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Needham, MA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,581	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	7,355, 50.44%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,994, 67.90%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	453, 6.16%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,222, 16.61%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	184, 2.50%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	368, 5.00%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	7,226, 49.56%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,549, 62.95%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	880, 12.18%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,674, 23.17%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.11%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	107, 1.48%, see rank	4.29%	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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,581, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	26, 0.18%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	321, 2.20%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	882, 6.05%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	360, 2.47%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,046, 7.17%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	247, 1.69%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	398, 2.73%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,887, 12.94%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,077, 21.10%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,695, 32.20%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	735, 5.04%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	290, 1.99%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	617, 4.23%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,747	3,302,990	141,996,548
Male¹	7,199, 52.37%, see rank	50.61%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,991, 69.33%, see rank	40.15%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	449, 6.24%, see rank	14.98%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,242, 17.25%, see rank	18.04%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	137, 1.90%, see rank	8.36%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	236, 3.28%, see rank	13.35%	17.87%
Female¹	6,548, 47.63%, see rank	49.39%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,909, 59.70%, see rank	46.35%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	770, 11.76%, see rank	19.15%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,794, 27.40%, see rank	29.67%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67, 1.02%, see rank	4.30%	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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,747, 100%	3,302,990	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15, 0.11%, see rank	0.39%	1.90%
Construction	291, 2.12%, see rank	5.52%	6.49%
Manufacturing	745, 5.42%, see rank	9.51%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	474, 3.45%, see rank	2.47%	2.83%
Retail Trade	990, 7.20%, see rank	10.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	279, 2.03%, see rank	3.71%	5.00%
Information	436, 3.17%, see rank	2.40%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,733, 12.61%, see rank	7.82%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,063, 22.28%, see rank	12.88%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,386, 31.91%, see rank	27.44%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	598, 4.35%, see rank	8.26%	9.18%
Public Administration	254, 1.85%, see rank	4.11%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	483, 3.51%, see rank	4.53%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,324	3,271,535	141,833,331
Male¹	7,023, 52.71%, see rank	50.80%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,848, 69.03%, see rank	40.01%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	382, 5.44%, see rank	14.41%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,263, 17.98%, see rank	18.02%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 0.51%, see rank	0.31%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	156, 2.22%, see rank	8.86%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	217, 3.09%, see rank	13.61%	18.08%
Female¹	6,301, 47.29%, see rank	49.20%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,902, 61.93%, see rank	45.71%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	621, 9.86%, see rank	18.77%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,682, 26.69%, see rank	30.54%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.13%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 0.17%, see rank	0.23%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	77, 1.22%, see rank	4.41%	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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,324, 100%	3,271,535	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	62, 0.47%, see rank	0.39%	1.86%
Construction	325, 2.44%, see rank	5.87%	7.13%
Manufacturing	899, 6.75%, see rank	9.88%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	380, 2.85%, see rank	2.69%	3.06%
Retail Trade	959, 7.20%, see rank	10.70%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	308, 2.31%, see rank	3.77%	5.07%
Information	420, 3.15%, see rank	2.71%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,699, 12.75%, see rank	8.07%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,650, 19.89%, see rank	12.73%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,334, 32.53%, see rank	26.66%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	522, 3.92%, see rank	7.99%	8.86%
Public Administration	345, 2.59%, see rank	4.05%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	421, 3.16%, see rank	4.49%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,407	3,292,019	141,303,145
Male¹	7,117, 53.08%, see rank	51.25%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,875, 68.50%, see rank	39.01%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	430, 6.04%, see rank	14.34%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,316, 18.49%, see rank	18.25%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.56%, see rank	0.30%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	299, 4.20%, see rank	14.22%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	157, 2.21%, see rank	13.88%	18.26%
Female¹	6,290, 46.92%, see rank	48.75%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,033, 64.12%, see rank	45.27%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	571, 9.08%, see rank	18.40%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,575, 25.04%, see rank	31.26%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.16%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.16%, see rank	0.49%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	91, 1.45%, see rank	4.46%	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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,407, 100%	3,292,019	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	64, 0.48%, see rank	0.38%	1.82%
Construction	437, 3.26%, see rank	6.19%	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,012, 7.55%, see rank	10.09%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	361, 2.69%, see rank	2.81%	3.20%
Retail Trade	948, 7.07%, see rank	10.81%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	270, 2.01%, see rank	3.81%	5.08%
Information	450, 3.36%, see rank	2.76%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,872, 13.96%, see rank	8.21%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,639, 19.68%, see rank	12.50%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,143, 30.90%, see rank	25.97%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	510, 3.80%, see rank	7.96%	8.77%
Public Administration	338, 2.52%, see rank	4.02%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	363, 2.71%, see rank	4.50%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,872	3,161,087	129,721,512
Male¹	7,337, 52.89%, see rank	51.74%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,767, 64.97%, see rank	39.01%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	382, 5.21%, see rank	12.30%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,325, 18.06%, see rank	18.45%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	516, 7.03%, see rank	13.90%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	347, 4.73%, see rank	16.01%	20.47%
Female¹	6,535, 47.11%, see rank	48.26%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,089, 62.57%, see rank	43.31%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	516, 7.90%, see rank	15.93%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,797, 27.50%, see rank	33.89%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.14%, see rank	0.09%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.09%, see rank	0.56%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	118, 1.81%, see rank	6.22%	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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,872, 100%	3,161,087	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	1.87%
Construction	495, 3.57%, see rank	5.50%	6.78%
Manufacturing	945, 6.81%, see rank	12.82%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	431, 3.11%, see rank	3.27%	3.60%
Retail Trade	1,210, 8.72%, see rank	11.17%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	226, 1.63%, see rank	4.17%	5.20%
Information	748, 5.39%, see rank	3.75%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,663, 11.99%, see rank	8.21%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,790, 20.11%, see rank	11.56%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,738, 26.95%, see rank	23.75%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	533, 3.84%, see rank	6.77%	7.87%
Public Administration	393, 2.83%, see rank	4.25%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	700, 5.05%, see rank	4.39%	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.