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Bakersfield, CA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	148,632	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	81,283, 54.69%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,210, 27.32%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	12,686, 15.61%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,028, 16.03%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,436, 4.23%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,566, 10.54%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,622, 19.22%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	67,349, 45.31%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25,065, 37.22%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	15,145, 22.49%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22,034, 32.72%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,573, 2.34%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	180, 0.27%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,244, 4.82%, see rank	5.48%	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

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	148,632, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15,229, 10.25%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	9,150, 6.16%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,160, 5.49%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,136, 3.46%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	17,751, 11.94%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7,491, 5.04%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	1,946, 1.31%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,713, 5.19%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,433, 8.36%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34,343, 23.11%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	13,508, 9.09%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	9,510, 6.40%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,262, 4.21%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	143,838	16,614,362	141,996,548
Male¹	77,694, 54.01%, see rank	53.97%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,592, 25.22%, see rank	34.31%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	13,409, 17.26%, see rank	15.79%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,065, 16.82%, see rank	18.27%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,842, 3.66%, see rank	2.17%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,326, 10.72%, see rank	8.78%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,262, 19.64%, see rank	15.46%	17.87%
Female¹	66,144, 45.99%, see rank	46.03%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24,562, 37.13%, see rank	39.53%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	14,561, 22.01%, see rank	21.35%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22,263, 33.66%, see rank	32.22%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,465, 2.21%, see rank	0.87%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	166, 0.25%, see rank	0.23%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,049, 4.61%, see rank	5.56%	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

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	143,838, 100%	16,614,362	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13,816, 9.61%, see rank	2.29%	1.90%
Construction	8,353, 5.81%, see rank	6.19%	6.49%
Manufacturing	7,431, 5.17%, see rank	10.11%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	4,575, 3.18%, see rank	3.20%	2.83%
Retail Trade	16,795, 11.68%, see rank	11.11%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7,164, 4.98%, see rank	4.67%	5.00%
Information	2,225, 1.55%, see rank	2.87%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,704, 5.36%, see rank	6.51%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,172, 8.46%, see rank	12.47%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	33,336, 23.18%, see rank	20.91%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12,796, 8.90%, see rank	9.62%	9.18%
Public Administration	9,635, 6.70%, see rank	4.70%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,836, 5.45%, see rank	5.36%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	139,722	16,632,466	141,833,331
Male¹	75,812, 54.26%, see rank	54.34%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,057, 25.14%, see rank	33.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	13,369, 17.63%, see rank	14.93%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,820, 16.91%, see rank	18.62%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,676, 3.53%, see rank	2.01%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,780, 11.58%, see rank	9.79%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,997, 18.46%, see rank	15.51%	18.08%
Female¹	63,910, 45.74%, see rank	45.66%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23,881, 37.37%, see rank	39.05%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	13,016, 20.37%, see rank	20.38%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22,425, 35.09%, see rank	33.43%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,435, 2.25%, see rank	0.82%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	160, 0.25%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,908, 4.55%, see rank	5.77%	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

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	139,722, 100%	16,632,466	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11,841, 8.47%, see rank	2.14%	1.86%
Construction	9,803, 7.02%, see rank	6.96%	7.13%
Manufacturing	6,646, 4.76%, see rank	10.35%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	4,968, 3.56%, see rank	3.42%	3.06%
Retail Trade	15,863, 11.35%, see rank	11.02%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7,656, 5.48%, see rank	4.70%	5.07%
Information	2,669, 1.91%, see rank	3.01%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,295, 5.94%, see rank	7.01%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,756, 8.41%, see rank	12.21%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	31,903, 22.83%, see rank	20.09%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11,718, 8.39%, see rank	9.23%	8.86%
Public Administration	8,923, 6.39%, see rank	4.63%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,681, 5.50%, see rank	5.23%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	130,300	16,550,706	141,303,145
Male¹	71,752, 55.07%, see rank	55.04%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,475, 25.75%, see rank	33.47%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	12,157, 16.94%, see rank	14.65%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,835, 16.49%, see rank	18.59%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,431, 3.39%, see rank	1.89%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13,970, 19.47%, see rank	15.76%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,884, 17.96%, see rank	15.64%	18.26%
Female¹	58,548, 44.93%, see rank	44.96%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,018, 35.90%, see rank	38.84%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	12,372, 21.13%, see rank	20.06%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,772, 35.48%, see rank	33.97%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,417, 2.42%, see rank	0.77%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	289, 0.49%, see rank	0.57%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,680, 4.58%, see rank	5.78%	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

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	130,300, 100%	16,550,706	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11,278, 8.66%, see rank	2.04%	1.82%
Construction	9,985, 7.66%, see rank	7.40%	7.45%
Manufacturing	6,131, 4.71%, see rank	10.55%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	4,622, 3.55%, see rank	3.55%	3.20%
Retail Trade	14,833, 11.38%, see rank	11.03%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6,878, 5.28%, see rank	4.69%	5.08%
Information	2,588, 1.99%, see rank	3.05%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,623, 5.85%, see rank	7.22%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,903, 8.37%, see rank	12.13%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	29,323, 22.50%, see rank	19.53%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,513, 8.07%, see rank	9.12%	8.77%
Public Administration	8,320, 6.39%, see rank	4.49%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,303, 5.60%, see rank	5.20%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	102,001	14,718,928	129,721,512
Male¹	55,229, 54.15%, see rank	54.66%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,017, 29.00%, see rank	34.30%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	8,324, 15.07%, see rank	12.89%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,613, 17.41%, see rank	18.80%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,993, 3.61%, see rank	1.84%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,650, 17.47%, see rank	14.84%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,632, 17.44%, see rank	17.33%	20.47%
Female¹	46,772, 45.85%, see rank	45.34%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,609, 35.51%, see rank	37.99%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	9,588, 20.50%, see rank	17.04%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17,116, 36.59%, see rank	36.36%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,031, 2.20%, see rank	0.73%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	237, 0.51%, see rank	0.68%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,191, 4.68%, see rank	7.20%	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

	Bakersfield, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	102,001, 100%	14,718,928	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8,003, 7.85%, see rank	1.92%	1.87%
Construction	6,810, 6.68%, see rank	6.22%	6.78%
Manufacturing	5,412, 5.31%, see rank	13.11%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	5,063, 4.96%, see rank	4.05%	3.60%
Retail Trade	11,593, 11.37%, see rank	11.15%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,164, 5.06%, see rank	4.68%	5.20%
Information	2,336, 2.29%, see rank	3.92%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,009, 5.89%, see rank	6.91%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,163, 8.00%, see rank	11.63%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	23,993, 23.52%, see rank	18.51%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,484, 7.34%, see rank	8.18%	7.87%
Public Administration	6,925, 6.79%, see rank	4.54%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,046, 4.95%, see rank	5.17%	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.