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Industries with Fastest Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers Salary Growth

These industries raised Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

119
Industries with Growth
+113.8%
Highest Growth
+33.3%
Average Growth
3
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 119 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $26,910 $57,530 +$30,620 +113.8%
2 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $28,770 $57,530 +$28,760 +100.0%
3 Primary Metal Manufacturing $33,320 $57,520 +$24,200 +72.6%
4 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $25,140 $42,800 +$17,660 +70.2%
5 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $26,870 $43,930 +$17,060 +63.5%
6 Special Food Services $23,520 $36,080 +$12,560 +53.4%
7 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $24,730 $37,870 +$13,140 +53.1%
8 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $27,550 $42,080 +$14,530 +52.7%
9 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $32,640 $49,290 +$16,650 +51.0%
10 Other Schools and Instruction $28,690 $42,890 +$14,200 +49.5%
11 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $24,960 $36,960 +$12,000 +48.1%
12 Real Estate $23,370 $34,600 +$11,230 +48.1%
13 Gambling Industries $25,170 $37,230 +$12,060 +47.9%
14 Support Activities for Air Transportation $38,330 $56,130 +$17,800 +46.4%
15 Individual and Family Services $20,320 $29,700 +$9,380 +46.2%
16 Support Activities for Transportation $38,330 $55,640 +$17,310 +45.2%
17 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $26,800 $38,800 +$12,000 +44.8%
18 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $25,750 $36,920 +$11,170 +43.4%
19 Food Manufacturing $30,000 $42,790 +$12,790 +42.6%
20 Other Personal Services $26,180 $36,920 +$10,740 +41.0%
21 Food Services and Drinking Places $24,020 $33,820 +$9,800 +40.8%
22 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $30,500 $42,800 +$12,300 +40.3%
23 Personal and Laundry Services $24,120 $33,690 +$9,570 +39.7%
24 Drycleaning and Laundry Services $24,120 $33,690 +$9,570 +39.7%
25 Rental and Leasing Services $26,110 $36,370 +$10,260 +39.3%
26 Accommodation $24,290 $33,820 +$9,530 +39.2%
27 Traveler Accommodation $24,290 $33,820 +$9,530 +39.2%
28 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $29,970 $41,610 +$11,640 +38.8%
29 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $26,110 $36,140 +$10,030 +38.4%
30 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $25,910 $35,860 +$9,950 +38.4%
31 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $24,850 $34,360 +$9,510 +38.3%
32 Apparel Manufacturing $25,730 $35,500 +$9,770 +38.0%
33 Apparel Knitting Mills $24,130 $33,280 +$9,150 +37.9%
34 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $23,830 $32,810 +$8,980 +37.7%
35 Home Health Care Services $26,930 $36,990 +$10,060 +37.4%
36 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $25,970 $35,650 +$9,680 +37.3%
37 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $27,930 $38,330 +$10,400 +37.2%
38 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $30,410 $41,720 +$11,310 +37.2%
39 Facilities Support Services $22,940 $31,450 +$8,510 +37.1%
40 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $25,990 $35,600 +$9,610 +37.0%
41 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $23,550 $32,240 +$8,690 +36.9%
42 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $22,370 $30,550 +$8,180 +36.6%
43 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $22,500 $30,710 +$8,210 +36.5%
44 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing $25,300 $34,510 +$9,210 +36.4%
45 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $25,940 $35,290 +$9,350 +36.0%
46 Employment Services $24,850 $33,690 +$8,840 +35.6%
47 Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $30,590 $41,410 +$10,820 +35.4%
48 Administrative and Support Services $24,830 $33,610 +$8,780 +35.4%
49 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $27,750 $37,530 +$9,780 +35.2%
50 Social Assistance $21,630 $29,250 +$7,620 +35.2%
51 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $29,260 $39,410 +$10,150 +34.7%
52 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $27,780 $37,380 +$9,600 +34.6%
53 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $21,790 $29,250 +$7,460 +34.2%
54 Ambulatory Health Care Services $24,600 $33,020 +$8,420 +34.2%
55 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $24,990 $33,530 +$8,540 +34.2%
56 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $25,220 $33,820 +$8,600 +34.1%
57 Repair and Maintenance $31,090 $41,540 +$10,450 +33.6%
58 Temporary Help Services $24,950 $33,290 +$8,340 +33.4%
59 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $38,510 $51,310 +$12,800 +33.2%
