Springfield Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 103,234 | 6,032,031 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 51,514, 49.90%, see rank | 52.11% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,430, 37.72%, see rank | 33.29% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,118, 15.76%, see rank | 14.62% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 9,357, 18.16%, see rank | 18.01% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 285, 0.55%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,965, 7.70%, see rank | 7.74% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,427, 14.42%, see rank | 20.51% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 51,720, 50.10%, see rank | 47.89% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 21,727, 42.01%, see rank | 40.09% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,469, 20.24%, see rank | 20.39% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 17,870, 34.55%, see rank | 32.33% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 38, 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 31, 0.06%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,518, 2.94%, see rank | 6.66% | 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
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 103,234, 100% | 6,032,031 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,471, 1.42%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 4,815, 4.66%, see rank | 5.12% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 4,810, 4.66%, see rank | 12.55% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,453, 2.38%, see rank | 3.01% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 11,311, 10.96%, see rank | 11.00% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,468, 4.33%, see rank | 5.85% | 4.93% |
| Information | 1,805, 1.75%, see rank | 2.07% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 8,081, 7.83%, see rank | 7.33% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 8,638, 8.37%, see rank | 11.29% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 27,304, 26.45%, see rank | 23.07% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 7,861, 7.61%, see rank | 9.02% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 14,749, 14.29%, see rank | 3.85% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,468, 5.30%, see rank | 4.78% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 104,946 | 6,035,426 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 51,777, 49.34%, see rank | 52.11% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,310, 37.29%, see rank | 33.00% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,090, 15.62%, see rank | 14.35% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,013, 19.34%, see rank | 18.10% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 278, 0.54%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 4,105, 7.93%, see rank | 8.20% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,795, 13.12%, see rank | 20.38% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 53,169, 50.66%, see rank | 47.89% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 22,230, 41.81%, see rank | 39.57% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,218, 19.22%, see rank | 19.98% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 19,105, 35.93%, see rank | 33.12% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 47, 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 25, 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,430, 2.69%, see rank | 6.76% | 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
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 104,946, 100% | 6,035,426 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,462, 1.39%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 5,183, 4.94%, see rank | 5.38% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 4,510, 4.30%, see rank | 12.72% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,394, 2.28%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 11,660, 11.11%, see rank | 10.91% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,526, 4.31%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.00% |
| Information | 2,516, 2.40%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 7,833, 7.46%, see rank | 7.58% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 8,651, 8.24%, see rank | 11.08% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 26,712, 25.45%, see rank | 22.58% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,536, 8.13%, see rank | 8.82% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 15,136, 14.42%, see rank | 3.89% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,827, 5.55%, see rank | 4.85% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 104,520 | 6,062,848 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 51,180, 48.97%, see rank | 52.49% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,452, 36.05%, see rank | 32.66% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,233, 16.09%, see rank | 13.77% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,652, 20.81%, see rank | 18.26% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 274, 0.54%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 4,047, 7.91%, see rank | 8.95% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,609, 12.91%, see rank | 20.46% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 53,340, 51.03%, see rank | 47.51% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 22,222, 41.66%, see rank | 38.88% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,876, 18.52%, see rank | 19.16% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 19,617, 36.78%, see rank | 34.22% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 69, 0.13%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,421, 2.66%, see rank | 7.12% | 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
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 104,520, 100% | 6,062,848 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,497, 1.43%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 5,114, 4.89%, see rank | 5.96% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 4,510, 4.31%, see rank | 13.02% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,624, 2.51%, see rank | 3.43% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 11,016, 10.54%, see rank | 10.84% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,282, 4.10%, see rank | 5.88% | 5.07% |
| Information | 2,691, 2.57%, see rank | 2.32% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 8,099, 7.75%, see rank | 7.85% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 8,610, 8.24%, see rank | 10.84% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 25,910, 24.79%, see rank | 21.64% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,485, 9.07%, see rank | 8.55% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 14,664, 14.03%, see rank | 3.82% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 6,018, 5.76%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 103,993 | 6,097,035 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 50,625, 48.68%, see rank | 52.98% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 17,767, 35.10%, see rank | 32.22% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,093, 15.99%, see rank | 13.60% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,772, 21.28%, see rank | 18.41% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 259, 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 7,235, 14.29%, see rank | 14.71% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,499, 12.84%, see rank | 20.59% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 53,368, 51.32%, see rank | 47.02% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 22,296, 41.78%, see rank | 38.29% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,482, 17.77%, see rank | 19.28% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 19,862, 37.22%, see rank | 34.77% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 92, 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 232, 0.43%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,404, 2.63%, see rank | 7.00% | 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
| Springfield Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 103,993, 100% | 6,097,035 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,486, 1.43%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 5,287, 5.08%, see rank | 6.18% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 4,220, 4.06%, see rank | 13.23% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,658, 2.56%, see rank | 3.57% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 11,432, 10.99%, see rank | 10.87% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,518, 4.34%, see rank | 5.88% | 5.08% |
| Information | 2,925, 2.81%, see rank | 2.38% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 7,825, 7.52%, see rank | 7.96% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 8,282, 7.96%, see rank | 10.69% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 24,764, 23.81%, see rank | 21.12% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,386, 9.03%, see rank | 8.46% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 15,293, 14.71%, see rank | 3.78% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,917, 5.69%, see rank | 4.80% | 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.