Occupations in the Northwest Aroostook, Aroostook County, Maine (Unorganized Territory)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Aroostook County and the Northwest Aroostook
Northwest Aroostook
Aroostook County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountFarming1ManagementBusiness2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedAdministrativeConstruction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving100.000000%3.158857%100.000000%100.0%60.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.521864%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.085629%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.629813%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.969195%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.528652%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.682417%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.362224%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.167602%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.067093%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.359744%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.568203%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.349954%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.916982%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.197624%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.225950%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.821303%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.651612%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.486359%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.555672%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.390941%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.343428%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.200235%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.312622%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.446025%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in the Northwest Aroostook than in Aroostook County, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Aroostook County and the Northwest Aroostook
Less Common
More Common
0k%1k%2k%3k%%ref.Farming1ManagementBusiness2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedAdministrativeConstruction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving3,065.702479%3,065.702479%3.1k%100.000%100%3.159%3.16%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%7.522%7.52%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.086%4.09%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.630%0.63%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.969%0.97%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.529%0.53%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.682%2.68%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.362%0.36%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%6.168%6.17%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.067%1.07%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.360%4.36%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.568%2.57%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.350%4.35%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.917%0.92%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.198%1.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.226%4.23%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.821%3.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.652%3.65%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%9.486%9.49%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%13.556%13.6%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%5.391%5.39%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.343%4.34%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%6.200%6.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%5.313%5.31%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.446%3.45%
% percentage of occupation in the Northwest Aroostook
ref. percentage of occupation in Aroostook County
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Part Timers by Occupation#3

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Aroostook County and the Northwest Aroostook
Northwest Aroostook
Aroostook County
0%10%20%30%40%50%PartFullAll OccupationsFarming10.000000%0.000000%0.0%36.176739%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%53.615702%06
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Occupations by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Northwest Aroostook to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Northwest Aroostook. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Management Occupations by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of the Northwest Aroostook, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Northwest Aroostook
0%5%10%15%Count#Town of CumberlandCumberlandTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of FreeportFreeportTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of YorkTown of South BerwickS BerwickTown of WellsTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of KitteryKitteryTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamEllsworthTown of HampdenHampdenTown of GrayTown of LebanonLebanonNew EnglandPortlandBelfastAuburnNortheastBrewerTown of OaklandOaklandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacoSouth PortlandS PortlandAugustaTown of GorhamGorhamTown of TopshamTopshamMaineRocklandTown of WinslowWinslowCaribou950700Tract 950700Town of BerwickBerwickTown of FairfieldFairfieldTown of StandishStandishWatervilleWestbrookTown of LisbonLisbonTown of BrunswickBrunswickAroostook CountyAroostookPresque IsleTown of BuxtonBuxtonLewistonTown of