Charleston Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 97,408 | 753,227 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 50,042, 51.37%, see rank | 52.83% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 15,820, 31.61%, see rank | 25.96% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,451, 14.89%, see rank | 14.68% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,876, 17.74%, see rank | 15.68% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 133, 0.27%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 5,640, 11.27%, see rank | 14.35% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 8,461, 16.91%, see rank | 21.14% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 47,366, 48.63%, see rank | 47.17% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,133, 40.39%, see rank | 37.61% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,237, 21.61%, see rank | 23.73% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,707, 35.27%, see rank | 34.05% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 23, 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 67, 0.14%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,124, 2.37%, see rank | 4.03% | 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 Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 97,408, 100% | 753,227 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4,574, 4.70%, see rank | 5.33% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 5,134, 5.27%, see rank | 6.31% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 4,377, 4.49%, see rank | 8.19% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,710, 2.78%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 11,458, 11.76%, see rank | 12.57% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 5,309, 5.45%, see rank | 5.40% | 4.93% |
| Information | 2,266, 2.33%, see rank | 1.74% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 5,898, 6.05%, see rank | 4.21% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 9,696, 9.95%, see rank | 7.73% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 24,117, 24.76%, see rank | 26.45% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,817, 9.05%, see rank | 9.03% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 8,702, 8.93%, see rank | 6.55% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,350, 4.47%, see rank | 4.35% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 131,631 | 760,812 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 68,459, 52.01%, see rank | 52.64% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 21,424, 31.29%, see rank | 25.61% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,742, 14.23%, see rank | 14.27% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,009, 17.54%, see rank | 15.69% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 126, 0.18%, see rank | 0.76% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 8,598, 12.56%, see rank | 15.13% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 11,788, 17.22%, see rank | 21.02% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 63,172, 47.99%, see rank | 47.36% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 25,303, 40.05%, see rank | 36.96% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 13,364, 21.15%, see rank | 23.71% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 22,499, 35.62%, see rank | 34.44% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 54, 0.09%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 133, 0.21%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,566, 2.48%, see rank | 4.24% | 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 Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 131,631, 100% | 760,812 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 6,342, 4.82%, see rank | 5.23% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 7,431, 5.65%, see rank | 6.75% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 7,759, 5.89%, see rank | 8.49% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,951, 3.00%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 16,090, 12.22%, see rank | 12.50% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 7,311, 5.55%, see rank | 5.37% | 5.00% |
| Information | 3,110, 2.36%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 7,731, 5.87%, see rank | 4.36% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 12,080, 9.18%, see rank | 7.46% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 32,401, 24.62%, see rank | 26.03% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 10,961, 8.33%, see rank | 9.04% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 10,383, 7.89%, see rank | 6.37% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 6,081, 4.62%, see rank | 4.49% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 131,641 | 763,691 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 69,088, 52.48%, see rank | 53.11% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 20,863, 30.20%, see rank | 24.89% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,424, 13.64%, see rank | 13.49% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 11,927, 17.26%, see rank | 15.67% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 162, 0.23%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 9,211, 13.33%, see rank | 15.59% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 12,630, 18.28%, see rank | 22.00% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 62,553, 47.52%, see rank | 46.89% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 24,252, 38.77%, see rank | 35.81% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,836, 20.52%, see rank | 23.78% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 23,252, 37.17%, see rank | 34.91% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 60, 0.10%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 135, 0.22%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,774, 2.84%, see rank | 4.73% | 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 Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 131,641, 100% | 763,691 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 6,160, 4.68%, see rank | 4.94% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 7,980, 6.06%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 8,464, 6.43%, see rank | 8.86% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,077, 3.10%, see rank | 2.42% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 15,579, 11.83%, see rank | 12.47% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 7,888, 5.99%, see rank | 5.70% | 5.07% |
| Information | 3,011, 2.29%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 8,585, 6.52%, see rank | 4.50% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 12,231, 9.29%, see rank | 7.48% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 30,993, 23.54%, see rank | 25.24% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 10,191, 7.74%, see rank | 8.64% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 10,523, 7.99%, see rank | 6.15% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,959, 4.53%, see rank | 4.53% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 131,189 | 760,616 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 69,405, 52.90%, see rank | 53.41% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 21,106, 30.41%, see rank | 24.80% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,001, 12.97%, see rank | 12.65% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 11,674, 16.82%, see rank | 15.77% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 224, 0.32%, see rank | 0.98% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 14,239, 20.52%, see rank | 23.20% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 13,161, 18.96%, see rank | 22.60% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 61,784, 47.10%, see rank | 46.59% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 23,761, 38.46%, see rank | 35.26% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,623, 20.43%, see rank | 23.96% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 23,162, 37.49%, see rank | 35.16% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 53, 0.09%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 347, 0.56%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,838, 2.97%, see rank | 4.72% | 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 Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 131,189, 100% | 760,616 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 5,762, 4.39%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 8,334, 6.35%, see rank | 7.50% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 8,980, 6.85%, see rank | 9.24% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,987, 3.04%, see rank | 2.59% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 15,261, 11.63%, see rank | 12.45% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 8,054, 6.14%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.08% |
| Information | 3,365, 2.57%, see rank | 1.79% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 8,974, 6.84%, see rank | 4.60% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 12,515, 9.54%, see rank | 7.23% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 29,159, 22.23%, see rank | 24.39% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,925, 7.57%, see rank | 8.85% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 10,746, 8.19%, see rank | 6.02% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 6,127, 4.67%, see rank | 4.61% | 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.