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Virginia Beach, VA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	213,788	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	108,200, 50.61%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	39,216, 36.24%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	16,952, 15.67%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,753, 19.18%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	176, 0.16%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,279, 9.50%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,583, 11.63%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	105,588, 49.39%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	45,677, 43.26%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	19,786, 18.74%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35,027, 33.17%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	58, 0.05%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	290, 0.27%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,120, 3.90%, 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.

Industry

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	213,788, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	645, 0.30%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	13,321, 6.23%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13,819, 6.46%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,422, 2.07%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	25,246, 11.81%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7,828, 3.66%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	4,790, 2.24%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,742, 7.83%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	26,004, 12.16%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	45,931, 21.48%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23,268, 10.88%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	21,227, 9.93%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10,545, 4.93%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	209,002	3,867,416	141,996,548
Male¹	104,002, 49.76%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37,543, 36.10%, see rank	39.59%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	15,415, 14.82%, see rank	13.45%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,304, 19.52%, see rank	16.18%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	151, 0.15%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,798, 9.42%, see rank	9.96%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,639, 12.15%, see rank	14.26%	17.87%
Female¹	105,000, 50.24%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	43,957, 41.86%, see rank	44.33%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	19,404, 18.48%, see rank	19.17%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,793, 35.04%, see rank	30.86%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	42, 0.04%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	345, 0.33%, see rank	0.40%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,116, 3.92%, 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.

Industry

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	209,002, 100%	3,867,416	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	579, 0.28%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	14,288, 6.84%, see rank	6.85%	6.49%
Manufacturing	13,422, 6.42%, see rank	7.69%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	4,864, 2.33%, see rank	2.02%	2.83%
Retail Trade	26,309, 12.59%, see rank	10.90%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,422, 4.03%, see rank	4.13%	5.00%
Information	4,979, 2.38%, see rank	2.30%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,287, 7.79%, see rank	6.54%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25,541, 12.22%, see rank	14.52%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	43,732, 20.92%, see rank	21.21%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	21,247, 10.17%, see rank	8.33%	9.18%
Public Administration	19,035, 9.11%, see rank	9.20%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10,297, 4.93%, see rank	5.26%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	210,964	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	103,857, 49.23%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37,290, 35.91%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	15,115, 14.55%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19,528, 18.80%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	303, 0.29%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,840, 10.44%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,625, 12.16%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	107,107, 50.77%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	43,324, 40.45%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	19,410, 18.12%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39,153, 36.56%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	49, 0.05%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	383, 0.36%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,456, 4.16%, 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.

Industry

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	210,964, 100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	829, 0.39%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	15,818, 7.50%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	13,041, 6.18%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	4,863, 2.31%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	26,730, 12.67%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,733, 4.14%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	5,963, 2.83%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,331, 7.74%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25,747, 12.20%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44,278, 20.99%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20,304, 9.62%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	18,949, 8.98%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9,378, 4.45%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	208,070	3,768,930	141,303,145
Male¹	102,539, 49.28%, see rank	52.08%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36,741, 35.83%, see rank	38.39%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	14,280, 13.93%, see rank	12.42%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19,668, 19.18%, see rank	15.97%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	288, 0.28%, see rank	0.74%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18,808, 18.34%, see rank	17.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,754, 12.44%, see rank	14.91%	18.26%
Female¹	105,531, 50.72%, see rank	47.92%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42,265, 40.05%, see rank	42.70%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	18,996, 18.00%, see rank	18.39%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39,414, 37.35%, see rank	32.75%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	74, 0.07%, see rank	0.14%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	750, 0.71%, see rank	0.77%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,032, 3.82%, see rank	5.26%	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

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	208,070, 100%	3,768,930	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	868, 0.42%, see rank	1.16%	1.82%
Construction	15,491, 7.45%, see rank	7.83%	7.45%
Manufacturing	12,889, 6.19%, see rank	8.41%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	4,890, 2.35%, see rank	2.28%	3.20%
Retail Trade	26,726, 12.84%, see rank	11.05%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,955, 4.30%, see rank	4.30%	5.08%
Information	6,204, 2.98%, see rank	2.69%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,308, 7.84%, see rank	6.74%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24,929, 11.98%, see rank	13.90%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	43,179, 20.75%, see rank	19.84%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	19,586, 9.41%, see rank	7.83%	8.77%
Public Administration	18,559, 8.92%, see rank	8.84%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9,486, 4.56%, see rank	5.14%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	194,923	3,412,647	129,721,512
Male¹	96,354, 49.43%, see rank	52.12%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,082, 33.30%, see rank	36.65%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	12,646, 13.12%, see rank	11.08%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19,702, 20.45%, see rank	16.53%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	162, 0.17%, see rank	0.73%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18,705, 19.41%, see rank	17.73%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,057, 13.55%, see rank	17.28%	20.47%
Female¹	98,569, 50.57%, see rank	47.88%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37,855, 38.40%, see rank	39.97%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	16,342, 16.58%, see rank	16.59%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	38,995, 39.56%, see rank	35.16%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	85, 0.09%, see rank	0.20%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	849, 0.86%, see rank	0.75%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,443, 4.51%, see rank	7.32%	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

	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	194,923, 100%	3,412,647	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	421, 0.22%, see rank	1.27%	1.87%
Construction	14,509, 7.44%, see rank	7.33%	6.78%
Manufacturing	12,581, 6.45%, see rank	11.34%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	5,809, 2.98%, see rank	2.74%	3.60%
Retail Trade	26,738, 13.72%, see rank	11.41%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,668, 4.45%, see rank	4.64%	5.20%
Information	6,836, 3.51%, see rank	3.83%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,768, 8.60%, see rank	6.63%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	21,319, 10.94%, see rank	11.59%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39,891, 20.47%, see rank	18.35%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17,411, 8.93%, see rank	7.21%	7.87%
Public Administration	13,919, 7.14%, see rank	8.27%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10,053, 5.16%, see rank	5.38%	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.