Facilities managers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

113k

Average Age

48.7

Average Salary

$77,175

Average Male Salary

$80,538

Average Female Salary

$63,829

About

Facilities managers are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Facilities managers was $77,175 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Facilities managers are Livermore, Pleasanton & Dublin Cities PUMA, CA, Billerica, Andover, Tewksbury & Wilmington Towns PUMA, MA, and York (West) & Cumberland (West) Counties PUMA, ME. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Facilities managers are Fontana City (West) PUMA, CA, Billerica, Andover, Tewksbury & Wilmington Towns PUMA, MA, and Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA.

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Employment and salary information for the Facilities managers workforce. Facilities managers workforce in 2021 was 112,796 people, of which 20.1% were women and 79.9% were men. Facilities managers are paid most in Salem, Beverly, Gloucester & Newburyport Cities PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Fontana City (West) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

90,093

Male Workforce

± 7.37k

22,703

Female Workforce

± 3.7k

The Facilities managers workforce in 2021 was 112,796 people (20.1% women and 79.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 20.9% between 2018 (93,330) and 2021 (112,796).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Facilities managers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($125,046), Alaska ($104,387), and West Virginia ($99,627).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$77,175

AVERAGE WAGE

#124 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Facilities managers earned an average of $77,175, $17,580 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Facilities managers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.323

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Facilities managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.323, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Facilities managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Facilities managers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Facilities managers and on wages for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges is the industry that employs the most Facilities managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Facilities managers, by average wage, is Rail transportation ($206,104).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

113k

2021 Workforce

± 8,242

7.97%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.76%

This graphic shows the share of Facilities managers employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Facilities managers at 40.5%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 30.7% and Religious organizations with 28.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Facilities managers in the US. The workforce of Facilities managers in 2021 was 112,796 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men. The average age of male Facilities managers in the workforce is 49.2 and of female Facilities managers is 46.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Facilities managers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Facilities managers in 2021 was 112,796 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (19,087 people), 50 to 54 years (17,184 people), and 45 to 49 years (14,842 people). Among them they concentrated 45.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 11.7% of Facilities managers workers were Hispanic and 88.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (69.8%), Puerto Rican (20.6)%, and Dominican (9.64)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.8% of the Facilities managers workforce were White, of which 18.8% were women and 81.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.27%) and Two or More Races (5.51%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Facilities managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Facilities managers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Architecture and Related Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Facilities managers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (12,158 people), Engineering (5,632 people), and Social Sciences (2,733 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Facilities managers workers were Bachelors Degree (32,369 people), Some college (30,321 people), and High School or Equivalent (24,092 people).

The graphic shows the Facilities managers workforce by gender and educational level.