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Scotch Plains, NJ Historical Careers Data
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Scotch Plains, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,559 | 4,217,343 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 6,187, 53.53%, see rank | 53.23% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,234, 52.27%, see rank | 36.64% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 499, 8.07%, see rank | 13.97% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,206, 19.49%, see rank | 19.81% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 536, 8.66%, see rank | 14.56% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 712, 11.51%, see rank | 14.70% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 5,372, 46.47%, see rank | 46.77% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,850, 53.05%, see rank | 41.58% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 565, 10.52%, see rank | 17.61% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,864, 34.70%, see rank | 35.20% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 9, 0.17%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 84, 1.56%, see rank | 5.07% | 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
| Scotch Plains, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,559, 100% | 4,217,343 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 19, 0.16%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 517, 4.47%, see rank | 6.31% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 1,490, 12.89%, see rank | 9.51% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 492, 4.26%, see rank | 3.90% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 711, 6.15%, see rank | 11.16% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 432, 3.74%, see rank | 5.75% | 5.08% |
| Information | 458, 3.96%, see rank | 3.27% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 1,681, 14.54%, see rank | 9.19% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 1,749, 15.13%, see rank | 12.05% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,567, 22.21%, see rank | 21.82% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 591, 5.11%, see rank | 7.60% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 444, 3.84%, see rank | 4.64% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 408, 3.53%, see rank | 4.41% | 4.84% |
US Census 2000 data
Occupation
| Scotch Plains, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,520 | 3,950,029 | 129,721,512 |
| Male1 | 6,193, 53.76%, see rank | 53.14% | 53.26% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,331, 53.79%, see rank | 36.64% | 31.42% |
| Service Occupations2 | 455, 7.35%, see rank | 12.37% | 12.08% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,340, 21.64%, see rank | 19.83% | 17.86% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.09% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 533, 8.61%, see rank | 14.16% | 17.08% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 534, 8.62%, see rank | 16.74% | 20.47% |
| Female1 | 5,327, 46.24%, see rank | 46.86% | 46.74% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,050, 57.26%, see rank | 39.54% | 36.18% |
| Service Occupations2 | 356, 6.68%, see rank | 15.09% | 18.03% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,799, 33.77%, see rank | 38.23% | 36.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 122, 2.29%, see rank | 6.57% | 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
| Scotch Plains, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,520, 100% | 3,950,029 | 129,721,512 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 467, 4.05%, see rank | 5.59% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 1,239, 10.76%, see rank | 11.97% | 14.10% |
| Wholesale Trade | 447, 3.88%, see rank | 4.38% | 3.60% |
| Retail Trade | 1,245, 10.81%, see rank | 11.33% | 11.73% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 373, 3.24%, see rank | 5.94% | 5.20% |
| Information | 794, 6.89%, see rank | 4.40% | 3.08% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 1,326, 11.51%, see rank | 8.93% | 6.89% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 1,970, 17.10%, see rank | 11.49% | 9.30% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,343, 20.34%, see rank | 19.83% | 19.92% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 377, 3.27%, see rank | 6.88% | 7.87% |
| Public Administration | 491, 4.26%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.79% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 448, 3.89%, see rank | 4.40% | 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.