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Industry Trends

Industry Trends (United States):
5173 Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers (all ownership categories *)
Category20152016201720182019Chg 2015-19
No. of EstablishmentsN/AN/A26,98826,30026,347N/A
Total EmploymentN/AN/A689,679660,653625,810N/A
Total Annual WagesN/AN/A$59,521,573,308$58,030,121,938$57,692,928,299N/A
Average Annual WageN/AN/A$86,303$87,838$92,189N/A

Industry Trends (Alabama):
5173 Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers (all ownership categories *)
Category20152016201720182019Chg 2015-19
No. of EstablishmentsN/AN/AN/A399390N/A
Total EmploymentN/AN/AN/A7,6227,098N/A
Total Annual WagesN/AN/AN/A$521,948,286$504,102,523N/A
Average Annual WageN/AN/AN/A$68,479$71,020N/A

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

* Includes all ownership categories not subject to BLS disclosure restrictions, which may differ by geographic area. For industry trends data by ownership categories, see the BLS/QCEW website, multi-screen data search.