Occupations in Amherst, Colorado (Unincorporated Place)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Colorado and Amherst
Amherst
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountSales and RelatedSocial ServiceAdministrativeManagementBusiness1Computers & MathEngineering2ScienceLegalEducation3Entertainment4Healthcare5Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving51.515152%11.034050%51.515152%51.5%1724.242424%1.648784%24.242424%24.2%824.242424%12.470878%24.242424%24.2%80.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.880986%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.509579%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.909484%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.429723%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.098038%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.140118%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.696095%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.270876%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.730768%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.474859%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.091825%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.143089%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.919879%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.146563%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.623694%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.512051%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.517729%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.921236%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.919709%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.723822%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.330549%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.855616%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 Amherst than in Colorado, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Colorado and Amherst
Less Common
More Common
0%500%1,000%%ref.Social ServiceSales and RelatedAdministrativeManagementBusiness1Computers & MathEngineering2ScienceLegalEducation3Entertainment4Healthcare5Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving1,370.320996%1,370.320996%1,370.3%24.242%24.2%1.649%1.65%366.874365%366.874365%366.9%51.515%51.5%11.034%11.0%94.392285%94.392285%94.4%24.242%24.2%12.471%12.5%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%11.881%11.9%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.510%5.51%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.909%3.91%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.430%2.43%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.098%1.10%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.140%1.14%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.696%5.70%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.271%2.27%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.731%3.73%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.475%1.47%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.092%2.09%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.143%1.14%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.920%0.92%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%6.147%6.15%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.624%3.62%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.512%3.51%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.518%0.52%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.921%5.92%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.920%2.92%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.724%3.72%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.331%3.33%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.856%1.86%
% percentage of occupation in Amherst
ref. percentage of occupation in Colorado
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 Colorado and Amherst
Amherst
Colorado
0%50%100%PartFullSales and RelatedAdministrativeAll OccupationsSocial Service100.000000%34.919470%100.000000%100.0%170100.000000%33.642959%100.000000%100.0%8075.757576%31.411212%75.757576%75.8%2580.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.758120%08
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 Phillips County

There are 4 places in Phillips County. This section compares Amherst to all of the places in Phillips County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst.

Management Occupations by Place#4

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in Phillips County, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#PaoliZIP Code 80721ZIP 80721Holyoke School District RE-1JHolyoke RE-1J967600Tract 967600Phillips CountyPhillipsHolyokeColoradoHaxtunWestMountainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmherst35.714286%35.714286%35.7%5132.989691%32.989691%33.0%3216.873774%16.873774%16.9%25816.497634%16.497634%16.5%24416.314779%16.314779%16.3%34013.474576%13.474576%13.5%159211.880986%11.880986%11.9%319,899320k11.221945%11.221945%11.2%45310.273445%10.273445%10.3%3,534,0223.53M10.098733%10.098733%10.1%1,074,4981.07M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M0.000000%0.000000%0.0%04

Occupations by Place in Colorado

There are 458 places in Colorado. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in Colorado and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 12,928.

Management Occupations by Place#29

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in Colorado, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#ZIP Code 80721ZIP 80721Greenwood VillageGreenwood VlgHighlands RanchHighlands RnchErieWindsorHolyoke School District RE-1JHolyoke RE-1JBlack Forest967600Tract 967600Phillips CountyPhillipsSuperiorParkerBroomfieldCentennialCastle RockLouisvilleColumbineLafayetteLittletonDakota RidgeDenverArvadaKen CarylWestminsterColoradoBoulderLongmontGoldenWheat RidgeFort CollinsJohnstownColorado SpringsColorado SpgsGrand JunctionGrand JctLovelandThorntonBrightonWestLakewoodMountainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEnglewoodPueblo WestDurangoMontroseAuroraGreeleyCañon CityCommerce CityNorthglennCimarron HillsCimarron HlsFountainWelbySecurity-WidefieldSherrelwoodEvansPuebloSterlingFort CarsonCliftonAmherst32.989691%32.989691%33.0%3221.233237%21.233237%21.2%1,615117.677123%17.677123%17.7%9,788217.108477%17.108477%17.1%1,891317.044390%17.044390%17.0%1,820416.873774%16.873774%16.9%25816.649462%16.649462%16.6%1,129516.497634%16.497634%16.5%24416.314779%16.314779%16.3%34015.683082%15.683082%15.7%1,156615.556744%15.556744%15.6%4,074715.418791%15.418791%15.4%5,171815.400320%15.400320%15.4%8,750915.259694%15.259694%15.3%4,2661014.437074%14.437074%14.4%1,5671113.868837%13.868837%13.9%1,8061213.778285%13.778285%13.8%2,0521313.544585%13.544585%13.5%3,2871413.289054%13.289054%13.3%2,5811512.512177%12.512177%12.5%45,08245.1k1612.492459%12.492459%12.5%7,6621712.082594%12.082594%12.1%2,2471812.019487%12.019487%12.0%7,2291911.880986%11.880986%11.9%319,899320k11.752510%11.752510%11.8%6,8592011.503574%11.503574%11.5%5,2632111.408521%11.408521%11.4%1,1382211.151893%11.151893%11.2%1,8232310.924508%10.924508%10.9%9,3022410.912835%10.912835%10.9%7952510.793159%10.793159%10.8%22,70622.7k2610.532838%10.532838%10.5%2,8902710.494400%10.494400%10.5%3,8422810.304074%10.304074%10.3%7,0012910.299493%10.299493%10.3%1,7473010.273445%10.273445%10.3%3,534,0223.53M10.261161%10.261161%10.3%8,1963110.098733%10.098733%10.1%1,074,4981.07M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.905872%9.905872%9.9%1,768329.809342%9.809342%9.8%1,384339.561553%9.561553%9.6%953348.771271%8.771271%8.8%701358.709173%8.709173%8.7%15,26315.3k368.551229%8.551229%8.6%3,810378.488064%8.488064%8.5%512388.334371%8.334371%8.3%2,008398.200778%8.200778%8.2%1,624407.493842%7.493842%7.5%578417.060981%7.060981%7.1%770426.651407%6.651407%6.7%494436.609632%6.609632%6.6%958446.353333%6.353333%6.4%611456.314009%6.314009%6.3%672466.142949%6.142949%6.1%2,593475.838967%5.838967%5.8%380483.604240%3.604240%3.6%51493.597520%3.597520%3.6%325500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Management Occupations by Place#54

