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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,852,018	-	143,435,233
Male¹	1,469,668	51.53%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	449,570	30.59%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	187,594	12.76%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	237,849	16.18%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23,325	1.59%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	115,370	7.85%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	366,809	24.96%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	1,382,350	48.47%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	527,834	38.18%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	298,811	21.62%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	430,235	31.12%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,259	0.45%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,601	0.26%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	111,965	8.10%, 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

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,852,018	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	71,227	2.50%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	149,901	5.26%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	524,097	18.38%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	76,998	2.70%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	323,355	11.34%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	123,665	4.34%, see rank	4.93%
Information	47,680	1.67%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	174,487	6.12%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	229,553	8.05%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	664,000	23.28%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	247,856	8.69%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	100,827	3.54%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	118,372	4.15%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,856,318	-	141,996,548
Male¹	1,470,023	51.47%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	442,406	30.10%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	182,016	12.38%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	238,519	16.23%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23,158	1.58%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	123,714	8.42%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	368,927	25.10%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	1,386,295	48.53%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	519,273	37.46%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	293,326	21.16%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	445,275	32.12%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,944	0.43%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,517	0.25%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	115,405	8.32%, 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

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,856,318	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	69,929	2.45%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	159,488	5.58%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	524,289	18.36%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	78,915	2.76%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	325,089	11.38%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	127,572	4.47%, see rank	5.00%
Information	51,519	1.80%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	178,649	6.25%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	225,068	7.88%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	653,542	22.88%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	242,999	8.51%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	101,407	3.55%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	117,852	4.13%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,869,310	-	141,833,331
Male¹	1,483,931	51.72%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	442,903	29.85%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	176,121	11.87%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	242,365	16.33%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22,601	1.52%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	133,815	9.02%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	373,705	25.18%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	1,385,379	48.28%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	504,769	36.44%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	285,976	20.64%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	460,293	33.23%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,609	0.48%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,947	0.28%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	120,429	8.69%, 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

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,869,310	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	71,684	2.50%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	171,616	5.98%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	536,934	18.71%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	86,908	3.03%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	329,863	11.50%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	130,387	4.54%, see rank	5.07%
Information	56,076	1.95%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	182,526	6.36%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	218,788	7.63%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	631,818	22.02%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	238,223	8.30%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	99,061	3.45%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	115,426	4.02%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,873,396	-	141,303,145
Male¹	1,494,600	52.02%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	442,859	29.63%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	173,045	11.58%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	243,781	16.31%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21,753	1.46%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	235,002	15.72%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	378,160	25.30%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	1,378,796	47.98%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	494,574	35.87%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	283,052	20.53%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	465,598	33.77%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,669	0.48%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,101	0.59%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	120,802	8.76%, 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

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,873,396	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	71,537	2.49%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	180,213	6.27%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	543,797	18.93%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	90,430	3.15%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	333,950	11.62%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	130,006	4.52%, see rank	5.08%
Information	58,303	2.03%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	183,540	6.39%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	214,548	7.47%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	620,826	21.61%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	234,795	8.17%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	96,523	3.36%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	114,928	4.00%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,734,925	-	129,721,512
Male¹	1,428,493	52.23%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	415,494	29.09%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	142,264	9.96%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	228,149	15.97%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19,079	1.34%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	228,667	16.01%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	394,840	27.64%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	1,306,432	47.77%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	441,711	33.81%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	241,355	18.47%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	462,211	35.38%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,646	0.51%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,419	0.64%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	146,090	11.18%, 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

	Wisconsin	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,734,925	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	75,418	2.76%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	161,625	5.91%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	606,845	22.19%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	87,979	3.22%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	317,881	11.62%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	123,657	4.52%, see rank	5.20%
Information	60,142	2.20%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	168,060	6.14%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	179,503	6.56%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	548,111	20.04%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	198,528	7.26%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	96,148	3.52%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	111,028	4.06%, 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.