Occupations in Ames, Nebraska (Unincorporated Place)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Nebraska and Ames
Ames
Nebraska
0%10%20%30%CountConstruction1Material MovingHealthcare SupportEducation2ManagementBusiness3Computers & MathEngineering4ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedAdministrativeFarming7Repair8ProductionTransportation37.878788%5.156581%37.878788%37.9%2527.272727%2.887288%27.272727%27.3%1825.757576%2.648685%25.757576%25.8%179.090909%6.392061%9.090909%9.1%60.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.911104%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.465019%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.467890%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.245200%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.776383%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.779807%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.886885%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.461396%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.029148%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.762004%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.886988%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.749576%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.360602%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.508661%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.575781%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.167769%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.576978%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.371971%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.436425%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.951327%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.544472%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Construction and extraction 2Education, training, and library 3Business and finance 4Engineering and architecture 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Ames than in Nebraska, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Nebraska and Ames
Less Common
More Common
0%500%%ref.Healthcare SupportMaterial MovingConstruction1Education2ManagementBusiness3Computers & MathEngineering4ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedAdministrativeFarming7Repair8ProductionTransportation872.466641%872.466641%872.5%25.758%25.8%2.649%2.65%844.579249%844.579249%844.6%27.273%27.3%2.887%2.89%634.571748%634.571748%634.6%37.879%37.9%5.157%5.16%42.221876%42.221876%42.2%9.091%9.09%6.392%6.39%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%10.911%10.9%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.465%4.47%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.468%2.47%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.245%1.25%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.776%0.78%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.780%1.78%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.887%0.89%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.461%1.46%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.029%4.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.762%1.76%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.887%0.89%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.750%0.75%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.361%5.36%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.509%3.51%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.576%3.58%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%10.168%10.2%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%13.577%13.6%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.372%1.37%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.436%3.44%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%6.951%6.95%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.544%3.54%
% percentage of occupation in Ames
ref. percentage of occupation in Nebraska
1Construction and extraction 2Education, training, and library 3Business and finance 4Engineering and architecture 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Nebraska and Ames
Female Male
Nebraska
Ames
1x0x1xFMAll Occupations-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.869565x1.109665x1.869565x1.87x2343
F number of females employed in given occupation
M number of males employed in given occupation

Part Timers by Occupation#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Nebraska and Ames
Ames
Nebraska
0%50%100%PartFullEducation1Healthcare SupportMaterial MovingAll OccupationsConstruction2100.000000%40.025291%100.000000%100.0%60100.000000%42.496234%100.000000%100.0%170100.000000%35.327262%100.000000%100.0%18062.121212%29.006510%62.121212%62.1%41250.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.868050%025
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Construction and extraction 3Business and finance 4Engineering and architecture 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Occupations by Place in the Fremont Area

There are 11 places in the Fremont Area. This section compares Ames to all of the places in the Fremont Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames.

Management Occupations by Place#5

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Fremont Area, and entities that contain Ames
0%5%10%15%Count#963700Tract 963700North Bend Central Public SchoolsNorth BendNebraskaWest North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSnyderScribnerUehlingHooperWinslowZIP Code 68621ZIP 68621Fremont Metro AreaFremont AreaDodge CountyDodgePlatte TownshipPlatteNorth BendDodgeFremontInglewoodNickersonAmes17.247706%17.247706%17.2%28215.259349%15.259349%15.3%25310.911104%10.911104%10.9%106,640107k10.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.523810%9.523810%9.5%2019.241706%9.241706%9.2%3928.823529%8.823529%8.8%938.717949%8.717949%8.7%3448.163265%8.163265%8.2%457.947020%7.947020%7.9%247.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.791096%7.791096%7.8%916.537890%6.537890%6.5%4466.400000%6.400000%6.4%1675.763863%5.763863%5.8%76482.673797%2.673797%2.7%592.290076%2.290076%2.3%3100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011

Occupations by Place in Nebraska

There are 580 places in Nebraska. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in Nebraska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,789.

