Occupations in Memphis, Alabama (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Alabama and Memphis
Memphis
Alabama
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountManagementBusiness1Computers & MathEngineering2ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation3Entertainment4Healthcare5Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedAdministrativeFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving100.000000%8.663851%100.000000%100.0%60.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.851765%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.085528%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.048457%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583636%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.703897%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.936521%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.012855%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.262081%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.224385%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.197769%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.236407%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.131818%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.009733%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.386614%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.874389%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.001041%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.624307%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.327995%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.572667%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.251650%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.935750%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.851997%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.057051%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.167836%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Engineering and architecture 3Education, training, and library 4Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Memphis than in Alabama, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Alabama and Memphis
Less Common
More Common
0%500%1,000%%ref.ManagementBusiness1Computers & MathEngineering2ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation3Entertainment4Healthcare5Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedAdministrativeFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving1,054.221165%1,054.221165%1,054.2%100.000%100%8.664%8.66%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.852%3.85%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.086%2.09%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.048%2.05%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.584%0.58%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.704%1.70%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.937%0.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%6.013%6.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.262%1.26%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.224%4.22%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.198%2.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.236%2.24%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.132%1.13%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.010%1.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.387%5.39%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.874%3.87%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.001%3.00%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%10.624%10.6%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%13.328%13.3%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.573%0.57%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.252%5.25%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.936%3.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%8.852%8.85%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.057%4.06%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.168%3.17%
% percentage of occupation in Memphis
ref. percentage of occupation in Alabama
1Business and finance 2Engineering and architecture 3Education, training, and library 4Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 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 Alabama and Memphis
Memphis
Alabama
0%5%10%15%20%25%PartFullAll OccupationsManagement0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.327224%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.076216%06
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Engineering and architecture 3Education, training, and library 4Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Occupations by Place in the Tuscaloosa Area

There are 23 places in the Tuscaloosa Area. This section compares Memphis to all of the places in the Tuscaloosa Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Management Occupations by Place#4

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the Tuscaloosa Area, and entities that contain Memphis
0%50%100%Count#MemphisNewbernPickensvilleReformUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthGordoCokerLake ViewNorthportEast South CentralAlabamaTuscaloosaWoodstockCarrolltonTuscaloosa Metro AreaTuscaloosaCoalingVancePickens CountyPickensPickens County School DistrictPickens CoAkronCottondaleHoltGreensboro050400Tract 050400BrookwoodZIP Code 35442ZIP 35442MoundvilleAlicevilleEthelsvilleMacedoniaMcMullen100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6112.068966%12.068966%12.1%7211.440678%11.440678%11.4%27310.101010%10.101010%10.1%50410.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.872029%9.872029%9.9%5459.508197%9.508197%9.5%2969.307065%9.307065%9.3%13779.281665%9.281665%9.3%1,09788.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.663851%8.663851%8.7%176,918177k8.236444%8.236444%8.2%3,37297.737397%7.737397%7.7%66107.621951%7.621951%7.6%25117.382938%7.382938%7.4%7,5436.241700%6.241700%6.2%47126.204906%6.204906%6.2%43135.881499%5.881499%5.9%4055.881499%5.881499%5.9%4054.938272%4.938272%4.9%4144.823748%4.823748%4.8%78153.544649%3.544649%3.5%52163.047896%3.047896%3.0%21172.843847%2.843847%2.8%552.370690%2.370690%2.4%22182.362637%2.362637%2.4%432.344546%2.344546%2.3%23190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%023

Occupations by Place in Alabama

There are 585 places in Alabama. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 13,585.

