U. S. Navy

Industry Group

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Workforce

254k

2020 ACS Estimate

Average Employee Age

28.5

Average Salary

$50,839

Average Male Salary

$52,062

Average Female Salary

$50,630

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, Firstline enlisted military supervisors, Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians. On average, full-time employees in the U. S. Navy Industry Group work 52.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $51,565. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.5 hours and earn an average annual salary of $31,675.

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 industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is U. S. Navy.

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Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the U. S. Navy Industry Group. Military, rank not specified are the most common position, but the U. S. Navy Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Firstline enlisted military supervisors, compared to other industries.

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

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Government industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.33%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 22.5M people employed in the Government industry. This represents a 1.33% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

Occupations by Share

254k

Workforce (ACS Estimate)

± 12.4k

3.4%

1 Year Growth

± 6.72%

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the U. S. Navy Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 3.4%, , from 245k people in 2019 to 254k people in 2020.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in U. S. Navy by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Military, rank not specified represent the largest share of positions held in U. S. Navy at 21%, followed by Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members with 12.6% and Firstline enlisted military supervisors with 6.93%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the U. S. Navy Industry Group, by number of employees, are Military, rank not specified, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, Firstline enlisted military supervisors, Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, U. S. Navy employs an unusually high number of Firstline enlisted military supervisors, Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, and Military, rank not specified.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in U. S. Navy, by average wage, are Surgeons, Chief executives & legislators, and Nurse anesthetists.

Average Salary

$50,839

AVERAGE WAGE

± $1,876

On average, employees in the U. S. Navy Industry Group make $50,839 per year. This number makes U. S. Navy the 165 highest paying Industry Group in the United States out of a total of 269 Industry Groups.

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the U. S. Navy Industry Group.

Wage Distribution

0.362

WAGE GINI

U. S. Navy has a wage GINI of 0.362, 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).

Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the U. S. Navy Industry Group.

These are locations that employ more people in the U. S. Navy Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the U. S. Navy Industry Group.

Diversity

Demographic information on the U. S. Navy Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $52,062 and $50,630. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Composition by Sex

41.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±4.99k

212k

MALE WORKFORCE

±11.3k

83.7% of workers in the U. S. Navy Industry Group are Male, making them the more common sex in the workforce. This chart shows the sex breakdown of the U. S. Navy Industry Group.

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$52,062

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,102

$50,630

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,080

On average, Male workers in the U. S. Navy Industry Group make 1.03 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.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

White
Asian
Two or More Races

On average, White employees in the U. S. Navy Industry Group earn 1.04 times more than other races and ethnicities. This chart shows the race and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in the U. S. Navy Industry Group.

Input/Output

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. 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.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for U. S. Navy is from Active Duty Military.

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.