WaterboroWaterboroBangorSanfordBiddefordBathOld TownAroostook Unorganized TerritoryAroostookTown of SkowheganSkowheganTown of OronoTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonNorthwest AroostookNW Aroostook17.835767%17.835767%17.8%745116.712803%16.712803%16.7%966216.081540%16.081540%16.1%710315.805658%15.805658%15.8%771415.593277%15.593277%15.6%937515.570110%15.570110%15.6%1,046614.325909%14.325909%14.3%611714.134194%14.134194%14.1%613813.331444%13.331444%13.3%1,411913.040328%13.040328%13.0%5401012.708883%12.708883%12.7%5781112.641848%12.641848%12.6%6351212.078103%12.078103%12.1%4331312.057264%12.057264%12.1%1,1371411.811865%11.811865%11.8%4421511.719117%11.719117%11.7%4991611.665512%11.665512%11.7%5051711.265823%11.265823%11.3%3561810.866955%10.866955%10.9%811,730812k10.546678%10.546678%10.5%3,9801910.520528%10.520528%10.5%2872010.395953%10.395953%10.4%1,1922110.275627%10.275627%10.3%2,792,5972.79M10.215264%10.215264%10.2%5222210.042249%10.042249%10.0%3092310.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.947742%9.947742%9.9%1,066249.890649%9.890649%9.9%1,411259.771064%9.771064%9.8%828269.760705%9.760705%9.8%930279.548793%9.548793%9.5%455289.497148%9.497148%9.5%61,98262.0k9.368752%9.368752%9.4%328299.169597%9.169597%9.2%339308.860399%8.860399%8.9%311318.557214%8.557214%8.6%868.263027%8.263027%8.3%333328.197788%8.197788%8.2%252337.965755%7.965755%8.0%428347.939845%7.939845%7.9%491357.821409%7.821409%7.8%727367.669881%7.669881%7.7%342377.664270%7.664270%7.7%778387.521864%7.521864%7.5%2,3057.024700%7.024700%7.0%310396.961895%6.961895%7.0%338406.828958%6.828958%6.8%1,181416.678889%6.678889%6.7%255426.611678%6.611678%6.6%1,018436.360275%6.360275%6.4%602446.077252%6.077252%6.1%697455.864662%5.864662%5.9%234465.651945%5.651945%5.7%215475.263158%5.263158%5.3%305.121452%5.121452%5.1%175484.784881%4.784881%4.8%238493.808290%3.808290%3.8%147500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Northwest Aroostook to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Northwest Aroostook. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Management Occupations by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of the Northwest Aroostook, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northwest Aroostook
0%5%10%15%Count#ManhattanTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of SmithtownSmithtownCambridgeTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of AmherstAmherstTown of StamfordStamfordEdison TownshipEdisonNew EnglandBostonJersey CityTown of RamapoRamapoNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of HempsteadHempsteadMaineQuincyTown of GreeceGreeceToms River TownshipToms RivWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenBrooklynStaten IslandYonkersPittsburgh950700Tract 950700Lakewood TownshipLakewoodManchesterTown of BabylonBabylonAlbanyTown of IslipQueensPhiladelphiaAroostook CountyAroostookBuffaloLowellNew BedfordSyracuseTown of New HavenNew HvnProvidenceRochesterBrocktonWorcesterErieLynnTown of HartfordHartfordBronxSpringfieldTown of WaterburyWaterburyAroostook Unorganized TerritoryAroostookNewarkTown of BridgeportBridgeportAllentownElizabethPatersonNorthwest AroostookNW Aroostook16.529703%16.529703%16.5%147,580148k115.557334%15.557334%15.6%7,580213.510366%13.510366%13.5%13,34013.3k313.248945%13.248945%13.2%7,693412.820271%12.820271%12.8%8,146512.755461%12.755461%12.8%13,96214.0k612.652501%12.652501%12.7%18,90618.9k712.516450%12.516450%12.5%7,609811.870865%11.870865%11.9%8,380911.622649%11.622649%11.6%5,9631010.866955%10.866955%10.9%811,730812k10.835836%10.835836%10.8%38,39738.4k1110.505860%10.505860%10.5%13,97514.0k1210.436519%10.436519%10.4%5,4871310.275627%10.275627%10.3%2,792,5972.79M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.718042%9.718042%9.7%37,03437.0k149.497148%9.497148%9.5%61,98262.0k9.312912%9.312912%9.3%4,828159.301760%9.301760%9.3%4,592169.258961%9.258961%9.3%4,027179.236761%9.236761%9.2%4,577189.190849%9.190849%9.2%21,94621.9k199.054172%9.054172%9.1%107,970108k208.849414%8.849414%8.8%18,56218.6k218.735632%8.735632%8.7%8,018228.680815%8.680815%8.7%13,15113.2k238.557214%8.557214%8.6%868.462431%8.462431%8.5%2,480248.323110%8.323110%8.3%4,885258.214495%8.214495%8.2%8,842268.201581%8.201581%8.2%3,901278.173608%8.173608%8.2%13,77413.8k287.882772%7.882772%7.9%88,33388.3k297.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k307.521864%7.521864%7.5%2,3056.960817%6.960817%7.0%7,582316.748466%6.748466%6.7%3,553326.743538%6.743538%6.7%2,854336.601313%6.601313%6.6%3,872346.575393%6.575393%6.6%3,895356.498761%6.498761%6.5%5,220366.247685%6.247685%6.2%5,567376.154473%6.154473%6.2%2,718386.121896%6.121896%6.1%5,200396.087866%6.087866%6.1%2,619405.928213%5.928213%5.9%2,631415.878303%5.878303%5.9%2,903425.787761%5.787761%5.8%33,33633.3k435.704472%5.704472%5.7%3,471445.702392%5.702392%5.7%2,548455.263158%5.263158%5.3%305.000892%5.000892%5.0%5,608464.965979%4.965979%5.0%3,350474.827172%4.827172%4.8%2,409484.202540%4.202540%4.2%2,548494.117386%4.117386%4.1%2,416500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Northwest Aroostook to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Northwest Aroostook. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Management Occupations by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of the Northwest Aroostook, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Northwest Aroostook
