Abilene Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,301 | 11,809,010 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 36,308, 51.65%, see rank | 54.40% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,633, 26.53%, see rank | 31.45% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,638, 15.53%, see rank | 13.98% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6,774, 18.66%, see rank | 17.42% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 319, 0.88%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 4,546, 12.52%, see rank | 12.08% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,161, 16.97%, see rank | 17.70% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 33,993, 48.35%, see rank | 45.60% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,324, 33.31%, see rank | 38.98% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,153, 26.93%, see rank | 22.28% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,022, 35.37%, see rank | 33.15% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 72, 0.21%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 132, 0.39%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,214, 3.57%, see rank | 4.80% | 5.65% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,301, 100% | 11,809,010 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,611, 3.71%, see rank | 3.28% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 4,879, 6.94%, see rank | 7.80% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 3,480, 4.95%, see rank | 9.28% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,692, 2.41%, see rank | 2.99% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 8,785, 12.50%, see rank | 11.56% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,399, 4.83%, see rank | 5.41% | 4.93% |
| Information | 952, 1.35%, see rank | 1.80% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,411, 6.27%, see rank | 6.60% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,501, 6.40%, see rank | 10.91% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 18,954, 26.96%, see rank | 21.76% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 7,365, 10.48%, see rank | 8.79% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 4,960, 7.06%, see rank | 4.43% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,312, 6.13%, see rank | 5.39% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,659 | 11,440,956 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 35,954, 50.88%, see rank | 54.34% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,902, 27.54%, see rank | 30.85% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,466, 15.20%, see rank | 13.79% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6,626, 18.43%, see rank | 17.75% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 392, 1.09%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 4,496, 12.50%, see rank | 12.39% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,277, 17.46%, see rank | 17.65% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 34,705, 49.12%, see rank | 45.66% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,739, 33.83%, see rank | 38.31% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,136, 26.32%, see rank | 21.94% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,169, 35.06%, see rank | 34.02% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 61, 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 108, 0.31%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,366, 3.94%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.77% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,659, 100% | 11,440,956 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,758, 3.90%, see rank | 3.00% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 4,956, 7.01%, see rank | 8.12% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 3,905, 5.53%, see rank | 9.49% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,652, 2.34%, see rank | 3.06% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 8,739, 12.37%, see rank | 11.64% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,375, 4.78%, see rank | 5.57% | 5.00% |
| Information | 1,060, 1.50%, see rank | 1.93% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,124, 5.84%, see rank | 6.71% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,545, 6.43%, see rank | 10.73% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 20,074, 28.41%, see rank | 21.51% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 6,692, 9.47%, see rank | 8.47% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 4,594, 6.50%, see rank | 4.46% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,185, 5.92%, see rank | 5.32% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 71,829 | 11,125,616 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 36,989, 51.50%, see rank | 54.55% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,172, 27.50%, see rank | 30.46% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,615, 15.18%, see rank | 13.22% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6,470, 17.49%, see rank | 17.91% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 418, 1.13%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 4,628, 12.51%, see rank | 13.03% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,224, 16.83%, see rank | 17.86% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 34,840, 48.50%, see rank | 45.45% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,943, 34.28%, see rank | 37.63% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,833, 25.35%, see rank | 21.27% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,327, 35.38%, see rank | 34.94% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 82, 0.24%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 64, 0.18%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,412, 4.05%, see rank | 5.27% | 6.07% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 71,829, 100% | 11,125,616 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,327, 3.24%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 5,466, 7.61%, see rank | 8.63% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 3,540, 4.93%, see rank | 9.72% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,960, 2.73%, see rank | 3.32% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 8,581, 11.95%, see rank | 11.53% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,537, 4.92%, see rank | 5.67% | 5.07% |
| Information | 1,258, 1.75%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,861, 6.77%, see rank | 6.91% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,650, 6.47%, see rank | 10.52% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 20,731, 28.86%, see rank | 20.78% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 6,105, 8.50%, see rank | 8.23% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 4,323, 6.02%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,490, 6.25%, see rank | 5.20% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 69,475 | 10,860,964 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 35,819, 51.56%, see rank | 55.30% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,576, 26.73%, see rank | 29.93% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,003, 16.76%, see rank | 13.17% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,638, 15.74%, see rank | 17.98% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 330, 0.92%, see rank | 0.88% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 7,905, 22.07%, see rank | 20.07% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,367, 17.78%, see rank | 17.97% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 33,656, 48.44%, see rank | 44.70% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,918, 35.41%, see rank | 37.18% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,451, 25.11%, see rank | 21.28% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 11,475, 34.09%, see rank | 35.43% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 53, 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 204, 0.61%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,555, 4.62%, see rank | 5.20% | 6.09% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 69,475, 100% | 10,860,964 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,362, 3.40%, see rank | 2.82% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 5,286, 7.61%, see rank | 9.02% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 3,475, 5.00%, see rank | 9.89% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,731, 2.49%, see rank | 3.47% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 8,006, 11.52%, see rank | 11.61% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,715, 5.35%, see rank | 5.68% | 5.08% |
| Information | 1,165, 1.68%, see rank | 2.24% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,307, 6.20%, see rank | 6.95% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,405, 6.34%, see rank | 10.44% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 20,243, 29.14%, see rank | 20.20% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 5,758, 8.29%, see rank | 8.23% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 4,480, 6.45%, see rank | 4.23% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,542, 6.54%, see rank | 5.21% | 4.84% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.