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):
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Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
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Management, business, and financial occupations:
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Management: Management occupations
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Business: Business and financial operations occupations
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Computer, engineering, and science occupations:
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Computers & Math: Computer and mathematical occupations
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Engineering: Architecture and engineering occupations
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Science: Life, physical, and social science occupations
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Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations:
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Social Service: Community and social service occupations
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Legal: Legal occupations
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Education: Education, training, and library occupations
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Entertainment: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
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Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
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Healthcare: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
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Health Technicians: Health technologists and technicians
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Service occupations:
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Healthcare Support: Healthcare support occupations
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Protective service occupations:
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Fire Fighting: Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
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Law Enforcement: Law enforcement workers including supervisors
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Food Service: Food preparation and serving related occupations
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Facilities: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
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Personal Care: Personal care and service occupations
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Sales and office occupations:
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Sales and Related: Sales and related occupations
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Administrative: Office and administrative support occupations
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
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Farming: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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Construction: Construction and extraction occupations
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Repair: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:
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Production: Production occupations
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Transportation: Transportation occupations
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Material Moving: Material moving occupations
Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.
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