Used merchandise stores

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

224k

2021

Average Employee Age

41.6

2021

Average Salary

$25,396

2021

Average Male Salary

$31,126

2021

Average Female Salary

$21,972

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group are retail salespersons, firstline supervisors of retail sales workers, and cashiers. On average, full-time employees in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group work 41.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $36,247. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.7 hours and earn an average annual salary of $12,083.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group are Ashland City PUMA, OR, Inside Loop I-410 PUMA, TX (79500US4805906), and Blaine, Lino Lakes & Ham Lake Cities PUMA, MN.

The workforce of Used merchandise stores Industry Group in 2021 was 224,018 people, with 62.6% woman, and 37.4% men.

In 2021, 71.4% of the workforce in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group was White (159,842 people), of which 64.8% were women and 35.2% men.

Retail Trade

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group.

The workforce in Used merchandise stores Industry Group was 224,018 people and is concentrated in California (22,148 workers). The average annual salary was $25,396, being $34,200 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

0.946%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 28.9M people employed in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry. This represents a 0.946% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Trade, Transportation, and Utilities over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (22.1k), Texas (18k), and Florida (15.3k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Used merchandise stores Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Used merchandise stores Industry Group had an average annual wage of $25,396, $34,200 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Used merchandise stores Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.504

WAGE GINI

Used merchandise stores has a wage GINI of 0.504, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Used merchandise stores (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 Used merchandise stores Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group.

Retail salespersons are the most common position with 45,072 workers, but the Used merchandise stores Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers and Cashiers.

The highest average salary in Used merchandise stores goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were retail salespersons (45,072 people), firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (43,673 people), and cashiers (31,789 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$31,126

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,105

$21,972

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,097

On average, Male workers in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group make 1.42 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Used merchandise stores 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 Used merchandise stores Industry Group.

The Used merchandise stores Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Used merchandise stores Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Used merchandise stores is from Retail Trade.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Used merchandise stores Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Used merchandise stores Industry Group is Construction.

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 Used merchandise stores is from Retail Trade.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Used merchandise stores Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Used merchandise stores is from Retail Trade.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Construction Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Used merchandise stores Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Used merchandise stores Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
3,870
Florida
2,842
Texas
2,744

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Used merchandise stores industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Used merchandise stores Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 62.6% corresponds to women and 37.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $31,126 and $21,972.

73.5% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

140,231

Women

62.6%

83,787

Men

37.4%

The workforce of Used merchandise stores industry in 2021 was 224,018 people, with 62.6% woman, and 37.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Used merchandise stores industry.

Races

In 2021, 71.4% of the workforce in the Used merchandise stores industry was White (159,842 people), of which 64.8% were women and 35.2% 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 Used merchandise stores workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (81,101 people), some college (55,238 people), and bachelors degree (28,333 people).

The chart shows the Used merchandise stores workforce by gender and educational level.