Large industries drive the economy of any given community. A particular industry may be prominent in a small city or town, employing most of the residents there. In addition, one industry may dominate an entire state or region of the country. However, because the United States is largely urbanized, employment by industry within the country is quite diverse. The background screening professionals at HRemploymentScreening.com believe that clients benefit from general information about industry in the United States, as well as state-specific industrial data.
HRemploymentScreening.com has added employment by industry and employment by occupation charts below.
On this page, customers will find that they can easily browse employment by occupation and employment by industry data compiled from the United States Census Bureau during the 2010 Census. This data showcases the prevalence of particular industries in each individual state. For instance, a client can quickly find which industry is most relevant in the state of Michigan as well as which industry is the least developed. This data is especially useful when conducting research about job positions, because it gives a better context about the top industries and occupations in each state.
The employment by industry chart below has the top growing industry in each individual state, allowing clients to easily understand the job market in a given region. For instance, health care may be the top industry in a particular state, and clients will be able to understand that there is significant growth and plenty of job opportunities in that particular industry within the state.
Top Industries by State (2010 Census) – Employment by Industry Legend Below
| Top 1 Industry | Top 2 Industry | Top 3 Industry | Top 4 Industry | Top 5 Industry | |
| Alabama | Edu/HC 22.3% | Manuf. 13.3% | Retail 12.2% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.1% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.4% |
| Alaska | Edu/HC 24.4% | Public Admin11.7% | Retail 10.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.3% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.1% |
| Arizona | Edu/HC 22.3% | Retail 12.2% | Prf/Admn/Sci11.9% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 10.6% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 8.1% |
| Arkansas | Edu/HC 24.2% | Manuf. 14% | Retail 13% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8% | Construction 6.7% |
| California | Edu/HC 21% | Prf/Admn/Sci12.8% | Retail 11.3% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 10.1% | Manuf. 9.9% |
| Colorado | Edu/HC 20.6% | Prf/Admn/Sci13.6% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 11% | Retail 10.9% | Construction 7.2% |
| Connecticut | Edu/HC 26.8% | Prf/Admn/Sci11% | Retail 10.9% | Manuf. 10.8% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 9.2% |
| Delaware | Edu/HC 23.4% | Retail 12.3% | Prf/Admn/Sci10.3% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 9.9% | Manuf. 9.4% |
| D.C. | Prf/Admn/Sci21.6% | Edu/HC 20.3% | Public Admin16.5% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.8% | Other Services 9.3% |
| Florida | Edu/HC 21.5% | Retail 13.8% | Prf/Admn/Sci12.6% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 12% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 7.7% |
| Georgia | Edu/HC 21% | Retail 11.9% | Prf/Admn/Sci11.9% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.4% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 6.3% |
| Hawaii | Edu/HC 19.2% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 16.2% | Retail 12.4% | Prf/Admn/Sci11% | Public Admin8.8% |
| Idaho | Edu/HC 23.3% | Retail 12.2% | Manuf. 9.6% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.4% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.9% |
| Illinois | Edu/HC 23% | Manuf. 12.7% | Prf/Admn/Sci11.1% | Retail 11% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.1% |
| Indiana | Edu/HC 22.8% | Manuf. 19% | Retail 11.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.1% | Prf/Admn/Sci7.9% |
| Iowa | Edu/HC 24.5% | Manuf. 15.1% | Retail 11.6% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 7.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 7.2% |
| Kansas | Edu/HC 24.6% | Manuf. 12.7% | Retail 11.1% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.5% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.2% |
| Kentucky | Edu/HC 24.4% | Manuf. 13.6% | Retail 11.9% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.8% | Prf/Admn/Sci7.5% |
| Louisiana | Edu/HC 23.5% | Retail 11.5% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 10.5% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.6% | Construction 8.1% |
| Maine | Edu/HC 27.5% | Retail 13.6% | Manuf. 9.2% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.1% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.3% |
