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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,809,010	-	143,435,233
Male¹	6,424,535	54.40%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,020,217	31.45%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	898,219	13.98%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,119,210	17.42%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	52,664	0.82%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	775,801	12.08%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,137,387	17.70%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	5,384,475	45.60%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,098,938	38.98%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,199,910	22.28%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,784,976	33.15%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7,551	0.14%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,309	0.32%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	258,695	4.80%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,809,010	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	386,778	3.28%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	921,062	7.80%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,095,393	9.28%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	352,721	2.99%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,365,482	11.56%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	639,379	5.41%, see rank	4.93%
Information	212,915	1.80%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	779,765	6.60%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,288,141	10.91%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,569,387	21.76%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,038,023	8.79%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	523,502	4.43%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	636,462	5.39%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,440,956	-	141,996,548
Male¹	6,216,697	54.34%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,917,907	30.85%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	857,471	13.79%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,103,217	17.75%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	54,523	0.88%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	770,219	12.39%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,097,156	17.65%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	5,224,259	45.66%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,001,473	38.31%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,145,947	21.94%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,777,251	34.02%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7,634	0.15%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16,509	0.32%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	258,050	4.94%, see rank	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,440,956	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	343,348	3.00%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	928,574	8.12%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,086,151	9.49%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	349,556	3.06%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,331,684	11.64%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	636,941	5.57%, see rank	5.00%
Information	220,371	1.93%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	767,868	6.71%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,227,671	10.73%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,461,200	21.51%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	968,713	8.47%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	510,560	4.46%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	608,319	5.32%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,125,616	-	141,833,331
Male¹	6,068,512	54.55%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,848,648	30.46%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	802,466	13.22%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,087,037	17.91%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	55,125	0.91%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	790,810	13.03%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,083,824	17.86%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	5,057,104	45.45%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,902,896	37.63%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,075,522	21.27%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,767,158	34.94%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,685	0.17%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18,352	0.36%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	266,569	5.27%, see rank	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,125,616	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	325,101	2.92%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	960,632	8.63%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,081,154	9.72%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	368,938	3.32%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,282,840	11.53%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	630,728	5.67%, see rank	5.07%
Information	241,446	2.17%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	768,942	6.91%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,170,818	10.52%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,312,346	20.78%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	915,429	8.23%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	489,069	4.40%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	578,173	5.20%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,860,964	-	141,303,145
Male¹	6,006,549	55.30%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,797,622	29.93%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	791,031	13.17%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,079,731	17.98%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	53,012	0.88%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,205,674	20.07%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,079,479	17.97%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	4,854,415	44.70%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,804,946	37.18%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	1,033,203	21.28%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,720,132	35.43%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,435	0.17%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35,247	0.73%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	252,452	5.20%, see rank	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,860,964	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	306,509	2.82%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	979,269	9.02%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,074,433	9.89%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	377,095	3.47%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	1,261,440	11.61%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	616,763	5.68%, see rank	5.08%
Information	243,574	2.24%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	755,300	6.95%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,134,321	10.44%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,193,568	20.20%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	893,441	8.23%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	459,139	4.23%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	566,112	5.21%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,234,372	-	129,721,512
Male¹	5,068,686	54.89%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,564,232	30.86%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	582,902	11.50%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	933,941	18.43%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51,903	1.02%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	974,779	19.23%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	960,929	18.96%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	4,165,686	45.11%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,514,525	36.36%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	768,368	18.45%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,581,655	37.97%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9,583	0.23%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33,574	0.81%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	257,981	6.19%, see rank	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Texas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,234,372	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	247,697	2.68%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	743,606	8.05%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	1,093,752	11.84%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	362,928	3.93%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	1,108,004	12.00%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	535,568	5.80%, see rank	5.20%
Information	283,256	3.07%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	630,133	6.82%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	878,726	9.52%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,779,801	19.27%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	673,016	7.29%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	417,100	4.52%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	480,785	5.21%, see rank	4.87%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.