Occupations in Dorchester, Texas (City)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Texas and Dorchester
Dorchester
Texas
0%10%20%30%CountSales and RelatedProductionConstruction1Healthcare2AdministrativeFire FightingFarming3Repair4Material MovingManagementBusiness5Computers & MathEngineering6ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation7Entertainment8Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareTransportation30.769231%11.073879%30.769231%30.8%1228.205128%5.490409%28.205128%28.2%1117.948718%6.733939%17.948718%17.9%77.692308%3.380388%7.692308%7.7%35.128205%13.081131%5.128205%5.1%22.564103%1.114159%2.564103%2.6%12.564103%0.471483%2.564103%2.6%12.564103%3.646704%2.564103%2.6%12.564103%2.532763%2.564103%2.6%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.937758%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.770749%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.630892%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.006468%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.708182%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.364883%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.031767%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.252110%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.571925%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.767837%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.265962%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.122970%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.675238%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.155224%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.333513%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.879669%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Construction and extraction 2Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 3Farming, fishing, and forestry 4Installation, maintenance, and repair 5Business and finance 6Engineering and architecture 7Education, training, and library 8Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Dorchester than in Texas, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Texas and Dorchester
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%%ref.Farming1ProductionSales and RelatedConstruction2Fire FightingHealthcare3Material MovingRepair4AdministrativeManagementBusiness5Computers & MathEngineering6ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation7Entertainment8Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareTransportation443.837850%443.837850%443.8%2.564%2.56%0.471%0.47%413.716356%413.716356%413.7%28.205%28.2%5.490%5.49%177.854132%177.854132%177.9%30.769%30.8%11.074%11.1%166.541140%166.541140%166.5%17.949%17.9%6.734%6.73%130.137902%130.137902%130.1%2.564%2.56%1.114%1.11%127.556973%127.556973%127.6%7.692%7.69%3.380%3.38%1.237379%1.237379%1.2%2.564%2.56%2.533%2.53%-29.687114%-29.687114%29.7%2.564%2.56%3.647%3.65%-60.796929%-60.796929%60.8%5.128%5.13%13.081%13.1%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%9.938%9.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.771%4.77%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.631%2.63%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.006%2.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.708%0.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.365%1.36%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.032%1.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%6.252%6.25%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.572%1.57%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.768%1.77%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.266%2.27%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.123%1.12%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.675%5.68%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.155%4.16%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.334%3.33%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.880%3.88%
% percentage of occupation in Dorchester
ref. percentage of occupation in Texas
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Construction and extraction 3Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 4Installation, maintenance, and repair 5Business and finance 6Engineering and architecture 7Education, training, and library 8Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Texas and Dorchester
Female Male
Texas
Dorchester
1x0x1xFMSales and RelatedAll OccupationsProduction-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400000x1.009677x1.400000x1.40x57-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.294118x1.196849x1.294118x1.29x1722-1.750000x-1.000000x-1.750000x1.75x1.000000x3.245383x1.000000x74
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 Texas and Dorchester
Dorchester
Texas
0%20%40%PartFullSales and RelatedAdministrativeHealthcare1All OccupationsFire FightingFarming2Construction3Repair4ProductionMaterial Moving58.333333%34.904777%58.333333%58.3%7550.000000%27.679294%50.000000%50.0%1133.333333%22.249110%33.333333%33.3%1223.076923%27.314744%23.076923%23.1%9300.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.737110%010.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.838862%010.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.809301%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.893232%010.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.915847%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.501841%01
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 2Farming, fishing, and forestry 3Construction and extraction 4Installation, maintenance, and repair 5Business and finance 6Engineering and architecture 7Education, training, and library 8Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Median Income by Occupation#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Texas and Dorchester
Dorchester
Texas
$0k$20k$40k%CountAll Occupations$54,000.000000$42,144.000000$54,000.000000$54.0k100.000%100%39
% percent of the workforce employed in given occupation
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

Occupations by Place in the Sherman Area

There are 20 places in the Sherman Area. This section compares Dorchester to all of the places in the Sherman Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Dorchester, selected other places in the Sherman Area, and entities that contain Dorchester
0%5%10%Count#001900Tract 001900Howe Independent School DistrictHoweKnollwoodPilot PointSherwood ShoresSherwood ShrsHoweUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTexasSouthWest South CentralBellsTiogaPottsboroSherman and Denison Metro AreaSherman AreaGrayson CountyGraysonCollinsvilleShermanVan AlstyneDenisonGunterTrentonWhitewrightWhitesboroSouthmaydPrestonTom BeanSadlerDorchester14.970738%14.970738%15.0%79314.280332%14.280332%14.3%37914.136126%14.136126%14.1%27113.894737%13.894737%13.9%264210.300429%10.300429%10.3%48310.176991%10.176991%10.2%138410.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.937758%9.937758%9.9%1,229,4391.23M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.584665%9.584665%9.6%6059.341826%9.341826%9.3%4469.287647%9.287647%9.3%10379.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1499.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1498.460635%8.460635%8.5%7288.046297%8.046297%8.0%1,44698.017493%8.017493%8.0%110107.168123%7.168123%7.2%689117.017544%7.017544%7.0%48125.538462%5.538462%5.5%18135.532503%5.532503%5.5%40144.623955%4.623955%4.6%83152.914798%2.914798%2.9%13161.963746%1.963746%2.0%13171.643192%1.643192%1.6%7181.027397%1.027397%1.0%3190.000000%0.000000%0.0%020

Occupations by Place in Texas

There are 1,747 places in Texas. This section compares Dorchester to the 50 most populous places in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,732.