| Maryland | Edu/HC 23.4% | Prf/Admn/Sci15.5% | Public Admin10.9% | Retail 10.1% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.2% |
| Mass. | Edu/HC 27.9% | Prf/Admn/Sci12.8% | Retail 10.9% | Manuf. 9.1% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9% |
| Michigan | Edu/HC 24% | Manuf. 17.2% | Retail 11.4% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.6% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.4% |
| Minnesota | Edu/HC 24.7% | Manuf. 13.6% | Retail 11.4% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.1% |
| Mississippi | Edu/HC 24.4% | Manuf. 13.3% | Retail 11.6% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.7% | Construction 6.5% |
| Missouri | Edu/HC 24.3% | Retail 12.1% | Manuf. 11.6% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.3% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.3% |
| Montana | Edu/HC 22.8% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 11.9% | Retail 11.7% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.8% | Construction8.1% |
| Nebraska | Edu/HC 23.3% | Retail 11.6% | Manuf. 11.1% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.2% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.1% |
| Nevada | Acm/FdSv/Ent 25.9% | Edu/HC 15.2% | Retail 12.1% | Prf/Admn/Sci11.2% | Construction 6% |
| N.H. | Edu/HC 24.5% | Manuf. 12.5% | Retail 12.4% | Prf/Admn/Sci10.3% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.9% |
| New Jersey | Edu/HC 23.7% | Prf/Admn/Sci12.8% | Retail 11.4% | Manuf. 8.7% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 8.6% |
| New Mexico | Edu/HC 26.1% | Retail 11.3% | Prf/Admn/Sci10.6% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 10.6% | Public Admin7.9% |
| New York | Edu/HC 27.3% | Retail 11.2% | Prf/Admn/Sci11.2% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.4% | Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse 8% |
| North Carolina | Edu/HC 23.7% | Manuf. 12.5% | Retail 11.8% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.9% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.6% |
| North Dakota | Edu/HC 24.6% | Retail 13.1% | Ag/Frst/Fsh/Ht/Mn9.3% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 7.7% | Construction 7.1% |
| Ohio | Edu/HC 24.1% | Manuf. 15.4% | Retail 11.6% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.4% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9% |
| Oklahoma | Edu/HC 22.8% | Retail 11.4% | Manuf. 9.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.1% | Prf/Admn/Sci8.2% |
| Oregon | Edu/HC 23.3% | Retail 12% | Manuf. 11.5% | Prf/Admn/Sci10.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 1% |
| Pennsylvania | Edu/HC 26.2% | Manuf. 12.3% | Retail 11.8% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.3% |
| Rhode Island | Edu/HC 27% | Retail 11.9% | Manuf. 11.4% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 10.6% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.6% |
| South Carolina | Edu/HC 21.4% | Manuf. 13.8% | Retail 12% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 10.9% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.7% |
| South Dakota | Edu/HC 24.3% | Retail 11.2% | Manuf. 9.4% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.3% | Ag/Frst/Fsh/Ht/Mn7.3% |
| Tennessee | Edu/HC 23.3% | Manuf. 12.8% | Retail 12.2% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.3% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.2% |
| Texas | Edu/HC 21.6% | Retail 11.7% | Prf/Admn/Sci10.9% | Manuf. 9.3% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.9% |
| Utah | Edu/HC 22.3% | Retail 12.2% | Prf/Admn/Sci12.1% | Manuf. 10.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.8% |
| Vermont | Edu/HC 27.5% | Retail 11.8% | Manuf. 10.9% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.2% | Prf/Admn/Sci9% |
| Virginia | Edu/HC 21.4% | Prf/Admn/Sci14.8% | Retail 11.1% | Public Admin9.3% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.9% |
| Washington | Edu/HC 21.3% | Prf/Admn/Sci12.4% | Retail 11.5% | Manuf. 10.8% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.2% |
| West Virginia | Edu/HC 26% | Retail 13.3% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 9.2% | Manuf. 8.2% | Prf/Admn/Sci7.8% |
| Wisconsin | Edu/HC 23.7% | Manuf. 18.4% | Retail 11.2% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 8.7% | Prf/Admn/Sci7.9% |
| Wyoming | Edu/HC 20.7% | Ag/Frst/Fsh/Ht/Mn12.7% | Acm/FdSv/Ent 10.7% | Retail 10.1% | Construction 8.2% |
| Puerto Rico | Edu/HC 22.9% | Retail 13.5% | Prf/Admn/Sci9.5% | Manuf. 9.3% | Public Admin9.2% |
Accommodations/Food Service/Entertainment = Acm/FdSv/Ent
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing/Hunting, and Mining = Ag/Frst/Fsh/Ht/Mn
Construction
Educational Services and Health Care = Edu/HC
Finance, Insurance Real Estate, Rental/Leasing = Fn/Ins/RE/Rnt/Lse
Manufacturing = Manuf.