Management Occupations by Place#29

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Memphis
0%50%100%Count#MemphisMountain BrookMtn BrkVestavia HillsVestavia HlsHelenaMadisonHooverTrussvilleHomewoodAuburnGardendalePelhamAlabasterAthensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleSouthOxfordMillbrookDaphneMontgomeryMuscle ShoalsNorthportFoleyFlorenceFairhopeDecaturOzarkTalladegaEast South CentralAlabamaMobilePrattvilleTuscaloosaHueytownDothanEnterpriseOpelikaAlexander CityFort PayneBirminghamTuscaloosa Metro AreaTuscaloosaGadsdenTroySaralandScottsboroSelmaAnnistonJasperCullmanPhenix CityHartselleAlbertvillePrichardPickens CountyPickensPickens County School DistrictPickens CoBessemerTillmans CornerCenter Point050400Tract 050400ZIP Code 35442ZIP 35442100.000000%100.000000%100.0%618.797573%18.797573%18.8%1,704116.822707%16.822707%16.8%2,839215.502255%15.502255%15.5%1,409313.851422%13.851422%13.9%3,317413.850922%13.850922%13.9%5,989513.473026%13.473026%13.5%1,421612.975117%12.975117%13.0%1,799711.407386%11.407386%11.4%3,200811.301104%11.301104%11.3%727910.796012%10.796012%10.8%1,3211010.603661%10.603661%10.6%1,6741110.321865%10.321865%10.3%1,1161210.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.900455%9.900455%9.9%8,792139.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.827019%9.827019%9.8%926149.826667%9.826667%9.8%737159.400724%9.400724%9.4%1,142169.372919%9.372919%9.4%8,303179.368836%9.368836%9.4%570189.281665%9.281665%9.3%1,097199.242540%9.242540%9.2%604209.147521%9.147521%9.1%1,513219.031176%9.031176%9.0%646228.949351%8.949351%8.9%2,138238.941176%8.941176%8.9%494248.751823%8.751823%8.8%420258.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.663851%8.663851%8.7%176,918177k8.362425%8.362425%8.4%6,779268.247941%8.247941%8.2%1,312278.236444%8.236444%8.2%3,372288.140078%8.140078%8.1%523298.063455%8.063455%8.1%2,328308.004749%8.004749%8.0%944317.688839%7.688839%7.7%1,023327.600239%7.600239%7.6%381337.567952%7.567952%7.6%426347.406798%7.406798%7.4%6,757357.382938%7.382938%7.4%7,5437.381142%7.381142%7.4%1,020367.380675%7.380675%7.4%634377.351963%7.351963%7.4%442387.112767%7.112767%7.1%439397.056452%7.056452%7.1%420407.029077%7.029077%7.0%556416.541367%6.541367%6.5%355426.501548%6.501548%6.5%399436.462650%6.462650%6.5%1,020446.311225%6.311225%6.3%393456.024657%6.024657%6.0%518466.002194%6.002194%6.0%383475.881499%5.881499%5.9%4055.881499%5.881499%5.9%4055.856902%5.856902%5.9%555485.162724%5.162724%5.2%395494.599883%4.599883%4.6%315502.843847%2.843847%2.8%552.362637%2.362637%2.4%43

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Management Occupations by Place#54

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Memphis
0%50%100%Count#MemphisArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaEast South CentralAlabamaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamTuscaloosa Metro AreaTuscaloosaMemphisGarlandPickens CountyPickensPickens County School DistrictPickens CoAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Hialeah050400Tract 050400ZIP Code 35442ZIP 35442100.000000%100.000000%100.0%618.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k215.534780%15.534780%15.5%23,03023.0k313.593190%13.593190%13.6%29,91129.9k412.318859%12.318859%12.3%29,05629.1k512.235944%12.235944%12.2%62,22162.2k611.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k711.156607%11.156607%11.2%18,88218.9k810.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k910.415643%10.415643%10.4%14,62714.6k1010.310234%10.310234%10.3%16,45416.5k1110.289635%10.289635%10.3%9,6881210.249765%10.249765%10.2%10,99411.0k1310.048597%10.048597%10.0%13,06813.1k1410.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.900455%9.900455%9.9%8,792159.900449%9.900449%9.9%10,69110.7k169.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.795668%9.795668%9.8%17,08117.1k179.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k189.584115%9.584115%9.6%12,87312.9k199.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.372919%9.372919%9.4%8,303219.316515%9.316515%9.3%11,55911.6k229.169305%9.169305%9.2%34,69534.7k239.132376%9.132376%9.1%9,550249.083882%9.083882%9.1%18,33218.3k259.066233%9.066233%9.1%56,34856.3k268.957206%8.957206%9.0%35,34235.3k278.849887%8.849887%8.8%10,70510.7k288.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k298.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.663851%8.663851%8.7%176,918177k8.640428%8.640428%8.6%25,23125.2k308.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k318.489789%8.489789%8.5%92,76392.8k328.460838%8.460838%8.5%55,56355.6k338.374435%8.374435%8.4%16,11316.1k348.362425%8.362425%8.4%6,779358.289786%8.289786%8.3%23,16123.2k368.277424%8.277424%8.3%7,970378.135313%8.135313%8.1%9,634388.069408%8.069408%8.1%6,785397.987265%7.987265%8.0%8,580407.975300%7.975300%8.0%7,620417.962190%7.962190%8.0%6,368427.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.706688%7.706688%7.7%5,689447.590552%7.590552%7.6%11,37311.4k457.406798%7.406798%7.4%6,757467.382938%7.382938%7.4%7,5436.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418485.881499%5.881499%5.9%4055.881499%5.881499%5.9%4055.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553502.843847%2.843847%2.8%552.362637%2.362637%2.4%43