0%5%10%15%Count#ManhattanWashingtonSeattle EastPlanoSan FranciscoAtlantaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSan JoseSeattleDenverAustinTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSan DiegoBostonSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNortheastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…United States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaNortheast DallasNE DallasSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyTown of HempsteadHempsteadChicagoLos AngelesTulsaOntarioMaineAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…PhoenixLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodMiamiBrooklynAlbuquerqueColumbusSacramentoOrlandoEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyHoustonFort WorthTucson950700Tract 950700BaltimoreQueensFresnoSouthwest DallasSW DallasPhiladelphiaAroostook CountyAroostookLas VegasEl PasoMilwaukeeSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBronxAroostook Unorganized TerritoryAroostookSan BernardinoDetroitNorthwest AroostookNW Aroostook16.529703%16.529703%16.5%147,580148k116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k215.623293%15.623293%15.6%47,46747.5k315.500861%15.500861%15.5%44,83544.8k414.223023%14.223023%14.2%69,48869.5k513.662246%13.662246%13.7%38,89338.9k613.543186%13.543186%13.5%40,10340.1k712.957054%12.957054%13.0%47,46747.5k812.910751%12.910751%12.9%113,179113k912.801437%12.801437%12.8%74,54274.5k1012.512177%12.512177%12.5%45,08245.1k1111.961508%11.961508%12.0%56,55756.6k1211.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k1310.866955%10.866955%10.9%811,730812k10.848509%10.848509%10.8%121,208121k1410.835836%10.835836%10.8%38,39738.4k1510.525230%10.525230%10.5%52,53752.5k1610.275627%10.275627%10.3%2,792,5972.79M10.133175%10.133175%10.1%30,64130.6k1710.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M10.028996%10.028996%10.0%32,16632.2k1810.007978%10.007978%10.0%77,27077.3k199.795739%9.795739%9.8%88,35688.4k209.718042%9.718042%9.7%37,03437.0k219.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k229.638628%9.638628%9.6%120,847121k239.593634%9.593634%9.6%27,52527.5k249.541810%9.541810%9.5%28,47428.5k259.497148%9.497148%9.5%61,98262.0k9.322089%9.322089%9.3%75,84275.8k269.253836%9.253836%9.3%135,932136k279.157509%9.157509%9.2%25,00025.0k289.095453%9.095453%9.1%40,03440.0k299.054172%9.054172%9.1%107,970108k308.957758%8.957758%9.0%26,64126.6k318.938711%8.938711%8.9%37,82837.8k328.891262%8.891262%8.9%43,38143.4k338.790113%8.790113%8.8%25,48525.5k348.784352%8.784352%8.8%38,22338.2k358.760640%8.760640%8.8%139,658140k368.691664%8.691664%8.7%33,63533.6k378.648273%8.648273%8.6%33,07833.1k388.557214%8.557214%8.6%868.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k397.882772%7.882772%7.9%88,33388.3k407.734261%7.734261%7.7%21,61221.6k417.610727%7.610727%7.6%34,04434.0k427.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k437.521864%7.521864%7.5%2,3057.324046%7.324046%7.3%63,32763.3k447.318891%7.318891%7.3%16,39616.4k456.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k466.157572%6.157572%6.2%17,49217.5k475.787761%5.787761%5.8%33,33633.3k485.263158%5.263158%5.3%305.217072%5.217072%5.2%17,47517.5k494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Definitions

An occupation describes the kind of work a person does on the job. On this page, all employed persons are categorized into one of the following occupations (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
    • Management, business, and financial occupations:
      • Management: Management occupations
      • Business: Business and financial operations occupations
    • Computer, engineering, and science occupations:
      • Computers & Math: Computer and mathematical occupations
      • Engineering: Architecture and engineering occupations
      • Science: Life, physical, and social science occupations
    • Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations:
      • Social Service: Community and social service occupations
      • Legal: Legal occupations
      • Education: Education, training, and library occupations
      • Entertainment: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
    • Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
      • Healthcare: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
      • Health Technicians: Health technologists and technicians
  • Service occupations:
    • Healthcare Support: Healthcare support occupations
    • Protective service occupations:
      • Fire Fighting: Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
      • Law Enforcement: Law enforcement workers including supervisors
    • Food Service: Food preparation and serving related occupations
    • Facilities: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
    • Personal Care: Personal care and service occupations
  • Sales and office occupations:
    • Sales and Related: Sales and related occupations
    • Administrative: Office and administrative support occupations
  • Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
    • Farming: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
    • Construction: Construction and extraction occupations
    • Repair: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:
    • Production: Production occupations
    • Transportation: Transportation occupations
    • Material Moving: Material moving occupations

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State:
Maine
County:
Aroostook
ZIP Codes:
04732, 04739, 04741, 04764, 04768, 04774
Unified School District:
Aroostook
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-1
State House District:
ME-151
Neighboring Plantations:
Garfield, Nashville, Oxbow, St. John, Winterville
Neighboring Towns:
Allagash, Ashland, Eagle Lake, Masardis, Portage Lake, St. Francis, Wallagrass
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
Central Aroostook, North Penobscot, Northeast Piscataquis, Northwest Piscataquis, Seboomook Lake, Square Lake
Nearby Plantations:
Moro
Nearby Towns:
Fort Kent, Frenchville, Mount Chase, New Canada, St. Agatha