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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,547	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	30,373, 50.16%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,412, 73.79%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,344, 7.72%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,394, 11.17%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.03%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	288, 0.95%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,520, 5.00%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	30,174, 49.84%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,690, 68.57%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,390, 11.23%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,496, 18.21%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 0.06%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 0.23%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	407, 1.35%, see rank	4.29%	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

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,547, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	103, 0.17%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	532, 0.88%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,248, 5.36%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	683, 1.13%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,265, 5.39%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	947, 1.56%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	2,180, 3.60%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,812, 6.30%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,414, 20.50%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	25,280, 41.75%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,893, 6.43%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,955, 3.23%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,235, 3.69%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59,552	3,302,990	141,996,548
Male¹	30,208, 50.73%, see rank	50.61%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,475, 71.09%, see rank	40.15%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	2,651, 8.78%, see rank	14.98%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,792, 12.55%, see rank	18.04%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.02%, see rank	0.31%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	412, 1.36%, see rank	8.36%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,504, 4.98%, see rank	13.35%	17.87%
Female¹	29,344, 49.27%, see rank	49.39%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,848, 67.64%, see rank	46.35%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	3,419, 11.65%, see rank	19.15%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,613, 19.13%, see rank	29.67%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	59, 0.20%, see rank	0.20%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	302, 1.03%, see rank	4.30%	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

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59,552, 100%	3,302,990	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 0.09%, see rank	0.39%	1.90%
Construction	645, 1.08%, see rank	5.52%	6.49%
Manufacturing	3,487, 5.86%, see rank	9.51%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	558, 0.94%, see rank	2.47%	2.83%
Retail Trade	3,627, 6.09%, see rank	10.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	793, 1.33%, see rank	3.71%	5.00%
Information	1,991, 3.34%, see rank	2.40%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,703, 6.22%, see rank	7.82%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,218, 20.52%, see rank	12.88%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24,294, 40.79%, see rank	27.44%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,927, 6.59%, see rank	8.26%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,973, 3.31%, see rank	4.11%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,281, 3.83%, see rank	4.53%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,237	3,271,535	141,833,331
Male¹	29,898, 51.34%, see rank	50.80%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,805, 69.59%, see rank	40.01%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	2,983, 9.98%, see rank	14.41%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,565, 11.92%, see rank	18.02%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.04%, see rank	0.31%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	608, 2.03%, see rank	8.86%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,534, 5.13%, see rank	13.61%	18.08%
Female¹	28,339, 48.66%, see rank	49.20%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,667, 69.40%, see rank	45.71%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	3,163, 11.16%, see rank	18.77%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,190, 18.31%, see rank	30.54%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36, 0.13%, see rank	0.23%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	264, 0.93%, see rank	4.41%	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

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,237, 100%	3,271,535	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	82, 0.14%, see rank	0.39%	1.86%
Construction	880, 1.51%, see rank	5.87%	7.13%
Manufacturing	2,798, 4.80%, see rank	9.88%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	684, 1.17%, see rank	2.69%	3.06%
Retail Trade	3,264, 5.60%, see rank	10.70%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	866, 1.49%, see rank	3.77%	5.07%
Information	2,193, 3.77%, see rank	2.71%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,966, 6.81%, see rank	8.07%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,871, 20.38%, see rank	12.73%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	23,658, 40.62%, see rank	26.66%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,788, 6.50%, see rank	7.99%	8.86%
Public Administration	1,805, 3.10%, see rank	4.05%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,382, 4.09%, see rank	4.49%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,440	3,292,019	141,303,145
Male¹	31,074, 51.41%, see rank	51.25%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,229, 68.32%, see rank	39.01%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	3,055, 9.83%, see rank	14.34%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,039, 13.00%, see rank	18.25%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,207, 3.88%, see rank	14.22%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,544, 4.97%, see rank	13.88%	18.26%
Female¹	29,366, 48.59%, see rank	48.75%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,710, 67.12%, see rank	45.27%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	3,300, 11.24%, see rank	18.40%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,021, 20.50%, see rank	31.26%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	74, 0.25%, see rank	0.49%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	261, 0.89%, see rank	4.46%	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

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,440, 100%	3,292,019	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	92, 0.15%, see rank	0.38%	1.82%
Construction	1,227, 2.03%, see rank	6.19%	7.45%
Manufacturing	3,133, 5.18%, see rank	10.09%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	746, 1.23%, see rank	2.81%	3.20%
Retail Trade	3,581, 5.92%, see rank	10.81%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,043, 1.73%, see rank	3.81%	5.08%
Information	2,060, 3.41%, see rank	2.76%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,062, 6.72%, see rank	8.21%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,745, 19.43%, see rank	12.50%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24,430, 40.42%, see rank	25.97%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,895, 6.44%, see rank	7.96%	8.77%
Public Administration	1,880, 3.11%, see rank	4.02%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,546, 4.21%, see rank	4.50%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,241	3,161,087	129,721,512
Male¹	28,354, 50.42%, see rank	51.74%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,421, 68.49%, see rank	39.01%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	2,412, 8.51%, see rank	12.30%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,665, 12.93%, see rank	18.45%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.02%, see rank	0.32%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,117, 3.94%, see rank	13.90%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,732, 6.11%, see rank	16.01%	20.47%
Female¹	27,887, 49.58%, see rank	48.26%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,160, 65.12%, see rank	43.31%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	2,599, 9.32%, see rank	15.93%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,360, 22.81%, see rank	33.89%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 0.10%, see rank	0.09%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	70, 0.25%, see rank	0.56%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	670, 2.40%, see rank	6.22%	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

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,241, 100%	3,161,087	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 0.05%, see rank	0.39%	1.87%
Construction	964, 1.71%, see rank	5.50%	6.78%
Manufacturing	2,879, 5.12%, see rank	12.82%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	736, 1.31%, see rank	3.27%	3.60%
Retail Trade	3,297, 5.86%, see rank	11.17%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,088, 1.93%, see rank	4.17%	5.20%
Information	4,038, 7.18%, see rank	3.75%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,510, 6.24%, see rank	8.21%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,861, 19.31%, see rank	11.56%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	21,907, 38.95%, see rank	23.75%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,327, 5.92%, see rank	6.77%	7.87%
Public Administration	1,631, 2.90%, see rank	4.25%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,975, 3.51%, see rank	4.39%	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.