Roanoke County Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 45,652 | 3,936,638 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 23,056, 50.50%, see rank | 51.61% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 8,668, 37.60%, see rank | 39.95% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,425, 10.52%, see rank | 14.02% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,240, 22.73%, see rank | 16.24% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 127, 0.55%, see rank | 0.64% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,636, 7.10%, see rank | 9.43% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 3,782, 16.40%, see rank | 14.05% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 22,596, 49.50%, see rank | 48.39% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,100, 44.70%, see rank | 45.17% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 4,022, 17.80%, see rank | 19.77% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 7,352, 32.54%, see rank | 29.79% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 12, 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 54, 0.24%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,007, 4.46%, see rank | 4.52% | 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
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 45,652, 100% | 3,936,638 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 129, 0.28%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 2,315, 5.07%, see rank | 6.45% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 4,381, 9.60%, see rank | 7.36% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,545, 3.38%, see rank | 1.93% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 6,177, 13.53%, see rank | 10.80% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,762, 6.05%, see rank | 4.12% | 4.93% |
| Information | 722, 1.58%, see rank | 2.13% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,015, 8.79%, see rank | 6.33% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,309, 9.44%, see rank | 14.72% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 11,846, 25.95%, see rank | 21.68% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 3,003, 6.58%, see rank | 8.81% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 2,304, 5.05%, see rank | 9.37% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,144, 4.70%, see rank | 5.25% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 46,960 | 3,867,416 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 23,802, 50.69%, see rank | 51.47% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 8,701, 36.56%, see rank | 39.59% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,390, 10.04%, see rank | 13.45% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,073, 21.31%, see rank | 16.18% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 119, 0.50%, see rank | 0.68% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,460, 6.13%, see rank | 9.96% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,479, 18.82%, see rank | 14.26% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 23,158, 49.31%, see rank | 48.53% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,552, 45.57%, see rank | 44.33% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 3,449, 14.89%, see rank | 19.17% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 7,846, 33.88%, see rank | 30.86% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 9, 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 32, 0.14%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,249, 5.39%, see rank | 4.82% | 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
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 46,960, 100% | 3,867,416 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 120, 0.26%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 2,301, 4.90%, see rank | 6.85% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 5,277, 11.24%, see rank | 7.69% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,605, 3.42%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 6,261, 13.33%, see rank | 10.90% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,886, 6.15%, see rank | 4.13% | 5.00% |
| Information | 817, 1.74%, see rank | 2.30% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,281, 9.12%, see rank | 6.54% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,503, 9.59%, see rank | 14.52% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 11,652, 24.81%, see rank | 21.21% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 2,702, 5.75%, see rank | 8.33% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 2,187, 4.66%, see rank | 9.20% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,368, 5.04%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 47,742 | 3,824,131 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 24,670, 51.67%, see rank | 51.67% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 8,953, 36.29%, see rank | 39.00% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,384, 9.66%, see rank | 12.64% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,113, 20.73%, see rank | 15.97% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 59, 0.24%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,685, 6.83%, see rank | 10.87% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,892, 19.83%, see rank | 14.63% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 23,072, 48.33%, see rank | 48.33% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,591, 45.90%, see rank | 43.28% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 3,305, 14.32%, see rank | 18.64% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 7,885, 34.18%, see rank | 31.99% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 15, 0.07%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 10, 0.04%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,221, 5.29%, see rank | 5.23% | 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
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 47,742, 100% | 3,824,131 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 171, 0.36%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 2,623, 5.49%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 5,573, 11.67%, see rank | 8.15% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,959, 4.10%, see rank | 2.19% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 5,804, 12.16%, see rank | 10.80% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,883, 6.04%, see rank | 4.25% | 5.07% |
| Information | 895, 1.87%, see rank | 2.54% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,887, 10.24%, see rank | 6.71% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,388, 9.19%, see rank | 14.24% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 11,253, 23.57%, see rank | 20.31% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 2,899, 6.07%, see rank | 8.01% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 2,167, 4.54%, see rank | 8.98% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,240, 4.69%, see rank | 5.16% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 46,290 | 3,768,930 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 23,964, 51.77%, see rank | 52.08% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 8,686, 36.25%, see rank | 38.39% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,221, 9.27%, see rank | 12.42% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,146, 21.47%, see rank | 15.97% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,242, 13.53%, see rank | 17.56% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,669, 19.48%, see rank | 14.91% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 22,326, 48.23%, see rank | 47.92% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,023, 44.89%, see rank | 42.70% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,720, 12.18%, see rank | 18.39% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,325, 37.29%, see rank | 32.75% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 18, 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 74, 0.33%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,166, 5.22%, see rank | 5.26% | 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
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 46,290, 100% | 3,768,930 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 181, 0.39%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 2,671, 5.77%, see rank | 7.83% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 5,521, 11.93%, see rank | 8.41% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,139, 4.62%, see rank | 2.28% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 5,792, 12.51%, see rank | 11.05% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,585, 5.58%, see rank | 4.30% | 5.08% |
| Information | 955, 2.06%, see rank | 2.69% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,542, 9.81%, see rank | 6.74% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 3,946, 8.52%, see rank | 13.90% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 10,675, 23.06%, see rank | 19.84% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 2,931, 6.33%, see rank | 7.83% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 2,059, 4.45%, see rank | 8.84% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,293, 4.95%, see rank | 5.14% | 4.84% |
US Census 2000 data
Occupation
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 44,041 | 3,412,647 | 129,721,512 |
| Male1 | 22,732, 51.62%, see rank | 52.12% | 53.26% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 8,315, 36.58%, see rank | 36.65% | 31.42% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,787, 7.86%, see rank | 11.08% | 12.08% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 4,844, 21.31%, see rank | 16.53% | 17.86% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 27, 0.12%, see rank | 0.73% | 1.09% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,558, 15.65%, see rank | 17.73% | 17.08% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,201, 18.48%, see rank | 17.28% | 20.47% |
| Female1 | 21,309, 48.38%, see rank | 47.88% | 46.74% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 8,541, 40.08%, see rank | 39.97% | 36.18% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,979, 13.98%, see rank | 16.59% | 18.03% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,570, 40.22%, see rank | 35.16% | 36.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 19, 0.09%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.33% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 92, 0.43%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,108, 5.20%, see rank | 7.32% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 44,041, 100% | 3,412,647 | 129,721,512 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 166, 0.38%, see rank | 1.27% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 2,557, 5.81%, see rank | 7.33% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 5,432, 12.33%, see rank | 11.34% | 14.10% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,173, 4.93%, see rank | 2.74% | 3.60% |
| Retail Trade | 6,151, 13.97%, see rank | 11.41% | 11.73% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,112, 7.07%, see rank | 4.64% | 5.20% |
| Information | 1,174, 2.67%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.08% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,114, 9.34%, see rank | 6.63% | 6.89% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 3,190, 7.24%, see rank | 11.59% | 9.30% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 9,576, 21.74%, see rank | 18.35% | 19.92% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 2,640, 5.99%, see rank | 7.21% | 7.87% |
| Public Administration | 1,611, 3.66%, see rank | 8.27% | 4.79% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,145, 4.87%, see rank | 5.38% | 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.