Professional/Administrative/Scientific = Prf/Admn/Sci
Public Administration=Public Admin
Other Services, Except Public Administration = Other Services
Retail
The employment by occupation chart below lists the top occupations in each individual state, allowing employers to easily understand the job market in a given region. This concise and easy-to-interpret data helps make the process of researching and creating job positions as convenient as possible.
Top Occupations by State (2010 Census) – Employment by Occupation
| Occupations | Management Business Art/Science |
Service | Sales and Office |
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance |
Production Transportation Material Moving |
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| Rank | % | Rank | % | Rank | % | Rank | % | Rank | % | |
| Alabama | 42 | 32.7% | 42 | 16.9% | 20 | 24.4% | 16 | 10.1% | 6 | 15.9% |
| Alaska | 13 | 36.8% | 10 | 19.2% | 50 | 21.4% | 8 | 11.8% | 35 | 10.8% |
| Arizona | 28 | 34.9% | 7 | 20.2% | 4 | 26.2% | 26 | 9.1% | 44 | 9.5% |
| Arkansas | 49 | 31.2% | 34 | 17.3% | 32 | 23.9% | 14 | 10.7% | 2 | 16.9% |
| California | 14 | 36.8% | 13 | 19.0% | 27 | 24.1% | 27 | 9.1% | 33 | 11.1% |
| Colorado | 8 | 40.0% | 30 | 17.6% | 24 | 24.2% | 25 | 9.5% | 48 | 8.8% |
| Connecticut | 5 | 41.5% | 23 | 18.1% | 35 | 23.7% | 51 | 7.0% | 41 | 9.7% |
| Delaware | 16 | 36.7% | 15 | 18.8% | 7 | 25.3% | 39 | 8.4% | 36 | 10.8% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 59.9% | 52 | 15.4% | 52 | 17.8% | 52 | 3.1% | 52 | 3.8% |
| Florida | 37 | 33.7% | 5 | 20.5% | 1 | 28.0% | 34 | 8.9% | 47 | 8.9% |
| Georgia | 24 | 35.5% | 36 | 17.2% | 9 | 25.1% | 28 | 9.1% | 18 | 13.1% |
| Hawaii | 39 | 33.3% | 2 | 23.1% | 13 | 24.8% | 17 | 10.1% | 49 | 8.7% |
| Idaho | 40 | 32.8% | 18 | 18.5% | 21 | 24.4% | 6 | 12.0% | 24 | 12.3% |
| Illinois | 19 | 36.1% | 31 | 17.6% | 12 | 24.9% | 47 | 7.3% | 12 | 14.1% |
| Indiana | 50 | 31.2% | 37 | 17.2% | 33 | 23.9% | 29 | 9.1% | 1 | 18.6% |
| Iowa | 33 | 34.1% | 48 | 16.3% | 36 | 23.7% | 24 | 9.6% | 5 | 16.3% |
| Kansas | 25 | 35.4% | 35 | 17.3% | 29 | 24.0% | 19 | 9.9% | 14 | 13.5% |
| Kentucky | 43 | 32.3% | 47 | 16.7% | 16 | 24.5% | 20 | 9.8% | 4 | 16.7% |
| Louisiana | 46 | 31.9% | 9 | 19.6% | 38 | 23.5% | 3 | 12.7% | 25 | 12.2% |
| Maine | 36 | 33.9% | 16 | 18.7% | 17 | 24.5% | 10 | 11.2% | 30 | 11.6% |
| Maryland | 2 | 44.2% | 41 | 17.0% | 44 | 23.2% | 43 | 7.8% | 51 | 7.8% |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 43.3% | 32 | 17.4% | 42 | 23.4% | 49 | 7.2% | 50 | 8.7% |
