Santa Cruz, Watsonville Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 129,416 | 16,890,442 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 69,210, 53.48%, see rank | 53.99% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26,070, 37.67%, see rank | 34.69% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,031, 17.38%, see rank | 16.06% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 11,438, 16.53%, see rank | 17.86% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 3,462, 5.00%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,093, 8.80%, see rank | 8.46% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,930, 10.01%, see rank | 15.60% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 60,206, 46.52%, see rank | 46.01% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26,301, 43.69%, see rank | 39.83% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,197, 20.26%, see rank | 21.80% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,783, 27.88%, see rank | 31.47% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2,080, 3.45%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 175, 0.29%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,517, 4.18%, 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 Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 129,416, 100% | 16,890,442 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 7,157, 5.53%, see rank | 2.38% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 8,655, 6.69%, see rank | 5.92% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 11,621, 8.98%, see rank | 9.88% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,281, 2.54%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 14,862, 11.48%, see rank | 11.13% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,162, 2.44%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.93% |
| Information | 2,434, 1.88%, see rank | 2.86% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 5,508, 4.26%, see rank | 6.31% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 15,769, 12.18%, see rank | 12.71% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 30,919, 23.89%, see rank | 21.01% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 15,263, 11.79%, see rank | 10.05% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 4,550, 3.52%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 6,235, 4.82%, see rank | 5.39% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 128,218 | 16,614,362 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 68,389, 53.34%, see rank | 53.97% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26,585, 38.87%, see rank | 34.31% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 11,466, 16.77%, see rank | 15.79% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,684, 15.62%, see rank | 18.27% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 3,359, 4.91%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,308, 9.22%, see rank | 8.78% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,957, 10.17%, see rank | 15.46% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 59,829, 46.66%, see rank | 46.03% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26,234, 43.85%, see rank | 39.53% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,015, 20.08%, see rank | 21.35% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,831, 28.13%, see rank | 32.22% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2,311, 3.86%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 161, 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,206, 3.69%, 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 Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 128,218, 100% | 16,614,362 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 7,704, 6.01%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 9,152, 7.14%, see rank | 6.19% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 10,856, 8.47%, see rank | 10.11% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,637, 2.84%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 14,662, 11.44%, see rank | 11.11% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,232, 2.52%, see rank | 4.67% | 5.00% |
| Information | 2,378, 1.85%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 5,501, 4.29%, see rank | 6.51% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 15,771, 12.30%, see rank | 12.47% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 29,935, 23.35%, see rank | 20.91% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 14,018, 10.93%, see rank | 9.62% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 4,523, 3.53%, see rank | 4.70% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 6,849, 5.34%, see rank | 5.36% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 126,380 | 16,632,466 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 67,867, 53.70%, see rank | 54.34% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26,470, 39.00%, see rank | 33.82% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,426, 15.36%, see rank | 14.93% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,149, 14.95%, see rank | 18.62% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 3,463, 5.10%, see rank | 2.01% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,989, 10.30%, see rank | 9.79% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,208, 10.62%, see rank | 15.51% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 58,513, 46.30%, see rank | 45.66% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 25,252, 43.16%, see rank | 39.05% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 11,523, 19.69%, see rank | 20.38% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,487, 28.18%, see rank | 33.43% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2,018, 3.45%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 337, 0.58%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,807, 4.80%, 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 Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 126,380, 100% | 16,632,466 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 7,234, 5.72%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 9,858, 7.80%, see rank | 6.96% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 11,642, 9.21%, see rank | 10.35% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,981, 3.15%, see rank | 3.42% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 13,021, 10.30%, see rank | 11.02% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,239, 2.56%, see rank | 4.70% | 5.07% |
| Information | 2,890, 2.29%, see rank | 3.01% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,079, 4.81%, see rank | 7.01% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 14,890, 11.78%, see rank | 12.21% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 29,469, 23.32%, see rank | 20.09% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 12,208, 9.66%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 4,673, 3.70%, see rank | 4.63% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 7,196, 5.69%, see rank | 5.23% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Santa Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 126,580 | 16,550,706 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 68,690, 54.27%, see rank | 55.04% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26,473, 38.54%, see rank | 33.47% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,036, 14.61%, see rank | 14.65% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 11,316, 16.47%, see rank | 18.59% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2,874, 4.18%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 10,600, 15.43%, see rank | 15.76% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,391, 10.76%, see rank | 15.64% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 57,890, 45.73%, see rank | 44.96% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 24,623, 42.53%, see rank | 38.84% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 11,842, 20.46%, see rank | 20.06% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 17,090, 29.52%, see rank | 33.97% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,447, 2.50%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 363, 0.63%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,525, 4.36%, 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 Cruz, Watsonville Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 126,580, 100% | 16,550,706 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 6,449, 5.09%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 10,088, 7.97%, see rank | 7.40% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 11,863, 9.37%, see rank | 10.55% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,087, 3.23%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 13,690, 10.82%, see rank | 11.03% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 3,012, 2.38%, see rank | 4.69% | 5.08% |
| Information | 2,852, 2.25%, see rank | 3.05% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,303, 4.98%, see rank | 7.22% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 14,855, 11.74%, see rank | 12.13% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 29,106, 22.99%, see rank | 19.53% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 12,219, 9.65%, see rank | 9.12% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 4,664, 3.68%, see rank | 4.49% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 7,392, 5.84%, see rank | 5.20% | 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.