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#ZIP Code 80721ZIP 80721Holyoke School District RE-1JHolyoke RE-1JScottsdale967600Tract 967600IrvinePhillips CountyPhillipsSeattleSan FranciscoHuntington BeachHuntington BchFremontSanta ClaritaChandlerDenverGilbertColoradoPortlandSan JoseOaklandSan DiegoAnchorageColorado SpringsColorado SpgsGlendaleBoise CityWestMountainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHendersonUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesPhoenixLong BeachAlbuquerqueChula VistaAuroraRenoBakersfieldSacramentoMesaGlendaleSpokaneTacomaAnaheimLas VegasRiversideSpring ValleyModestoTucsonFresnoParadiseFontanaMoreno ValleyNorth Las VegasN Las VegasStocktonOxnardSanta AnaSan BernardinoSunrise ManorAmherst32.989691%32.989691%33.0%3216.873774%16.873774%16.9%25816.632705%16.632705%16.6%19,83519.8k116.497634%16.497634%16.5%24416.413275%16.413275%16.4%19,71319.7k216.314779%16.314779%16.3%34014.482924%14.482924%14.5%57,27257.3k314.223023%14.223023%14.2%69,48869.5k414.219868%14.219868%14.2%14,68514.7k513.176456%13.176456%13.2%14,88914.9k612.977220%12.977220%13.0%11,51311.5k712.678288%12.678288%12.7%16,00016.0k812.512177%12.512177%12.5%45,08245.1k912.277435%12.277435%12.3%13,51513.5k1011.880986%11.880986%11.9%319,899320k11.451507%11.451507%11.5%38,06038.1k1111.361392%11.361392%11.4%56,83456.8k1211.198314%11.198314%11.2%23,11523.1k1311.024488%11.024488%11.0%73,85973.9k1410.980633%10.980633%11.0%16,82216.8k1510.793159%10.793159%10.8%22,70622.7k1610.346902%10.346902%10.3%9,8041710.296887%10.296887%10.3%11,59111.6k1810.273445%10.273445%10.3%3,534,0223.53M10.098733%10.098733%10.1%1,074,4981.07M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.955162%9.955162%10.0%12,92212.9k199.407013%9.407013%9.4%16,41916.4k209.281748%9.281748%9.3%9,577219.255983%9.255983%9.3%176,223176k229.254368%9.254368%9.3%66,28766.3k239.048877%9.048877%9.0%20,04120.0k248.924684%8.924684%8.9%23,37023.4k258.864402%8.864402%8.9%10,07210.1k268.709173%8.709173%8.7%15,26315.3k278.696955%8.696955%8.7%10,15510.2k288.640150%8.640150%8.6%13,38113.4k298.624270%8.624270%8.6%18,56418.6k308.443649%8.443649%8.4%18,12118.1k318.435210%8.435210%8.4%9,025328.340982%8.340982%8.3%7,815338.294730%8.294730%8.3%7,986348.085512%8.085512%8.1%13,49113.5k357.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k367.472474%7.472474%7.5%10,47210.5k377.023074%7.023074%7.0%6,952386.950190%6.950190%7.0%5,813396.869088%6.869088%6.9%15,99016.0k406.791033%6.791033%6.8%13,77513.8k416.583813%6.583813%6.6%7,496426.271999%6.271999%6.3%5,613435.959190%5.959190%6.0%4,991445.893894%5.893894%5.9%5,828455.573501%5.573501%5.6%6,384465.229494%5.229494%5.2%4,971475.032356%5.032356%5.0%7,831484.079292%4.079292%4.1%3,130493.989213%3.989213%4.0%3,210500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. 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 Amherst, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#ZIP Code 80721ZIP 80721Holyoke School District RE-1JHolyoke RE-1J967600Tract 967600Phillips CountyPhillipsWashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinColoradoCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWestMountainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroitAmherst32.989691%32.989691%33.0%3216.873774%16.873774%16.9%25816.497634%16.497634%16.5%24416.314779%16.314779%16.3%34016.121186%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%62,22162.2k711.880986%11.880986%11.9%319,899320k11.663665%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%22,70622.7k1610.273445%10.273445%10.3%3,534,0223.53M10.098733%10.098733%10.1%1,074,4981.07M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%9.915305%9.9%395,781396k179.686446%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%16,54416.5k338.640428%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%49,46249.5k446.969860%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%9,409494.999593%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:
Colorado
County:
Phillips
ZIP Code:
80721
Unified School District:
Holyoke RE-1J
Congressional District:
CO-4
State Senate District:
CO-1
State House District:
CO-65
Nearby Cities:
Grant, Holyoke
Nearby Towns:
Haxtun, Julesburg, Ovid, Paoli, Sedgwick
Nearby Villages:
Big Springs, Lamar, Venango