Furniture & related product manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

406k

2021

Average Employee Age

43.4

2021

Estimated Job Growth

−7.52%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$48,186

2021

Average Male Salary

$50,373

2021

Average Female Salary

$42,255

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group are other assemblers and fabricators, cabinetmakers & bench carpenters, and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors. On average, full-time employees in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group work 43.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $50,343. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23 hours and earn an average annual salary of $21,515.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group are Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC, Lee, Pontotoc & Union CountiesTupelo City PUMA, MS, and Dubois, Knox, Spencer, Perry, Pike & Crawford Counties PUMA, IN.

The workforce of Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group in 2021 was 406,347 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men.

In 2021, 74.6% of the workforce in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group was White (302,957 people), of which 26.3% were women and 73.7% men.

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Manufacturing

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group was 406,347 people and is concentrated in North Carolina (38,353 workers). The average annual salary was $48,186, being $11,409 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

−2.08%

Year-over-year decline

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 189k people employed in the Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing industry. This represents a −2.08% decrease in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were North Carolina (38.4k), California (36.8k), and Texas (27.8k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $48,186, $11,409 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.375

WAGE GINI

Furniture & related product manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.375, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Furniture & related product manufacturing (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 Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group.

Other assemblers and fabricators are the most common position with 39,455 workers, but the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors.

The highest average salary in Furniture & related product manufacturing goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were other assemblers and fabricators (39,455 people), cabinetmakers & bench carpenters (38,290 people), and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (34,495 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$50,373

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,245

$42,255

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,730

On average, Male workers in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group make 1.19 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Furniture & related product manufacturing 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 Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group.

The Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Furniture & related product manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group is Manufacturing.

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 Furniture & related product manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Furniture & related product manufacturing 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 Furniture & related product manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
3,570
Florida
1,956
New York
1,906

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Furniture & related product manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Furniture & related product manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 26.9% corresponds to women and 73.1% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $50,373 and $42,255.

71.8% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

Gender and Age

109,463

Women

26.9%

296,884

Men

73.1%

The workforce of Furniture & related product manufacturing industry in 2021 was 406,347 people, with 26.9% woman, and 73.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Furniture & related product manufacturing industry.

Races

In 2021, 74.6% of the workforce in the Furniture & related product manufacturing industry was White (302,957 people), of which 26.3% were women and 73.7% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Furniture & related product manufacturing workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (162,316 people), some college (77,206 people), and secondary education (52,060 people).

The chart shows the Furniture & related product manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Furniture and related product manufacturing industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Furniture and related product manufacturing industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −7.52%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (12.3%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Furniture and related product manufacturing.

−7.52%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Furniture and related product manufacturing. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.