Sterling, VA Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Sterling, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 16,351 | 3,936,638 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 9,087, 55.57%, see rank | 51.61% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,167, 34.85%, see rank | 39.95% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,224, 13.47%, see rank | 14.02% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,574, 17.32%, see rank | 16.24% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.64% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,284, 14.13%, see rank | 9.43% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,160, 12.77%, see rank | 14.05% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 7,264, 44.43%, see rank | 48.39% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,736, 37.67%, see rank | 45.17% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,778, 24.48%, see rank | 19.77% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,209, 30.41%, see rank | 29.79% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 32, 0.44%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 9, 0.12%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 489, 6.73%, 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
| Sterling, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 16,351, 100% | 3,936,638 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 32, 0.20%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 1,317, 8.05%, see rank | 6.45% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 612, 3.74%, see rank | 7.36% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 168, 1.03%, see rank | 1.93% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 2,070, 12.66%, see rank | 10.80% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 1,223, 7.48%, see rank | 4.12% | 4.93% |
| Information | 721, 4.41%, see rank | 2.13% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 849, 5.19%, see rank | 6.33% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 3,693, 22.59%, see rank | 14.72% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,320, 14.19%, see rank | 21.68% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,627, 9.95%, see rank | 8.81% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 963, 5.89%, see rank | 9.37% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 756, 4.62%, see rank | 5.25% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Sterling, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,805 | 3,867,416 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 8,827, 55.85%, see rank | 51.47% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,599, 40.77%, see rank | 39.59% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,076, 12.19%, see rank | 13.45% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,316, 14.91%, see rank | 16.18% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.68% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,171, 13.27%, see rank | 9.96% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,050, 11.90%, see rank | 14.26% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 6,978, 44.15%, see rank | 48.53% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,797, 40.08%, see rank | 44.33% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,596, 22.87%, see rank | 19.17% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,064, 29.58%, see rank | 30.86% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 11, 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 510, 7.31%, 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
| Sterling, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,805, 100% | 3,867,416 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 11, 0.07%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 1,290, 8.16%, see rank | 6.85% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 634, 4.01%, see rank | 7.69% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 77, 0.49%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 1,871, 11.84%, see rank | 10.90% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 911, 5.76%, see rank | 4.13% | 5.00% |
| Information | 635, 4.02%, see rank | 2.30% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 928, 5.87%, see rank | 6.54% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 3,952, 25.00%, see rank | 14.52% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,240, 14.17%, see rank | 21.21% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,392, 8.81%, see rank | 8.33% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 1,119, 7.08%, see rank | 9.20% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 745, 4.71%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Sterling, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,838 | 3,824,131 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 8,548, 53.97%, see rank | 51.67% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,591, 42.01%, see rank | 39.00% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,147, 13.42%, see rank | 12.64% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,297, 15.17%, see rank | 15.97% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,058, 12.38%, see rank | 10.87% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,041, 12.18%, see rank | 14.63% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 7,290, 46.03%, see rank | 48.33% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,886, 39.59%, see rank | 43.28% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,690, 23.18%, see rank | 18.64% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,135, 29.29%, see rank | 31.99% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 10, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 474, 6.50%, 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
| Sterling, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,838, 100% | 3,824,131 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 10, 0.06%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 1,398, 8.83%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 510, 3.22%, see rank | 8.15% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 131, 0.83%, see rank | 2.19% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 1,623, 10.25%, see rank | 10.80% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 963, 6.08%, see rank | 4.25% | 5.07% |
| Information | 775, 4.89%, see rank | 2.54% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 1,046, 6.60%, see rank | 6.71% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 3,733, 23.57%, see rank | 14.24% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,505, 15.82%, see rank | 20.31% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,447, 9.14%, see rank | 8.01% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 966, 6.10%, see rank | 8.98% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 731, 4.62%, see rank | 5.16% | 4.86% |
* 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.