Management Occupations by Place#30

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in Nebraska, and entities that contain Ames
0%5%10%15%Count#963700Tract 963700GothenburgNorth Bend Central Public SchoolsNorth BendCentral CityO'NeillSidneyWahooValentineFairburyNebraskaOgallalaWest North CentralWaverlyPapillionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestAuroraMindenHastingsLa VistaBlairYorkGretnaOmahaSewardChalcoLincolnBellevueMcCookChadronDavid CityKearneyRalstonAllianceHoldregeZIP Code 68621ZIP 68621North PlatteFremont Metro AreaFremont AreaDodge CountyDodgePlatte TownshipPlatteCozadAuburnOffutt AFBWest PointNorfolkColumbusPlattsmouthScottsbluffBeatriceWayneBroken BowNebraska CityGeringFremontGrand IslandSouth Sioux CityS Sioux CityFalls CityCreteLexingtonSchuylerAmes17.247706%17.247706%17.2%28216.042078%16.042078%16.0%244115.259349%15.259349%15.3%25314.844720%14.844720%14.8%239213.818182%13.818182%13.8%266313.409379%13.409379%13.4%529413.102410%13.102410%13.1%261512.483995%12.483995%12.5%195612.229437%12.229437%12.2%226710.911104%10.911104%10.9%106,640107k10.596026%10.596026%10.6%240810.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.369984%10.369984%10.4%199910.282589%10.282589%10.3%1,1281010.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.727800%9.727800%9.7%218119.697387%9.697387%9.7%141129.553109%9.553109%9.6%1,180139.541136%9.541136%9.5%944149.527458%9.527458%9.5%373159.341429%9.341429%9.3%400169.335727%9.335727%9.3%260179.255914%9.255914%9.3%20,95421.0k189.217243%9.217243%9.2%325199.205260%9.205260%9.2%644208.952573%8.952573%9.0%13,25513.3k218.775884%8.775884%8.8%2,297228.759124%8.759124%8.8%336238.652932%8.652932%8.7%273248.518006%8.518006%8.5%123258.296897%8.296897%8.3%1,575268.222272%8.222272%8.2%364278.163265%8.163265%8.2%356287.957849%7.957849%8.0%219297.947020%7.947020%7.9%247.923451%7.923451%7.9%944307.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.791096%7.791096%7.8%917.773852%7.773852%7.8%154317.702350%7.702350%7.7%118327.056452%7.056452%7.1%105336.765579%6.765579%6.8%114346.738566%6.738566%6.7%856356.725146%6.725146%6.7%805366.584636%6.584636%6.6%198376.487889%6.487889%6.5%450386.358475%6.358475%6.4%392396.270737%6.270737%6.3%189406.162610%6.162610%6.2%119415.996132%5.996132%6.0%217425.853081%5.853081%5.9%247435.763863%5.763863%5.8%764445.714835%5.714835%5.7%1,485455.133569%5.133569%5.1%319464.723618%4.723618%4.7%94474.600484%4.600484%4.6%152482.815534%2.815534%2.8%145492.292264%2.292264%2.3%64500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Management Occupations by Place#55