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Management Occupations by Place#79

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Memphis
0%50%100%Count#MemphisWashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaEast South CentralAlabamaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaTuscaloosa Metro AreaTuscaloosaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandPickens CountyPickensPickens County School DistrictPickens CoDetroit050400Tract 050400ZIP Code 35442ZIP 35442100.000000%100.000000%100.0%616.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k114.482924%14.482924%14.5%57,27257.3k214.223023%14.223023%14.2%69,48869.5k313.593190%13.593190%13.6%29,91129.9k412.512177%12.512177%12.5%45,08245.1k512.318859%12.318859%12.3%29,05629.1k612.235944%12.235944%12.2%62,22162.2k711.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k811.451507%11.451507%11.5%38,06038.1k911.361392%11.361392%11.4%56,83456.8k1011.198314%11.198314%11.2%23,11523.1k1111.090883%11.090883%11.1%25,34325.3k1211.024488%11.024488%11.0%73,85973.9k1310.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k1410.835836%10.835836%10.8%38,39738.4k1510.793159%10.793159%10.8%22,70622.7k1610.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%9.915305%9.9%395,781396k179.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k189.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k199.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.255983%9.255983%9.3%176,223176k219.255914%9.255914%9.3%20,95421.0k229.254368%9.254368%9.3%66,28766.3k239.169305%9.169305%9.2%34,69534.7k249.083882%9.083882%9.1%18,33218.3k259.066233%9.066233%9.1%56,34856.3k269.048877%9.048877%9.0%20,04120.0k279.034554%9.034554%9.0%21,35121.4k288.957206%8.957206%9.0%35,34235.3k298.942500%8.942500%8.9%38,75038.8k308.924684%8.924684%8.9%23,37023.4k318.828501%8.828501%8.8%16,19216.2k328.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k338.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.663851%8.663851%8.7%176,918177k8.640428%8.640428%8.6%25,23125.2k348.624270%8.624270%8.6%18,56418.6k358.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k368.530679%8.530679%8.5%34,45234.5k378.489789%8.489789%8.5%92,76392.8k388.460838%8.460838%8.5%55,56355.6k398.443649%8.443649%8.4%18,12118.1k408.374435%8.374435%8.4%16,11316.1k418.289786%8.289786%8.3%23,16123.2k427.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k437.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k447.382938%7.382938%7.4%7,5436.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k456.869088%6.869088%6.9%15,99016.0k466.791033%6.791033%6.8%13,77513.8k476.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k486.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409495.881499%5.881499%5.9%4055.881499%5.881499%5.9%4054.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k502.843847%2.843847%2.8%552.362637%2.362637%2.4%43

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:
Alabama
County:
Pickens
Metro Area:
Tuscaloosa Area
ZIP Code:
35442
Unified School District:
Pickens County
Congressional District:
AL-7
State Senate District:
AL-24
State House District:
AL-71
Nearby Cities:
Aliceville, Macon
Nearby Towns:
Brooksville, Carrollton, Geiger, McMullen, Pickensville, Shuqualak
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Macedonia, Panola