Boston, VA Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Boston, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 366 | 3,936,638 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 140, 38.25%, see rank | 51.61% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 39.95% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 49, 35.00%, see rank | 14.02% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 16.24% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 22, 15.71%, see rank | 0.64% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 9.43% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 69, 49.29%, see rank | 14.05% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 226, 61.75%, see rank | 48.39% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 69, 30.53%, see rank | 45.17% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 36, 15.93%, see rank | 19.77% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 18, 7.96%, 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 | 47, 20.80%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 56, 24.78%, 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Boston, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 366, 100% | 3,936,638 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 22, 6.01%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 47, 12.84%, see rank | 6.45% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 93, 25.41%, see rank | 7.36% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32, 8.74%, see rank | 1.93% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 18, 4.92%, see rank | 10.80% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 9, 2.46%, see rank | 4.12% | 4.93% |
| Information | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.13% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 6.33% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 93, 25.41%, see rank | 14.72% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 32, 8.74%, see rank | 21.68% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 20, 5.46%, see rank | 8.81% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 9.37% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 5.25% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Boston, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 390 | 3,867,416 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 206, 52.82%, see rank | 51.47% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26, 12.62%, see rank | 39.59% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 80, 38.83%, see rank | 13.45% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 16.18% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 24, 11.65%, see rank | 0.68% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 25, 12.14%, see rank | 9.96% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 51, 24.76%, see rank | 14.26% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 184, 47.18%, see rank | 48.53% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 89, 48.37%, see rank | 44.33% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 33, 17.93%, see rank | 19.17% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6, 3.26%, 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 | 56, 30.43%, 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Boston, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 390, 100% | 3,867,416 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 24, 6.15%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 25, 6.41%, see rank | 6.85% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 56, 14.36%, see rank | 7.69% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 51, 13.08%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 21, 5.38%, see rank | 10.90% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 4.13% | 5.00% |
| Information | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.30% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 6.54% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 103, 26.41%, see rank | 14.52% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 60, 15.38%, see rank | 21.21% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 50, 12.82%, see rank | 8.33% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 9.20% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Boston, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 321 | 3,824,131 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 178, 55.45%, see rank | 51.67% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 51, 28.65%, see rank | 39.00% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 12.64% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, 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 | 36, 20.22%, see rank | 10.87% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 91, 51.12%, see rank | 14.63% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 143, 44.55%, see rank | 48.33% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 76, 53.15%, see rank | 43.28% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 18.64% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 21, 14.69%, 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 | 46, 32.17%, 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Boston, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 321, 100% | 3,824,131 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 36, 11.21%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 46, 14.33%, see rank | 8.15% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 91, 28.35%, see rank | 2.19% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 53, 16.51%, see rank | 10.80% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 4.25% | 5.07% |
| Information | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.54% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 6.71% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 54, 16.82%, see rank | 14.24% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 41, 12.77%, see rank | 20.31% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.01% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.98% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 5.16% | 4.86% |
* 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.