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Tennessee Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,835,895	-	143,435,233
Male¹	1,476,528	52.07%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	434,418	29.42%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	208,349	14.11%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	261,757	17.73%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10,679	0.72%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	138,276	9.36%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	326,724	22.13%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	1,359,367	47.93%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	517,744	38.09%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	274,451	20.19%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	452,203	33.27%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,719	0.13%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,981	0.29%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	105,735	7.78%, see rank	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.

Industry

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,835,895	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	29,722	1.05%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	181,046	6.38%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	367,255	12.95%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	78,317	2.76%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	345,795	12.19%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	175,443	6.19%, see rank	4.93%
Information	54,254	1.91%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	162,373	5.73%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	261,638	9.23%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	651,299	22.97%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	261,276	9.21%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	128,862	4.54%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	138,615	4.89%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,815,491	-	141,996,548
Male¹	1,469,143	52.18%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	429,898	29.26%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	204,485	13.92%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	261,290	17.79%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11,537	0.79%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	144,230	9.82%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	319,301	21.73%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	1,346,348	47.82%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	503,721	37.41%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	270,489	20.09%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	459,476	34.13%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,115	0.16%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,316	0.32%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	102,464	7.61%, see rank	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.

Industry

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,815,491	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31,413	1.12%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	189,371	6.73%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	364,481	12.95%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	83,142	2.95%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	340,495	12.09%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	174,322	6.19%, see rank	5.00%
Information	55,642	1.98%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	166,354	5.91%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	252,379	8.96%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	634,398	22.53%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	257,180	9.13%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	125,672	4.46%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	140,642	5.00%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,816,637	-	141,833,331
Male¹	1,481,109	52.58%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	422,814	28.55%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	196,380	13.26%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	263,367	17.78%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11,187	0.76%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	159,444	10.77%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	327,451	22.11%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	1,335,528	47.42%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	480,405	35.97%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	264,848	19.83%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	465,749	34.87%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,994	0.15%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,715	0.35%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	113,656	8.51%, see rank	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.

Industry

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,816,637	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	32,168	1.14%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	206,392	7.33%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	388,841	13.81%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	89,820	3.19%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	338,897	12.03%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	176,457	6.26%, see rank	5.07%
Information	57,146	2.03%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	170,772	6.06%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	244,823	8.69%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	603,297	21.42%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	245,064	8.70%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	121,954	4.33%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	141,006	5.01%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,809,223	-	141,303,145
Male¹	1,488,114	52.97%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	415,699	27.93%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	192,599	12.94%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	265,828	17.86%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11,259	0.76%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	265,270	17.83%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	337,459	22.68%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	1,321,109	47.03%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	464,913	35.19%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	260,857	19.75%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	465,698	35.25%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,939	0.15%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,108	0.77%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117,594	8.90%, see rank	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.

Industry

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,809,223	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31,711	1.13%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	208,473	7.42%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	408,751	14.55%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	94,144	3.35%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	337,957	12.03%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	175,859	6.26%, see rank	5.08%
Information	57,730	2.06%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	170,510	6.07%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	238,458	8.49%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	583,830	20.78%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	244,363	8.70%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	117,730	4.19%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	139,707	4.97%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,651,638	-	129,721,512
Male¹	1,421,969	53.63%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	378,918	26.65%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	152,977	10.76%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	243,377	17.12%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12,351	0.87%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	261,038	18.36%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	373,308	26.25%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	1,229,669	46.37%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	402,235	32.71%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	209,964	17.07%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	449,122	36.52%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,294	0.19%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,126	0.90%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	154,928	12.60%, see rank	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.

Industry

	Tennessee	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,651,638	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	36,051	1.36%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	193,255	7.29%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	501,836	18.93%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	101,183	3.82%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	312,992	11.80%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	166,144	6.27%, see rank	5.20%
Information	63,200	2.38%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	153,323	5.78%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	196,702	7.42%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	493,673	18.62%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	199,260	7.51%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	105,951	4.00%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	128,068	4.83%, see rank	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.