Common Occupations by U.S. County
This is an interactive map of Most Common Occupations by U.S. county. Each hue represents the predominant occupation by county. Hover over the map to see the county, state, population, and detailed occupation data. Zoom in for more detail. Scroll down for more information.
Jobs and Occupations
U.S. Most Common Jobs and Occupations
The most common job throughout the United States in 2023 is Management, with 18 million people employed in this field.
It is followed by Office and Administrative Support, with 17 million people
The third most common job is Sales, with 15 million Americans working in sales-related roles.
Management and Administrative jobs are quite prominent on the map. Nevertheless, Sales is less prominent but still common in densely densely populated areas.
In the Midwest and South, production jobs are the most prevalent.
Production occupation jobs involve creating, assembling, and processing goods in factories and manufacturing facilities, with examples including assemblers, machinists, quality control inspectors, and food processing equipment workers. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Map of Median Age by County
Jobs and Occupations
The occupations presented on this map come from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
It is used by federal statistical agencies to classify workers and jobs into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, analyzing, or disseminating data.
It classifies all occupations in which work is performed for pay or profit.
The SOC covers all jobs in the national economy. Source: SOC 2018 Manual.
If you want to learn more about jobs, Amazon has the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2019-2029.
This handbook reflects on employment projections for the next decade. It includes information on the fastest-growing occupations, number of new jobs, and a summary of the highest-paying occupations.
Occupations Oddities
Pink was used to highlight the counties with less popular jobs.
These include Olmsted Minnesota with many workers doing health diagnosis. Not surprising since this is where the Mayo Clinic is located!
Los Alamos, New Mexico has many workers dedicated to Science.
Santa Clara, California has most of its residents working in Computer and Mathematical Occupations.
These two counties are also highly educated and have some of the highest GDPs in the United States.
Map of Race and Ethnicity by U.S. County
List of Occupations
| Common | Occupations | Other Occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Management Occupations | Material Moving Occupations | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | Business and Financial Operations Occupations | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | Architecture and Engineering Occupations | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | Community and Social Service Occupations | |
| Production Occupations | Personal Care and Service Occupations | |
| Transportation Occupations | Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | Healthcare Support Occupations | |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations | ||
| Health technologists and Technicians | ||
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | ||
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | ||
| Legal Occupations | ||
| Military Specific Occupations | ||
| Firefighting and prevention, and other protective service workers | ||
| Law enforcement workers including supervisors | ||
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The Shapefiles for the states were downloaded from Natural Earth.
The county shapefiles and jobs and occupations data came from US Census Bureau.
Made by Luz K. Molina with D3.js.
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