60 Other Textile Product Mills $27,190 $36,170 +$8,980 +33.0%
61 Machinery Manufacturing $28,390 $37,760 +$9,370 +33.0%
62 Printing and Related Support Activities $27,330 $36,330 +$9,000 +32.9%
63 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $29,390 $38,800 +$9,410 +32.0%
64 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $29,390 $38,750 +$9,360 +31.8%
65 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $29,960 $39,440 +$9,480 +31.6%
66 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing $30,220 $39,650 +$9,430 +31.2%
67 Offices of Physicians $25,170 $33,020 +$7,850 +31.2%
68 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $24,640 $32,320 +$7,680 +31.2%
69 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $29,020 $37,940 +$8,920 +30.7%
70 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills $28,480 $37,170 +$8,690 +30.5%
71 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $29,170 $38,040 +$8,870 +30.4%
72 Civic and Social Organizations $27,670 $36,070 +$8,400 +30.4%
73 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $27,480 $35,820 +$8,340 +30.3%
74 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $29,820 $38,860 +$9,040 +30.3%
75 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $29,810 $38,800 +$8,990 +30.2%
76 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $30,560 $39,620 +$9,060 +29.6%
77 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $31,310 $40,570 +$9,260 +29.6%
78 Textile Product Mills $28,450 $36,750 +$8,300 +29.2%
79 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $29,420 $37,990 +$8,570 +29.1%
80 Other Support Services $28,610 $36,810 +$8,200 +28.7%
81 Textile Mills $29,650 $37,990 +$8,340 +28.1%
82 Fabric Mills $30,310 $38,710 +$8,400 +27.7%
83 Hospitals $27,770 $35,380 +$7,610 +27.4%
84 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $29,240 $37,160 +$7,920 +27.1%
85 Ship and Boat Building $34,640 $43,940 +$9,300 +26.8%
86 Educational Services $26,870 $34,020 +$7,150 +26.6%
87 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $29,990 $37,920 +$7,930 +26.4%
88 Rubber Product Manufacturing $31,980 $40,420 +$8,440 +26.4%
89 Other Residential Care Facilities $24,350 $30,720 +$6,370 +26.2%
90 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $34,040 $42,920 +$8,880 +26.1%
91 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $33,270 $41,920 +$8,650 +26.0%
92 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $31,220 $39,280 +$8,060 +25.8%
93 Plastics Product Manufacturing $29,710 $37,270 +$7,560 +25.4%
94 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $27,410 $34,200 +$6,790 +24.8%
95 Textile Furnishings Mills $30,030 $37,390 +$7,360 +24.5%
96 Warehousing and Storage $29,690 $36,840 +$7,150 +24.1%
97 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $27,840 $34,520 +$6,680 +24.0%
98 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $31,200 $38,520 +$7,320 +23.5%
99 Specialty Trade Contractors $32,760 $40,430 +$7,670 +23.4%
100 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $28,900 $35,650 +$6,750 +23.4%
101 Religious Organizations $29,350 $36,120 +$6,770 +23.1%
102 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $34,510 $42,080 +$7,570 +21.9%
103 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $34,920 $42,330 +$7,410 +21.2%
104 Footwear Manufacturing $29,860 $36,160 +$6,300 +21.1%
105 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $28,170 $32,970 +$4,800 +17.0%
106 Performing Arts Companies $34,790 $40,570 +$5,780 +16.6%
107 Specialized Design Services $29,980 $34,740 +$4,760 +15.9%
108 Chemical Manufacturing $37,880 $43,790 +$5,910 +15.6%
109 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $38,020 $43,790 +$5,770 +15.2%
110 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $33,400 $38,120 +$4,720 +14.1%
111 Truck Transportation $37,370 $41,860 +$4,490 +12.0%
112 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $27,740 $30,390 +$2,650 +9.6%
113 Management of Companies and Enterprises $38,060 $40,990 +$2,930 +7.7%
114 Elementary and Secondary Schools $23,180 $24,860 +$1,680 +7.2%
115 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $36,560 $38,500 +$1,940 +5.3%
116 Building Finishing Contractors $33,600 $35,320 +$1,720 +5.1%
117 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $45,930 $47,320 +$1,390 +3.0%
118 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $35,300 $35,870 +$570 +1.6%
119 Personal Care Services $23,450 $23,570 +$120 +0.5%

3 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $33,450 $28,390 -$5,060 -15.1%
2 Wood Product Manufacturing $33,240 $28,740 -$4,500 -13.5%
3 Outpatient Care Centers $35,530 $33,190 -$2,340 -6.6%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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