Columbia Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 89,118 | 2,779,991 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 44,847, 50.32%, see rank | 51.22% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,237, 42.89%, see rank | 30.89% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,000, 15.61%, see rank | 14.94% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,611, 19.20%, see rank | 17.69% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 351, 0.78%, see rank | 0.99% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 2,365, 5.27%, see rank | 9.07% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,487, 12.23%, see rank | 20.09% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 44,271, 49.68%, see rank | 48.78% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 21,718, 49.06%, see rank | 39.21% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,022, 18.12%, see rank | 21.41% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 13,068, 29.52%, see rank | 32.75% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 81, 0.18%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 54, 0.12%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,285, 2.90%, see rank | 5.97% | 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
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 89,118, 100% | 2,779,991 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 781, 0.88%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 3,123, 3.50%, see rank | 5.92% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 4,041, 4.53%, see rank | 11.35% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,826, 2.05%, see rank | 2.73% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 11,762, 13.20%, see rank | 12.05% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,997, 3.36%, see rank | 5.01% | 4.93% |
| Information | 1,995, 2.24%, see rank | 2.10% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,556, 7.36%, see rank | 6.85% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 6,681, 7.50%, see rank | 9.23% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 32,782, 36.78%, see rank | 24.35% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,663, 10.84%, see rank | 9.26% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 3,952, 4.43%, see rank | 4.57% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,959, 3.32%, see rank | 4.82% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 91,106 | 2,781,791 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 45,608, 50.06%, see rank | 51.19% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,396, 42.53%, see rank | 30.41% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,649, 14.58%, see rank | 14.41% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,638, 18.94%, see rank | 17.33% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 419, 0.92%, see rank | 0.96% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,257, 7.14%, see rank | 9.84% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,398, 11.84%, see rank | 20.45% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 45,498, 49.94%, see rank | 48.81% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 21,936, 48.21%, see rank | 38.37% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,053, 17.70%, see rank | 21.07% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 13,500, 29.67%, see rank | 33.62% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 40, 0.09%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 118, 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,798, 3.95%, see rank | 6.24% | 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
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 91,106, 100% | 2,781,791 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 856, 0.94%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 4,059, 4.46%, see rank | 6.41% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 5,012, 5.50%, see rank | 11.68% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,914, 2.10%, see rank | 2.84% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 11,105, 12.19%, see rank | 11.92% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,909, 3.19%, see rank | 5.12% | 5.00% |
| Information | 1,841, 2.02%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,693, 7.35%, see rank | 6.90% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 6,565, 7.21%, see rank | 9.01% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 34,191, 37.53%, see rank | 23.77% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,314, 9.13%, see rank | 8.94% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 4,282, 4.70%, see rank | 4.65% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,365, 3.69%, see rank | 4.85% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 89,168 | 2,796,027 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 44,165, 49.53%, see rank | 51.48% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 17,484, 39.59%, see rank | 29.91% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,482, 14.68%, see rank | 13.72% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,361, 18.93%, see rank | 17.48% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 301, 0.68%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,813, 8.63%, see rank | 10.67% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,566, 12.60%, see rank | 20.61% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 45,003, 50.47%, see rank | 48.52% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,946, 44.32%, see rank | 37.32% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,741, 19.42%, see rank | 20.38% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 14,181, 31.51%, see rank | 34.88% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 48, 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 94, 0.21%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,933, 4.30%, see rank | 6.58% | 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
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 89,168, 100% | 2,796,027 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 848, 0.95%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 4,786, 5.37%, see rank | 6.97% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 5,369, 6.02%, see rank | 12.01% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,195, 2.46%, see rank | 3.11% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 10,751, 12.06%, see rank | 12.03% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,346, 2.63%, see rank | 5.30% | 5.07% |
| Information | 2,025, 2.27%, see rank | 2.36% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,859, 7.69%, see rank | 6.98% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 6,208, 6.96%, see rank | 8.71% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 31,518, 35.35%, see rank | 22.70% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,675, 9.73%, see rank | 8.65% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 3,884, 4.36%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,704, 4.15%, see rank | 4.87% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 86,533 | 2,807,641 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 42,467, 49.08%, see rank | 51.78% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 16,495, 38.84%, see rank | 29.53% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,143, 14.47%, see rank | 13.39% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,107, 19.09%, see rank | 17.43% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 196, 0.46%, see rank | 0.93% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,059, 14.27%, see rank | 17.90% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,467, 12.87%, see rank | 20.82% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 44,066, 50.92%, see rank | 48.22% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,853, 42.78%, see rank | 36.53% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,762, 19.88%, see rank | 20.25% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 14,164, 32.14%, see rank | 35.68% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 32, 0.07%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 162, 0.37%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,093, 4.75%, see rank | 6.68% | 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
| Columbia Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 86,533, 100% | 2,807,641 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 738, 0.85%, see rank | 1.79% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 4,798, 5.54%, see rank | 7.29% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 5,399, 6.24%, see rank | 12.22% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,345, 2.71%, see rank | 3.23% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 10,285, 11.89%, see rank | 12.09% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,296, 2.65%, see rank | 5.34% | 5.08% |
| Information | 1,954, 2.26%, see rank | 2.43% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 7,256, 8.39%, see rank | 7.04% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,930, 6.85%, see rank | 8.60% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 30,110, 34.80%, see rank | 22.01% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,316, 9.61%, see rank | 8.63% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 3,650, 4.22%, see rank | 4.44% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,456, 3.99%, see rank | 4.89% | 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.