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Ames
0%5%10%15%Count#963700Tract 963700NapervilleNorth Bend Central Public SchoolsNorth BendOverland ParkOlatheMinneapolisNebraskaWest North CentralAnn ArborMadisonColumbiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestChicagoSpringfieldCedar RapidsOmahaPeoriaKansas CitySioux FallsLincolnColumbusFargoWichitaSt. PaulSt. LouisIndianapolisSterling HeightsSterling HtsAuroraCincinnatiRochesterZIP Code 68621ZIP 68621Fort WayneFremont Metro AreaFremont AreaDodge CountyDodgePlatte TownshipPlatteTopekaDavenportDearbornJolietGrand RapidsElginDes MoinesSpringfieldGreen BayAkronKenoshaMilwaukeeRockfordSouth BendIndependenceDaytonToledoEvansvilleLansingClevelandWarrenKansas CityDetroitFlintAmes17.247706%17.247706%17.2%28217.042837%17.042837%17.0%12,58012.6k115.259349%15.259349%15.3%25314.855423%14.855423%14.9%14,75514.8k212.497347%12.497347%12.5%8,834311.090883%11.090883%11.1%25,34325.3k410.911104%10.911104%10.9%106,640107k10.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.163555%10.163555%10.2%6,065510.142086%10.142086%10.1%14,53314.5k610.139225%10.139225%10.1%6,365710.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k89.473588%9.473588%9.5%5,16599.453745%9.453745%9.5%6,573109.255914%9.255914%9.3%20,95421.0k119.184494%9.184494%9.2%4,684129.034554%9.034554%9.0%21,35121.4k138.982572%8.982572%9.0%8,329148.952573%8.952573%9.0%13,25513.3k158.942500%8.942500%8.9%38,75038.8k168.848749%8.848749%8.8%6,006178.828501%8.828501%8.8%16,19216.2k188.615624%8.615624%8.6%12,87212.9k198.539382%8.539382%8.5%12,73712.7k208.530679%8.530679%8.5%34,45234.5k218.523147%8.523147%8.5%5,422228.487545%8.487545%8.5%8,297238.480632%8.480632%8.5%11,70211.7k248.361249%8.361249%8.4%4,942257.947020%7.947020%7.9%247.921083%7.921083%7.9%9,692267.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.791096%7.791096%7.8%917.657261%7.657261%7.7%4,521277.619785%7.619785%7.6%3,742287.429006%7.429006%7.4%2,637297.393326%7.393326%7.4%5,231307.353898%7.353898%7.4%6,892317.295908%7.295908%7.3%3,960327.188143%7.188143%7.2%7,755337.129728%7.129728%7.1%5,663347.073279%7.073279%7.1%3,667356.884817%6.884817%6.9%6,110366.844206%6.844206%6.8%3,138376.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k386.642308%6.642308%6.6%4,163396.589041%6.589041%6.6%2,886406.506386%6.506386%6.5%3,464416.420093%6.420093%6.4%3,548426.340644%6.340644%6.3%7,664436.337083%6.337083%6.3%3,543446.318320%6.318320%6.3%3,364456.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409465.821231%5.821231%5.8%3,395475.284388%5.284388%5.3%3,524484.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k493.706075%3.706075%3.7%1,100500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the United States

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

Management Occupations by Place#80

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ames
0%5%10%15%Count#963700Tract 963700WashingtonNorth Bend Central Public SchoolsNorth BendSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchNebraskaBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkMidwestChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoZIP Code 68621ZIP 68621Fremont Metro AreaFremont AreaDodge CountyDodgePlatte TownshipPlatteLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroitAmes17.247706%17.247706%17.2%28216.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k115.259349%15.259349%15.3%25314.482924%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%23,73623.7k1410.911104%10.911104%10.9%106,640107k10.835836%10.835836%10.8%38,39738.4k1510.793159%10.793159%10.8%22,70622.7k1610.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%9.915305%9.9%395,781396k179.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.686446%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%23,16123.2k427.947020%7.947020%7.9%247.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.799817%7.799817%7.8%1,4517.791096%7.791096%7.8%917.602876%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:
Nebraska
County:
Dodge
Metro Area:
Fremont Area
Township:
Platte
ZIP Code:
68621
Unified School District:
North Bend
Congressional District:
NE-1
State Senate District:
NE-15
Nearby Cities:
Fremont, Hooper, North Bend
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Fontanelle
Nearby Villages:
Cedar Bluffs, Colon, Inglewood, Morse Bluff, Nickerson, Winslow