Santa Clara County Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 888,761 | 16,890,442 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 495,302, 55.73%, see rank | 53.99% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 254,695, 51.42%, see rank | 34.69% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 59,995, 12.11%, see rank | 16.06% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 72,548, 14.65%, see rank | 17.86% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2,496, 0.50%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 34,014, 6.87%, see rank | 8.46% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 52,440, 10.59%, see rank | 15.60% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 393,459, 44.27%, see rank | 46.01% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 192,150, 48.84%, see rank | 39.83% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 73,070, 18.57%, see rank | 21.80% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 105,416, 26.79%, see rank | 31.47% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 919, 0.23%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 800, 0.20%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 19,734, 5.02%, see rank | 5.48% | 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
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 888,761, 100% | 16,890,442 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 5,577, 0.63%, see rank | 2.38% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 46,032, 5.18%, see rank | 5.92% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 166,903, 18.78%, see rank | 9.88% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20,446, 2.30%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 86,175, 9.70%, see rank | 11.13% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 23,922, 2.69%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.93% |
| Information | 37,087, 4.17%, see rank | 2.86% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 42,587, 4.79%, see rank | 6.31% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 166,791, 18.77%, see rank | 12.71% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 165,901, 18.67%, see rank | 21.01% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 67,741, 7.62%, see rank | 10.05% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 21,029, 2.37%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 38,570, 4.34%, see rank | 5.39% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 858,467 | 16,614,362 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 478,086, 55.69%, see rank | 53.97% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 241,952, 50.61%, see rank | 34.31% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 56,568, 11.83%, see rank | 15.79% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 73,320, 15.34%, see rank | 18.27% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,772, 0.37%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 32,948, 6.89%, see rank | 8.78% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 52,404, 10.96%, see rank | 15.46% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 380,381, 44.31%, see rank | 46.03% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 183,802, 48.32%, see rank | 39.53% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 68,583, 18.03%, see rank | 21.35% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 106,339, 27.96%, see rank | 32.22% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 730, 0.19%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 689, 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 19,187, 5.04%, see rank | 5.56% | 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
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 858,467, 100% | 16,614,362 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4,296, 0.50%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 44,892, 5.23%, see rank | 6.19% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 167,726, 19.54%, see rank | 10.11% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 18,821, 2.19%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 83,661, 9.75%, see rank | 11.11% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 23,969, 2.79%, see rank | 4.67% | 5.00% |
| Information | 32,002, 3.73%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 42,926, 5.00%, see rank | 6.51% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 158,289, 18.44%, see rank | 12.47% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 159,423, 18.57%, see rank | 20.91% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 63,224, 7.36%, see rank | 9.62% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 22,029, 2.57%, see rank | 4.70% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 37,209, 4.33%, see rank | 5.36% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 843,854 | 16,632,466 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 471,746, 55.90%, see rank | 54.34% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 235,528, 49.93%, see rank | 33.82% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 55,699, 11.81%, see rank | 14.93% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 72,754, 15.42%, see rank | 18.62% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,975, 0.42%, see rank | 2.01% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 35,805, 7.59%, see rank | 9.79% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 50,752, 10.76%, see rank | 15.51% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 372,108, 44.10%, see rank | 45.66% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 178,821, 48.06%, see rank | 39.05% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 62,558, 16.81%, see rank | 20.38% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 108,357, 29.12%, see rank | 33.43% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 835, 0.22%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 752, 0.20%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 19,472, 5.23%, see rank | 5.77% | 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
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 843,854, 100% | 16,632,466 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4,480, 0.53%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 48,391, 5.73%, see rank | 6.96% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 166,851, 19.77%, see rank | 10.35% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21,396, 2.54%, see rank | 3.42% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 80,847, 9.58%, see rank | 11.02% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 22,914, 2.72%, see rank | 4.70% | 5.07% |
| Information | 34,058, 4.04%, see rank | 3.01% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 45,318, 5.37%, see rank | 7.01% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 149,441, 17.71%, see rank | 12.21% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 152,679, 18.09%, see rank | 20.09% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 59,604, 7.06%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 22,150, 2.62%, see rank | 4.63% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 35,725, 4.23%, see rank | 5.23% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 838,792 | 16,550,706 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 479,532, 57.17%, see rank | 55.04% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 232,762, 48.54%, see rank | 33.47% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 55,934, 11.66%, see rank | 14.65% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 77,786, 16.22%, see rank | 18.59% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,758, 0.37%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 58,511, 12.20%, see rank | 15.76% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 52,781, 11.01%, see rank | 15.64% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 359,260, 42.83%, see rank | 44.96% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 170,039, 47.33%, see rank | 38.84% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 59,046, 16.44%, see rank | 20.06% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 107,922, 30.04%, see rank | 33.97% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 884, 0.25%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,838, 0.51%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 19,531, 5.44%, see rank | 5.78% | 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
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 838,792, 100% | 16,550,706 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4,067, 0.48%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 51,185, 6.10%, see rank | 7.40% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 169,591, 20.22%, see rank | 10.55% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23,009, 2.74%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 81,285, 9.69%, see rank | 11.03% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 24,348, 2.90%, see rank | 4.69% | 5.08% |
| Information | 32,922, 3.92%, see rank | 3.05% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 46,292, 5.52%, see rank | 7.22% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 144,600, 17.24%, see rank | 12.13% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 144,694, 17.25%, see rank | 19.53% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 59,247, 7.06%, see rank | 9.12% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 21,992, 2.62%, see rank | 4.49% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 35,560, 4.24%, see rank | 5.20% | 4.84% |
US Census 2000 data
Occupation
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 843,912 | 14,718,928 | 129,721,512 |
| Male1 | 478,364, 56.68%, see rank | 54.66% | 53.26% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 239,586, 50.08%, see rank | 34.30% | 31.42% |
| Service Occupations2 | 44,043, 9.21%, see rank | 12.89% | 12.08% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 76,225, 15.93%, see rank | 18.80% | 17.86% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2,263, 0.47%, see rank | 1.84% | 1.09% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 52,942, 11.07%, see rank | 14.84% | 17.08% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 63,305, 13.23%, see rank | 17.33% | 20.47% |
| Female1 | 365,548, 43.32%, see rank | 45.34% | 46.74% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 169,785, 46.45%, see rank | 37.99% | 36.18% |
| Service Occupations2 | 44,754, 12.24%, see rank | 17.04% | 18.03% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 115,494, 31.59%, see rank | 36.36% | 36.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,231, 0.34%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.33% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 2,674, 0.73%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 31,610, 8.65%, see rank | 7.20% | 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
| Santa Clara County | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 843,912, 100% | 14,718,928 | 129,721,512 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4,364, 0.52%, see rank | 1.92% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 42,232, 5.00%, see rank | 6.22% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 231,784, 27.47%, see rank | 13.11% | 14.10% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25,515, 3.02%, see rank | 4.05% | 3.60% |
| Retail Trade | 83,369, 9.88%, see rank | 11.15% | 11.73% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 23,546, 2.79%, see rank | 4.68% | 5.20% |
| Information | 39,098, 4.63%, see rank | 3.92% | 3.08% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 38,715, 4.59%, see rank | 6.91% | 6.89% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 131,015, 15.52%, see rank | 11.63% | 9.30% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 123,890, 14.68%, see rank | 18.51% | 19.92% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 49,186, 5.83%, see rank | 8.18% | 7.87% |
| Public Administration | 21,211, 2.51%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.79% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 29,987, 3.55%, see rank | 5.17% | 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.