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Amherst, VA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,109	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	516, 46.53%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	126, 24.42%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	78, 15.12%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81, 15.70%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	70, 13.57%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	119, 23.06%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	593, 53.47%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	262, 44.18%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	116, 19.56%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	154, 25.97%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55, 9.27%, see rank	4.52%	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.

Industry

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,109, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	38, 3.43%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	170, 15.33%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	22, 1.98%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	80, 7.21%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	65, 5.86%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	5, 0.45%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28, 2.52%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	61, 5.50%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	455, 41.03%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	121, 10.91%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	47, 4.24%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 1.53%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,122	3,867,416	141,996,548
Male¹	433, 38.59%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	114, 26.33%, see rank	39.59%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	46, 10.62%, see rank	13.45%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	101, 23.33%, see rank	16.18%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33, 7.62%, see rank	9.96%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	103, 23.79%, see rank	14.26%	17.87%
Female¹	689, 61.41%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	233, 33.82%, see rank	44.33%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	165, 23.95%, see rank	19.17%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	205, 29.75%, see rank	30.86%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	80, 11.61%, see rank	4.82%	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.

Industry

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,122, 100%	3,867,416	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	50, 4.46%, see rank	6.85%	6.49%
Manufacturing	170, 15.15%, see rank	7.69%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	25, 2.23%, see rank	2.02%	2.83%
Retail Trade	138, 12.30%, see rank	10.90%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	38, 3.39%, see rank	4.13%	5.00%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.30%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37, 3.30%, see rank	6.54%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	63, 5.61%, see rank	14.52%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	438, 39.04%, see rank	21.21%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	110, 9.80%, see rank	8.33%	9.18%
Public Administration	35, 3.12%, see rank	9.20%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 1.60%, see rank	5.26%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,037	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	419, 40.41%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	56, 13.37%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	48, 11.46%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	120, 28.64%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 10.26%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	119, 28.40%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	618, 59.59%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	249, 40.29%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	170, 27.51%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	158, 25.57%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41, 6.63%, see rank	5.23%	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.

Industry

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,037, 100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	14, 1.35%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	144, 13.89%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	22, 2.12%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	107, 10.32%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	71, 6.85%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	45, 4.34%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	48, 4.63%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	366, 35.29%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	131, 12.63%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	58, 5.59%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 2.99%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,032	3,768,930	141,303,145
Male¹	440, 42.64%, see rank	52.08%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	57, 12.95%, see rank	38.39%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	43, 9.77%, see rank	12.42%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	133, 30.23%, see rank	15.97%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	83, 18.86%, see rank	17.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	124, 28.18%, see rank	14.91%	18.26%
Female¹	592, 57.36%, see rank	47.92%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	254, 42.91%, see rank	42.70%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	151, 25.51%, see rank	18.39%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	180, 30.41%, see rank	32.75%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 1.18%, see rank	5.26%	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.

Industry

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,032, 100%	3,768,930	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.82%
Construction	50, 4.84%, see rank	7.83%	7.45%
Manufacturing	106, 10.27%, see rank	8.41%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	28, 2.71%, see rank	2.28%	3.20%
Retail Trade	110, 10.66%, see rank	11.05%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	61, 5.91%, see rank	4.30%	5.08%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.69%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	51, 4.94%, see rank	6.74%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	46, 4.46%, see rank	13.90%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	308, 29.84%, see rank	19.84%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	182, 17.64%, see rank	7.83%	8.77%
Public Administration	62, 6.01%, see rank	8.84%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	28, 2.71%, see rank	5.14%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	907	3,412,647	129,721,512
Male¹	494, 54.47%, see rank	52.12%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	147, 29.76%, see rank	36.65%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	76, 15.38%, see rank	11.08%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	76, 15.38%, see rank	16.53%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.73%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	77, 15.59%, see rank	17.73%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	118, 23.89%, see rank	17.28%	20.47%
Female¹	413, 45.53%, see rank	47.88%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	146, 35.35%, see rank	39.97%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	74, 17.92%, see rank	16.59%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	151, 36.56%, see rank	35.16%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 10.17%, see rank	7.32%	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Amherst, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	907, 100%	3,412,647	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4, 0.44%, see rank	1.27%	1.87%
Construction	52, 5.73%, see rank	7.33%	6.78%
Manufacturing	190, 20.95%, see rank	11.34%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	16, 1.76%, see rank	2.74%	3.60%
Retail Trade	96, 10.58%, see rank	11.41%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	66, 7.28%, see rank	4.64%	5.20%
Information	20, 2.21%, see rank	3.83%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37, 4.08%, see rank	6.63%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40, 4.41%, see rank	11.59%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	258, 28.45%, see rank	18.35%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32, 3.53%, see rank	7.21%	7.87%
Public Administration	62, 6.84%, see rank	8.27%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	34, 3.75%, see rank	5.38%	4.87%

* 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.