Military Reserves or National Guard

Industry Group

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Workforce

17.6k

2020 ACS Estimate

Average Employee Age

31.8

Average Salary

$50,616

Average Male Salary

$51,250

Average Female Salary

$49,261

About

The top three occupations in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group are Military, rank not specified, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, Firstline enlisted military supervisors, and Human resources workers. On average, full-time employees in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group work 46.8 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $57,090. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $15,095.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group are Pulaski, Camden, Miller & Morgan Counties PUMA, MO, Klamath, Malheur, Lake & Harney Counties PUMA, OR, and Wichita CountyWichita Falls City PUMA, TX. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Military Reserves or National Guard.

Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group. Military, rank not specified are the most common position, but the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in Military Reserves or National Guard goes to Aircraft pilots & flight engineers.

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

17.6k

Workforce (ACS Estimate)

± 3.26k

3.07%

1 Year Growth

± 25.6%

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 3.07%, , from 17.1k people in 2019 to 17.6k people in 2020.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Military Reserves or National Guard by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Military, rank not specified represent the largest share of positions held in Military Reserves or National Guard at 19.4%, followed by Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members with 12.1% and Military officer special & tactical operations leaders with 6.03%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group, by number of employees, are Military, rank not specified, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, Firstline enlisted military supervisors, and Human resources workers.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, Military Reserves or National Guard employs an unusually high number of Military officer special & tactical operations leaders, Firstline enlisted military supervisors, and Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Military Reserves or National Guard, by average wage, are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Budget analysts, and Computer & information systems managers.

Average Salary

$50,616

AVERAGE WAGE

± $8,031

On average, employees in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group make $50,616 per year. This number makes Military Reserves or National Guard the 167 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 Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group.

Wage Distribution

0.411

WAGE GINI

Military Reserves or National Guard has a wage GINI of 0.411, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Military Reserves or National Guard (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 Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group.

These are locations that employ more people in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $51,250 and $49,261. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Composition by Sex

3.21k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±1.39k

14.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

±2.94k

81.7% of workers in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group are Male, making them the more common sex in the workforce. This chart shows the sex breakdown of the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group.

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$51,250

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$8,824

$49,261

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$8,961

On average, Male workers in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group make 1.04 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

American Indian
White
Two or More Races

On average, American Indian employees in the Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group earn 1.17 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 Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group.

Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Military Reserves or National Guard 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 Military Reserves or National Guard Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Military Reserves or National Guard 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 Military Reserves or National Guard is from Active Duty Military.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Military Reserves or National Guard is from Active Duty Military.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

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