Petroleum refining

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

175k

2021

Average Employee Age

43.4

2021

Average Salary

$108,969

2021

Average Male Salary

$110,859

2021

Average Female Salary

$99,653

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Petroleum refining Industry Group are miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors, miscellaneous plant & system operators, and chemical engineers. On average, full-time employees in the Petroleum refining Industry Group work 46.6 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $110,574. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $42,923.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Petroleum refining Industry Group are Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, Port Arthur City PUMA, TX, and Washington, Osage (North & West), Pawnee & Creek (Northwest) Counties PUMA, OK.

The workforce of Petroleum refining Industry Group in 2021 was 174,999 people, with 16.9% woman, and 83.1% men.

In 2021, 73.1% of the workforce in the Petroleum refining Industry Group was White (127,907 people), of which 15.6% were women and 84.4% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Petroleum refining Industry Group.

The workforce in Petroleum refining Industry Group was 174,999 people and is concentrated in Texas (73,263 workers). The average annual salary was $108,969, being $49,374 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Manufacturing industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

1.98%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were Texas (73.3k), California (17.6k), and Louisiana (15.2k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Petroleum refining Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Petroleum refining Industry Group had an average annual wage of $108,969, $49,374 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Petroleum refining Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.363

WAGE GINI

Petroleum refining has a wage GINI of 0.363, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Petroleum refining (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 Petroleum refining Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Petroleum refining Industry Group.

Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors are the most common position with 15,344 workers, but the Petroleum refining Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Miscellaneous plant & system operators and Chemical engineers.

The highest average salary in Petroleum refining goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Petroleum refining Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (15,344 people), miscellaneous plant & system operators (10,733 people), and chemical engineers (10,082 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$110,859

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$5,428

$99,653

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$12,165

On average, Male workers in the Petroleum refining Industry Group make 1.11 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Petroleum refining Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Petroleum refining 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 Petroleum refining Industry Group.

The Petroleum refining Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

Texas and California stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Petroleum refining Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Petroleum refining is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Petroleum refining Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Petroleum refining 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 Petroleum refining is from Manufacturing.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Petroleum refining 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 Petroleum refining is from Manufacturing.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

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

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Petroleum refining industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Petroleum refining Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 16.9% corresponds to women and 83.1% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $110,859 and $99,653.

72.5% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

29,504

Women

16.9%

145,495

Men

83.1%

The workforce of Petroleum refining industry in 2021 was 174,999 people, with 16.9% woman, and 83.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Petroleum refining industry.

Races

In 2021, 73.1% of the workforce in the Petroleum refining industry was White (127,907 people), of which 15.6% were women and 84.4% 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 Petroleum refining workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (46,579 people), bachelors degree (43,112 people), and some college (37,182 people).

The chart shows the Petroleum refining workforce by gender and educational level.