National security & international affairs

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

990k

2021

Average Employee Age

44.2

2021

Average Salary

$85,984

2021

Average Male Salary

$89,096

2021

Average Female Salary

$79,665

2021

About

The top three occupations in the National security & international affairs Industry Group are other managers, miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers. On average, full-time employees in the National security & international affairs Industry Group work 43.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $88,015. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.7 hours and earn an average annual salary of $37,493.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the National security & international affairs Industry Group are Houston & Pulaski Counties PUMA, GA, St. Mary's & Calvert Counties PUMA, MD, and George Washington Regional Commission (North) PUMA, VA.

The workforce of National security & international affairs Industry Group in 2021 was 989,760 people, with 33% woman, and 67% men.

In 2021, 65.8% of the workforce in the National security & international affairs Industry Group was White (651,273 people), of which 28.9% were women and 71.1% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the National security & international affairs Industry Group.

The workforce in National security & international affairs Industry Group was 989,760 people and is concentrated in Virginia (140,114 workers). The average annual salary was $85,984, being $26,389 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 (140k), Maryland (96.1k), and California (84.1k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for National security & international affairs Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, National security & international affairs Industry Group had an average annual wage of $85,984, $26,389 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of National security & international affairs Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.299

WAGE GINI

National security & international affairs has a wage GINI of 0.299, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in National security & international affairs (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 National security & international affairs Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the National security & international affairs Industry Group.

Other managers are the most common position with 88,784 workers, but the National security & international affairs Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers and Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers.

The highest average salary in National security & international affairs goes to Dentists.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the National security & international affairs Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were other managers (88,784 people), miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (37,694 people), and firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers (35,699 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$89,096

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,546

$79,665

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,056

On average, Male workers in the National security & international affairs Industry Group make 1.12 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the National security & international affairs Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the National security & international affairs 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 National security & international affairs Industry Group.

The National security & international affairs Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Industrial Flow

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Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the National security & international affairs Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the National security & international affairs 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

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HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The National security & international affairs 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 National security & international affairs is from Public Administration.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Diversity

Demographic information on the National security & international affairs Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 33% corresponds to women and 67% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $89,096 and $79,665.

76% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or some college.

Gender and Age

326,598

Women

33%

663,162

Men

67%

The workforce of National security & international affairs industry in 2021 was 989,760 people, with 33% woman, and 67% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in National security & international affairs industry.

Races

In 2021, 65.8% of the workforce in the National security & international affairs industry was White (651,273 people), of which 28.9% were women and 71.1% 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 National security & international affairs workers in 2021 were bachelors degree (283,332 people), graduate degree (256,164 people), and some college (212,254 people).

The chart shows the National security & international affairs workforce by gender and educational level.