U. S. Navy

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

262k

2021

Average Employee Age

28.8

2021

Average Salary

$53,679

2021

Average Male Salary

$54,717

2021

Average Female Salary

$48,633

2021

About

The top three occupations in the U. S. Navy Industry Group are military, rank not specified, military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, and firstline enlisted military supervisors. On average, full-time employees in the U. S. Navy Industry Group work 51.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $54,467. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.4 hours and earn an average annual salary of $36,054.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the U. S. Navy Industry Group are Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, Virginia Beach City (South) PUMA, VA, and Bainbridge Island City & Silverdale PUMA, WA.

The workforce of U. S. Navy Industry Group in 2021 was 262,311 people, with 17.1% woman, and 82.9% men.

In 2021, 64.5% of the workforce in the U. S. Navy Industry Group was White (169,121 people), of which 13.4% were women and 86.6% men.

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Employment & Salaries

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

The workforce in U. S. Navy Industry Group was 262,311 people and is concentrated in Virginia (70,336 workers). The average annual salary was $53,679, being $5,917 less 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 (70.3k), California (60.7k), and Florida (26.9k).

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

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, U. S. Navy Industry Group had an average annual wage of $53,679, $5,917 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

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

Wage Distribution

0.363

WAGE GINI

U. S. Navy has a wage GINI of 0.363, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in U. S. Navy (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. Navy Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

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

Military, rank not specified are the most common position with 54,192 workers, but the U. S. Navy Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members and Firstline enlisted military supervisors.

The highest average salary in U. S. Navy goes to Surgeons.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the U. S. Navy Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were military, rank not specified (54,192 people), military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members (31,605 people), and firstline enlisted military supervisors (16,598 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$54,717

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,180

$48,633

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$4,786

On average, Male workers in the U. S. Navy 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 U. S. Navy Industry Group.

Business

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

The U. S. Navy 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. Navy is from Active Duty Military.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the U. S. Navy Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the U. S. Navy 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. Navy is from Active Duty Military.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The U. S. Navy 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. Navy 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. Navy Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the U. S. Navy Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Diversity

Demographic information on the U. S. Navy Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 17.1% corresponds to women and 82.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $54,717 and $48,633.

80.9% of workers have a some college, high school or equivalent or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

44,764

Women

17.1%

217,547

Men

82.9%

The workforce of U. S. Navy industry in 2021 was 262,311 people, with 17.1% woman, and 82.9% men.

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

Races

In 2021, 64.5% of the workforce in the U. S. Navy industry was White (169,121 people), of which 13.4% were women and 86.6% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the U. S. Navy workers in 2021 were some college (84,850 people), high school or equivalent (82,725 people), and bachelors degree (44,726 people).

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