Diversity

Demographic information on the U. S Coast Guard Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 11.3% corresponds to women and 88.7% men. Male employees tend to earn less than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $59,720 and $64,717.

79% of workers have a some college, high school or equivalent or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

3,800

Women

11.3%

29,945

Men

88.7%

The workforce of U. S Coast Guard industry in 2021 was 33,745 people, with 11.3% woman, and 88.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in U. S Coast Guard industry.

Races

In 2021, 82.5% of the workforce in the U. S Coast Guard industry was White (27,846 people), of which 11.5% were women and 88.5% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the U. S Coast Guard workers in 2021 were some college (11,990 people), high school or equivalent (8,007 people), and bachelors degree (6,648 people).

The chart shows the U. S Coast Guard workforce by gender and educational level.