Management Occupations by Place#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Dorchester, selected other places in Texas, and entities that contain Dorchester
0%5%10%15%20%Count#The WoodlandsFriscoAllenSugar LandPlanoMcKinneyLeague City001900Tract 001900Howe Independent School DistrictHoweRichardsonAtascocitaRound RockMissouri CityPearlandAustinCarrolltonMidlandLewisvilleMissionCollege StationUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTexasSouthWest South CentralSherman and Denison Metro AreaSherman AreaGrayson CountyGraysonFort WorthDallasTylerIrvingDentonMcAllenOdessaHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonLongviewEl PasoAmarilloLubbockBryanLaredoSan AngeloMesquiteCorpus ChristiEdinburgConroeGrand PrairieAbileneWichita FallsKilleenBeaumontGarlandBrownsvilleWacoPasadenaBaytownPharrDorchester20.597602%20.597602%20.6%10,15410.2k119.624766%19.624766%19.6%14,25714.3k217.452159%17.452159%17.5%8,591316.981856%16.981856%17.0%7,085415.534780%15.534780%15.5%23,03023.0k515.369839%15.369839%15.4%12,00212.0k615.202925%15.202925%15.2%7,608714.970738%14.970738%15.0%79314.280332%14.280332%14.3%37913.594175%13.594175%13.6%7,543813.506305%13.506305%13.5%4,659913.121916%13.121916%13.1%7,6591013.008130%13.008130%13.0%4,8321112.285563%12.285563%12.3%6,7391212.235944%12.235944%12.2%62,22162.2k1311.641243%11.641243%11.6%8,2421410.361068%10.361068%10.4%6,7321510.251593%10.251593%10.3%5,8391610.101112%10.101112%10.1%3,0071710.050863%10.050863%10.1%5,0391810.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.937758%9.937758%9.9%1,229,4391.23M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1499.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1499.169305%9.169305%9.2%34,69534.7k199.066233%9.066233%9.1%56,34856.3k208.980372%8.980372%9.0%4,136218.849887%8.849887%8.8%10,70510.7k228.806649%8.806649%8.8%5,754238.789818%8.789818%8.8%5,069248.566216%8.566216%8.6%4,742258.489789%8.489789%8.5%92,76392.8k268.460838%8.460838%8.5%55,56355.6k278.374435%8.374435%8.4%16,11316.1k288.337692%8.337692%8.3%3,029298.289786%8.289786%8.3%23,16123.2k308.277424%8.277424%8.3%7,970318.135313%8.135313%8.1%9,634327.981221%7.981221%8.0%3,111337.975300%7.975300%8.0%7,620347.950421%7.950421%8.0%3,483357.777202%7.777202%7.8%5,405367.590552%7.590552%7.6%11,37311.4k377.557311%7.557311%7.6%2,812387.528478%7.528478%7.5%2,637397.523324%7.523324%7.5%6,935407.406343%7.406343%7.4%3,865417.405335%7.405335%7.4%3,176427.077316%7.077316%7.1%3,710436.980217%6.980217%7.0%3,599446.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418456.458025%6.458025%6.5%4,321466.070191%6.070191%6.1%3,416476.065564%6.065564%6.1%4,004485.808805%5.808805%5.8%1,863495.036507%5.036507%5.0%1,352500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the South

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

Management Occupations by Place#56

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Dorchester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Dorchester
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlano001900Tract 001900Howe Independent School DistrictHoweAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTexasHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonWest South CentralGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgSherman and Denison Metro AreaSherman AreaGrayson CountyGraysonFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamMemphisGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahDorchester18.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k215.534780%15.534780%15.5%23,03023.0k314.970738%14.970738%15.0%79314.280332%14.280332%14.3%37913.593190%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%14,852,82814.9M9.937758%9.937758%9.9%1,229,4391.23M9.900455%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%32,96633.0k189.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.584115%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%11,55911.6k229.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1499.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1499.169305%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%16,54416.5k298.640428%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%6,757466.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418485.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the United States

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

Management Occupations by Place#81

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Dorchester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Dorchester
0%5%10%15%Count#Washington001900Tract 001900SeattleHowe Independent School DistrictHoweSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTexasNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonWest South CentralOklahoma CitySherman and Denison Metro AreaSherman AreaGrayson CountyGraysonLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroitDorchester16.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k114.970738%14.970738%15.0%79314.482924%14.482924%14.5%57,27257.3k214.280332%14.280332%14.3%37914.223023%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%14,852,82814.9M9.937758%9.937758%9.9%1,229,4391.23M9.915305%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%32,96633.0k199.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1499.265624%9.265624%9.3%5,1499.255983%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:
Texas
County:
Grayson
Metro Area:
Sherman Area
ZIP Codes:
75092, 75459
Unified School District:
Howe
Congressional District:
TX-4
State Senate District:
TX-30
State House District:
TX-62
Neighboring Cities:
Sherman
Nearby Cities:
Gunter, Knollwood, Sadler, Southmayd, Tom Bean, Van Alstyne, Weston
Nearby Towns:
Collinsville, Howe, Tioga