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Chester, PA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,455	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	4,849, 42.33%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	825, 17.01%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,370, 28.25%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	787, 16.23%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 0.31%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	351, 7.24%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,236, 25.49%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	6,606, 57.67%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,680, 25.43%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,339, 35.41%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,169, 32.83%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.11%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	386, 5.84%, see rank	5.82%	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

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,455, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15, 0.13%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	506, 4.42%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	868, 7.58%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	181, 1.58%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,263, 11.03%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	685, 5.98%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	145, 1.27%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	552, 4.82%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	845, 7.38%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,031, 35.19%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,236, 10.79%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	478, 4.17%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	650, 5.67%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,755	5,930,125	141,996,548
Male¹	5,328, 45.33%, see rank	51.73%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	921, 17.29%, see rank	32.75%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,588, 29.80%, see rank	13.69%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	828, 15.54%, see rank	17.07%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	477, 8.95%, see rank	9.00%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,145, 21.49%, see rank	20.64%	17.87%
Female¹	6,427, 54.67%, see rank	48.27%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,693, 26.34%, see rank	39.30%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,190, 34.07%, see rank	20.87%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,026, 31.52%, see rank	33.02%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.09%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.16%, see rank	0.24%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	491, 7.64%, see rank	6.11%	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

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,755, 100%	5,930,125	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.32%	1.90%
Construction	579, 4.93%, see rank	5.90%	6.49%
Manufacturing	845, 7.19%, see rank	12.60%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	148, 1.26%, see rank	2.89%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,350, 11.48%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	677, 5.76%, see rank	5.15%	5.00%
Information	129, 1.10%, see rank	1.87%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	722, 6.14%, see rank	6.46%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	914, 7.78%, see rank	9.63%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,921, 33.36%, see rank	25.64%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,342, 11.42%, see rank	8.00%	9.18%
Public Administration	500, 4.25%, see rank	4.18%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	628, 5.34%, see rank	4.65%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,671	5,940,972	141,833,331
Male¹	5,213, 44.67%, see rank	52.04%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	857, 16.44%, see rank	32.26%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,778, 34.11%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	636, 12.20%, see rank	17.28%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.62%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	398, 7.63%, see rank	9.41%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,252, 24.02%, see rank	20.86%	18.08%
Female¹	6,458, 55.33%, see rank	47.96%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,736, 26.88%, see rank	38.43%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,023, 31.33%, see rank	20.25%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,111, 32.69%, see rank	34.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.11%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	571, 8.84%, see rank	6.39%	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

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,671, 100%	5,940,972	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 0.15%, see rank	1.25%	1.86%
Construction	488, 4.18%, see rank	6.20%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,168, 10.01%, see rank	12.98%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	117, 1.00%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,301, 11.15%, see rank	11.68%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	596, 5.11%, see rank	5.30%	5.07%
Information	150, 1.29%, see rank	2.04%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	785, 6.73%, see rank	6.59%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,113, 9.54%, see rank	9.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,830, 32.82%, see rank	24.76%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,127, 9.66%, see rank	7.77%	8.86%
Public Administration	445, 3.81%, see rank	4.12%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	533, 4.57%, see rank	4.68%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,083	5,901,533	141,303,145
Male¹	5,691, 47.10%, see rank	52.28%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	911, 16.01%, see rank	32.10%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	2,020, 35.49%, see rank	12.86%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	743, 13.06%, see rank	17.34%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.63%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	756, 13.28%, see rank	16.13%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,261, 22.16%, see rank	20.94%	18.26%
Female¹	6,392, 52.90%, see rank	47.72%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,712, 26.78%, see rank	37.73%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	2,211, 34.59%, see rank	20.07%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,792, 28.04%, see rank	34.98%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19, 0.30%, see rank	0.58%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	658, 10.29%, see rank	6.43%	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

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,083, 100%	5,901,533	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	19, 0.16%, see rank	1.24%	1.82%
Construction	559, 4.63%, see rank	6.38%	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,087, 9.00%, see rank	13.24%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	92, 0.76%, see rank	3.24%	3.20%
Retail Trade	1,178, 9.75%, see rank	11.71%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	729, 6.03%, see rank	5.27%	5.08%
Information	170, 1.41%, see rank	2.10%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	697, 5.77%, see rank	6.65%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,041, 8.62%, see rank	9.40%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,083, 33.79%, see rank	24.33%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,366, 11.31%, see rank	7.62%	8.77%
Public Administration	548, 4.54%, see rank	4.10%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	514, 4.25%, see rank	4.70%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,238	5,653,500	129,721,512
Male¹	5,820, 43.96%, see rank	52.94%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,063, 18.26%, see rank	30.53%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	1,661, 28.54%, see rank	11.62%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	814, 13.99%, see rank	17.47%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	734, 12.61%, see rank	16.24%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,548, 26.60%, see rank	23.49%	20.47%
Female¹	7,418, 56.04%, see rank	47.06%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,835, 24.74%, see rank	34.86%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	2,430, 32.76%, see rank	18.43%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,456, 33.11%, see rank	37.67%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 0.53%, see rank	0.55%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	658, 8.87%, see rank	8.21%	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

	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,238, 100%	5,653,500	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.30%	1.87%
Construction	493, 3.72%, see rank	6.00%	6.78%
Manufacturing	1,565, 11.82%, see rank	16.03%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	298, 2.25%, see rank	3.56%	3.60%
Retail Trade	1,319, 9.96%, see rank	12.10%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	791, 5.98%, see rank	5.38%	5.20%
Information	260, 1.96%, see rank	2.63%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	719, 5.43%, see rank	6.58%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	928, 7.01%, see rank	8.47%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,326, 32.68%, see rank	21.88%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,312, 9.91%, see rank	7.04%	7.87%
Public Administration	657, 4.96%, see rank	4.17%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	570, 4.31%, see rank	4.85%	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.