| Michigan | 34 | 34.1% | 14 | 19.0% | 25 | 24.2% | 45 | 7.7% | 10 | 15.0% |
| Minnesota | 10 | 39.1% | 49 | 16.3% | 37 | 23.6% | 42 | 8.0% | 20 | 13.0% |
| Mississippi | 51 | 30.8% | 24 | 18.1% | 30 | 24.0% | 9 | 11.3% | 7 | 15.9% |
| Missouri | 29 | 34.5% | 21 | 18.2% | 10 | 25.0% | 36 | 8.7% | 13 | 13.6% |
| Montana | 17 | 36.5% | 11 | 19.2% | 48 | 22.4% | 4 | 12.3% | 43 | 9.6% |
| Nebraska | 26 | 35.4% | 39 | 17.1% | 28 | 24.1% | 15 | 10.3% | 16 | 13.2% |
| Nevada | 52 | 27.1% | 1 | 28.1% | 5 | 26.1% | 35 | 8.8% | 40 | 9.9% |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 39.9% | 50 | 16.2% | 31 | 24.0% | 30 | 9.1% | 34 | 10.9% |
| New Jersey | 7 | 40.3% | 45 | 16.8% | 8 | 25.3% | 50 | 7.2% | 38 | 10.5% |
| New Mexico | 22 | 35.6% | 3 | 20.6% | 39 | 23.5% | 11 | 11.2% | 46 | 9.1% |
| New York | 11 | 38.5% | 6 | 20.3% | 26 | 24.2% | 48 | 7.3% | 42 | 9.7% |
| North Carolina | 23 | 35.6% | 26 | 18.0% | 40 | 23.5% | 21 | 9.7% | 17 | 13.2% |
| North Dakota | 31 | 34.2% | 38 | 17.2% | 45 | 23.2% | 2 | 13.4% | 27 | 12.0% |
| Ohio | 35 | 34.0% | 27 | 18.0% | 18 | 24.5% | 44 | 7.8% | 8 | 15.8% |
| Oklahoma | 44 | 32.3% | 22 | 18.2% | 19 | 24.5% | 7 | 11.9% | 19 | 13.1% |
| Oregon | 20 | 36.1% | 12 | 19.2% | 34 | 23.9% | 37 | 8.7% | 26 | 12.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | 36.3% | 29 | 17.7% | 22 | 24.4% | 41 | 8.2% | 15 | 13.4% |
| Rhode Island | 45 | 35.8% | 8 | 20.6% | 2 | 24.3% | 23 | 7.7% | 39 | 11.5% |
| South Carolina | 21 | 32.8% | 4 | 18.4% | 23 | 25.0% | 46 | 9.1% | 31 | 14.7% |
| South Dakota | 41 | 35.2% | 19 | 17.4% | 11 | 23.5% | 31 | 10.8% | 11 | 13.0% |
| Tennessee | 27 | 33.6% | 33 | 16.9% | 41 | 25.5% | 13 | 9.0% | 21 | 15.1% |
| Texas | 38 | 34.2% | 43 | 18.1% | 6 | 24.6% | 33 | 11.1% | 9 | 11.9% |
| Utah | 32 | 36.8% | 25 | 15.6% | 15 | 26.5% | 12 | 9.1% | 29 | 12.0% |
| Vermont | 15 | 40.6% | 51 | 17.1% | 3 | 21.7% | 32 | 10.0% | 28 | 10.6% |
| Virginia | 6 | 41.9% | 40 | 16.9% | 49 | 23.1% | 18 | 8.5% | 37 | 9.5% |
| Washington | 4 | 38.1% | 44 | 18.0% | 46 | 22.8% | 38 | 9.7% | 45 | 11.4% |
| West Virginia | 12 | 31.5% | 28 | 18.7% | 47 | 24.8% | 22 | 12.2% | 32 | 12.9% |
| Wisconsin | 48 | 34.5% | 17 | 16.8% | 14 | 23.4% | 5 | 8.3% | 22 | 16.9% |
| Wyoming | 30 | 31.6% | 46 | 18.3% | 43 | 21.1% | 40 | 16.4% | 3 | 12.6% |
| Puerto Rico | 47 | 32.1% | 20 | 19.9% | 51 | 28.0% | 1 | 9.7% | 23 | 10.3% |
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