Chester Micro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Chester Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 12,436 | 1,995,222 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 6,527, 52.48%, see rank | 51.25% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,169, 17.91%, see rank | 28.28% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 595, 9.12%, see rank | 15.25% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 944, 14.46%, see rank | 17.03% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 24, 0.37%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 656, 10.05%, see rank | 10.19% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,444, 37.44%, see rank | 20.88% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 5,909, 47.52%, see rank | 48.75% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,513, 25.61%, see rank | 36.54% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,338, 22.64%, see rank | 20.96% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,130, 36.05%, see rank | 33.85% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 45, 0.76%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 33, 0.56%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 811, 13.72%, 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
| Chester Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 12,436, 100% | 1,995,222 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 203, 1.63%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 801, 6.44%, see rank | 7.11% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 2,760, 22.19%, see rank | 13.65% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 514, 4.13%, see rank | 2.72% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 1,518, 12.21%, see rank | 12.09% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 907, 7.29%, see rank | 4.69% | 5.00% |
| Information | 209, 1.68%, see rank | 1.78% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 620, 4.99%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 641, 5.15%, see rank | 9.32% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,238, 18.00%, see rank | 21.57% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 810, 6.51%, see rank | 10.02% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 614, 4.94%, see rank | 5.05% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 601, 4.83%, see rank | 4.98% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Chester Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 12,719 | 2,002,289 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 6,538, 51.40%, see rank | 51.64% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,112, 17.01%, see rank | 27.77% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 737, 11.27%, see rank | 14.14% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 890, 13.61%, see rank | 16.93% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 27, 0.41%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 792, 12.11%, see rank | 11.45% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,318, 35.45%, see rank | 21.13% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 6,181, 48.60%, see rank | 48.36% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,556, 25.17%, see rank | 36.09% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,315, 21.27%, see rank | 20.44% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,076, 33.59%, see rank | 34.28% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 3, 0.05%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 44, 0.71%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,148, 18.57%, 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
| Chester Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 12,719, 100% | 2,002,289 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 100, 0.79%, see rank | 1.03% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 913, 7.18%, see rank | 8.07% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 3,237, 25.45%, see rank | 14.03% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 502, 3.95%, see rank | 2.90% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 1,457, 11.46%, see rank | 12.04% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 856, 6.73%, see rank | 4.86% | 5.07% |
| Information | 190, 1.49%, see rank | 1.79% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 748, 5.88%, see rank | 6.13% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 699, 5.50%, see rank | 9.03% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,261, 17.78%, see rank | 20.85% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 765, 6.01%, see rank | 9.58% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 465, 3.66%, see rank | 4.86% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 526, 4.14%, see rank | 4.85% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Chester Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 13,179 | 1,971,789 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 6,759, 51.29%, see rank | 51.95% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,073, 15.88%, see rank | 27.43% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 650, 9.62%, see rank | 13.70% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 988, 14.62%, see rank | 16.82% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 28, 0.41%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,489, 22.03%, see rank | 19.64% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,531, 37.45%, see rank | 21.62% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 6,420, 48.71%, see rank | 48.05% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,557, 24.25%, see rank | 35.59% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,277, 19.89%, see rank | 19.92% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,099, 32.69%, see rank | 34.64% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2, 0.03%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 82, 1.28%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,403, 21.85%, 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
| Chester Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 13,179, 100% | 1,971,789 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 120, 0.91%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 1,006, 7.63%, see rank | 8.35% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 3,492, 26.50%, see rank | 14.59% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 641, 4.86%, see rank | 3.01% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 1,561, 11.84%, see rank | 11.94% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 883, 6.70%, see rank | 4.90% | 5.08% |
| Information | 212, 1.61%, see rank | 1.83% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 540, 4.10%, see rank | 6.10% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 615, 4.67%, see rank | 8.78% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,039, 15.47%, see rank | 20.39% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 816, 6.19%, see rank | 9.47% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 617, 4.68%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 637, 4.83%, 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.