Burlington Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 69,707 | 4,287,690 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 34,785, 49.90%, see rank | 51.42% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,617, 27.65%, see rank | 31.60% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 4,724, 13.58%, see rank | 14.77% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6,305, 18.13%, see rank | 17.18% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 332, 0.95%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,796, 10.91%, see rank | 9.73% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,230, 20.78%, see rank | 18.93% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 34,922, 50.10%, see rank | 48.58% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 12,402, 35.51%, see rank | 40.55% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,366, 21.09%, see rank | 20.78% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,927, 31.29%, see rank | 30.64% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 71, 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 36, 0.10%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,026, 11.53%, see rank | 7.22% | 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
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 69,707, 100% | 4,287,690 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 823, 1.18%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 4,573, 6.56%, see rank | 6.65% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 11,245, 16.13%, see rank | 12.48% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,810, 2.60%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 8,978, 12.88%, see rank | 11.81% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 1,923, 2.76%, see rank | 4.30% | 4.93% |
| Information | 938, 1.35%, see rank | 1.80% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 3,740, 5.37%, see rank | 6.27% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 6,279, 9.01%, see rank | 10.07% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 17,189, 24.66%, see rank | 23.59% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 6,686, 9.59%, see rank | 9.40% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 2,743, 3.94%, see rank | 4.55% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,780, 3.99%, see rank | 4.93% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,408 | 4,246,096 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 35,422, 50.31%, see rank | 51.47% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,376, 29.29%, see rank | 30.85% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 4,798, 13.55%, see rank | 13.97% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6,210, 17.53%, see rank | 17.14% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 269, 0.76%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,290, 9.29%, see rank | 10.61% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,282, 20.56%, see rank | 19.15% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 34,986, 49.69%, see rank | 48.53% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,340, 32.41%, see rank | 39.96% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,438, 21.26%, see rank | 20.52% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 11,911, 34.05%, see rank | 31.19% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 56, 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 38, 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 3,956, 11.31%, see rank | 7.46% | 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
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,408, 100% | 4,246,096 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 737, 1.05%, see rank | 1.46% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 4,707, 6.69%, see rank | 7.33% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 11,674, 16.58%, see rank | 12.84% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,409, 2.00%, see rank | 2.85% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 9,732, 13.82%, see rank | 11.73% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,307, 3.28%, see rank | 4.33% | 5.00% |
| Information | 875, 1.24%, see rank | 1.82% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,074, 5.79%, see rank | 6.37% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,841, 8.30%, see rank | 9.61% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 16,679, 23.69%, see rank | 23.35% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 6,332, 8.99%, see rank | 8.97% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 2,943, 4.18%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,098, 4.40%, see rank | 4.90% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,874 | 4,234,087 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 36,141, 50.99%, see rank | 51.84% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,553, 29.20%, see rank | 29.91% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,126, 14.18%, see rank | 13.08% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6,048, 16.73%, see rank | 17.14% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 235, 0.65%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,820, 10.57%, see rank | 11.91% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,184, 19.88%, see rank | 19.59% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 34,733, 49.01%, see rank | 48.16% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,285, 32.49%, see rank | 39.22% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,911, 19.90%, see rank | 19.81% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,217, 35.17%, see rank | 32.05% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 26, 0.07%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 30, 0.09%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,048, 11.65%, see rank | 7.97% | 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
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,874, 100% | 4,234,087 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 633, 0.89%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 5,498, 7.76%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 12,145, 17.14%, see rank | 13.42% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,373, 1.94%, see rank | 3.03% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 9,113, 12.86%, see rank | 11.56% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,616, 3.69%, see rank | 4.41% | 5.07% |
| Information | 923, 1.30%, see rank | 1.94% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,190, 5.91%, see rank | 6.57% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,667, 8.00%, see rank | 9.17% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 17,201, 24.27%, see rank | 22.58% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 5,845, 8.25%, see rank | 8.56% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 2,444, 3.45%, see rank | 4.30% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,226, 4.55%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,722 | 4,171,964 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 36,684, 51.87%, see rank | 52.29% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,320, 28.13%, see rank | 29.50% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,241, 14.29%, see rank | 12.71% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,870, 16.00%, see rank | 17.07% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 304, 0.83%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,907, 18.83%, see rank | 19.55% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 8,042, 21.92%, see rank | 19.95% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 34,038, 48.13%, see rank | 47.71% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,168, 32.81%, see rank | 38.72% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,383, 18.75%, see rank | 19.71% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,122, 35.61%, see rank | 32.40% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 42, 0.12%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 223, 0.66%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,100, 12.05%, see rank | 8.23% | 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
| Burlington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 70,722, 100% | 4,171,964 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 616, 0.87%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 5,735, 8.11%, see rank | 8.56% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 13,278, 18.77%, see rank | 13.86% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,553, 2.20%, see rank | 3.12% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 8,564, 12.11%, see rank | 11.55% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,474, 3.50%, see rank | 4.45% | 5.08% |
| Information | 1,086, 1.54%, see rank | 2.01% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,117, 5.82%, see rank | 6.64% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,120, 7.24%, see rank | 9.04% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 16,810, 23.77%, see rank | 22.13% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 5,814, 8.22%, see rank | 8.36% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 2,170, 3.07%, see rank | 4.17% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,385, 4.79%, see rank | 4.66% | 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.