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Charleston, North Charleston Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 323,673 | 2,031,997 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 165,523, 51.14%, see rank | 51.32% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 54,137, 32.71%, see rank | 28.29% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 26,333, 15.91%, see rank | 16.00% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 28,251, 17.07%, see rank | 17.17% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 692, 0.42%, see rank | 0.89% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 16,442, 9.93%, see rank | 9.53% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 27,911, 16.86%, see rank | 21.15% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 158,150, 48.86%, see rank | 48.68% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 62,922, 39.79%, see rank | 37.16% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 33,879, 21.42%, see rank | 21.23% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 52,134, 32.96%, see rank | 33.23% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 193, 0.12%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 528, 0.33%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,769, 4.91%, see rank | 7.54% | 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
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 323,673, 100% | 2,031,997 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,603, 0.50%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 22,483, 6.95%, see rank | 6.51% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 32,110, 9.92%, see rank | 13.68% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7,328, 2.26%, see rank | 2.70% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 38,192, 11.80%, see rank | 12.18% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 16,059, 4.96%, see rank | 4.61% | 4.93% |
| Information | 7,632, 2.36%, see rank | 1.80% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 17,080, 5.28%, see rank | 5.77% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 39,387, 12.17%, see rank | 9.52% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 70,138, 21.67%, see rank | 21.73% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 36,665, 11.33%, see rank | 10.45% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 19,161, 5.92%, see rank | 5.03% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 15,835, 4.89%, see rank | 4.95% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 308,166 | 1,995,222 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 157,782, 51.20%, see rank | 51.25% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 49,404, 31.31%, see rank | 28.28% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 24,152, 15.31%, see rank | 15.25% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 27,785, 17.61%, see rank | 17.03% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 703, 0.45%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 17,007, 10.78%, see rank | 10.19% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 26,453, 16.77%, see rank | 20.88% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 150,384, 48.80%, see rank | 48.75% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 58,728, 39.05%, see rank | 36.54% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 31,350, 20.85%, see rank | 20.96% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 50,856, 33.82%, see rank | 33.85% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 155, 0.10%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 590, 0.39%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,759, 5.16%, see rank | 7.79% | 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
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 308,166, 100% | 1,995,222 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,534, 0.50%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 23,954, 7.77%, see rank | 7.11% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 28,746, 9.33%, see rank | 13.65% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7,391, 2.40%, see rank | 2.72% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 37,182, 12.07%, see rank | 12.09% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 15,829, 5.14%, see rank | 4.69% | 5.00% |
| Information | 6,349, 2.06%, see rank | 1.78% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 17,215, 5.59%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 36,287, 11.78%, see rank | 9.32% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 65,132, 21.14%, see rank | 21.57% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 34,984, 11.35%, see rank | 10.02% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 18,443, 5.98%, see rank | 5.05% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 15,120, 4.91%, see rank | 4.98% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 305,514 | 2,002,289 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 157,620, 51.59%, see rank | 51.64% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 48,108, 30.52%, see rank | 27.77% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 22,501, 14.28%, see rank | 14.14% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 27,908, 17.71%, see rank | 16.93% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 717, 0.45%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 18,780, 11.91%, see rank | 11.45% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 27,143, 17.22%, see rank | 21.13% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 147,894, 48.41%, see rank | 48.36% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 57,753, 39.05%, see rank | 36.09% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 30,105, 20.36%, see rank | 20.44% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 50,427, 34.10%, see rank | 34.28% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 135, 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 827, 0.56%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,944, 5.37%, see rank | 8.23% | 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
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 305,514, 100% | 2,002,289 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,441, 0.47%, see rank | 1.03% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 27,013, 8.84%, see rank | 8.07% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 26,239, 8.59%, see rank | 14.03% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7,868, 2.58%, see rank | 2.90% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 36,559, 11.97%, see rank | 12.04% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 17,827, 5.84%, see rank | 4.86% | 5.07% |
| Information | 6,808, 2.23%, see rank | 1.79% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 18,470, 6.05%, see rank | 6.13% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 35,012, 11.46%, see rank | 9.03% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 62,730, 20.53%, see rank | 20.85% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 33,256, 10.89%, see rank | 9.58% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 17,523, 5.74%, see rank | 4.86% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 14,768, 4.83%, see rank | 4.85% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 300,361 | 1,971,789 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 155,185, 51.67%, see rank | 51.95% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 46,307, 29.84%, see rank | 27.43% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 22,320, 14.38%, see rank | 13.70% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 27,874, 17.96%, see rank | 16.82% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 704, 0.45%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 30,984, 19.97%, see rank | 19.64% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 26,996, 17.40%, see rank | 21.62% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 145,176, 48.33%, see rank | 48.05% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 55,915, 38.52%, see rank | 35.59% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 27,773, 19.13%, see rank | 19.92% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 50,817, 35.00%, see rank | 34.64% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 117, 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,807, 1.24%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 8,747, 6.03%, see rank | 8.80% | 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
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 300,361, 100% | 1,971,789 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,417, 0.47%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 26,698, 8.89%, see rank | 8.35% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 25,688, 8.55%, see rank | 14.59% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8,654, 2.88%, see rank | 3.01% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 36,943, 12.30%, see rank | 11.94% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 17,326, 5.77%, see rank | 4.90% | 5.08% |
| Information | 6,661, 2.22%, see rank | 1.83% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 18,051, 6.01%, see rank | 6.10% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 34,397, 11.45%, see rank | 8.78% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 60,724, 20.22%, see rank | 20.39% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 32,434, 10.80%, see rank | 9.47% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 17,160, 5.71%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 14,208, 4.73%, see rank | 4.88% | 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.