Place of work data for 1970 are not generally available. For 1980, place of work data are only available for central cities and suburban places with a 1980 population of 25,000 or more. Also, due to the large number of respondents not reporting Place of Work in the 1980 Census, the 1980 data have been allocated to provide a more accurate comparison with the 1990 data.
Please note that 2000 data are presented in tables below the time series tables. In 2000, Place of Work data occupation categories are different from previous years.
Workers by Occupation in Place of WorkDetroit, MI PMSA | Central city of: Detroit city, MI |
Suburbs* | ||
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Management and Professional |
1980 | 393,484 | 116,493 | 236,334 |
1990 | 496,264 | 110,446 | 340,726 | |
Technicians and Related Support |
1980 | 54,715 | 15,948 | 32,310 |
1990 | 73,822 | 15,511 | 51,459 | |
Sales | 1980 | 169,066 | 31,557 | 124,475 |
1990 | 222,406 | 28,939 | 179,024 | |
Administrative Support and Clerical |
1980 | 309,719 | 98,040 | 181,516 |
1990 | 316,583 | 68,559 | 222,110 | |
Precision Production and Skilled Crafts |
1980 | 221,062 | 54,797 | 137,101 |
1990 | 221,940 | 36,007 | 164,599 | |
Machine Operators and Other Laborers |
1980 | 318,779 | 84,920 | 189,295 |
1990 | 289,270 | 52,316 | 210,039 | |
Farming | 1980 | 9,789 | 949 | 8,411 |
1990 | 13,597 | 1,473 | 11,561 | |
Protective, Private Household, and Other Services |
1980 | 231,381 | 62,790 | 149,127 |
1990 | 239,960 | 52,537 | 170,433 | |
Armed Forces | 1980 | 2,809 | 696 | 1,922 |
1990 | 3,148 | 636 | 2,387 |
Detroit, MI PMSA | Central city of: Detroit city, MI |
Suburbs* | ||
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Management and Professional |
1980 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 22.3 |
1990 | 26.5 | 30.2 | 25.2 | |
Technicians and Related Support |
1980 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
1990 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | |
Sales | 1980 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 11.8 |
1990 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 13.3 | |
Administrative Support and Clerical |
1980 | 18.1 | 21.0 | 17.2 |
1990 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 16.5 | |
Precision Production and Skilled Crafts |
1980 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 13.0 |
1990 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 12.2 | |
Machine Operators and Other Laborers |
1980 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.9 |
1990 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 15.6 | |
Farming | 1980 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
1990 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
Protective, Private Household, and Other Services |
1980 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 14.1 |
1990 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 12.6 | |
Armed Forces | 1980 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
1990 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Workers by Occupation in Place of Work 2000
Detroit, MI PMSA | Central city of: Detroit city, MI |
Suburbs* | ||
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Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 2000 | 85,390 | 7,590 | 64,360 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 2000 | 40,180 | 5,390 | 30,830 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 2000 | 55,445 | 10,630 | 41,000 |
Business and Financial Operations Specialists | 2000 | 92,835 | 15,260 | 69,720 |
Community and Social Service Occupations | 2000 | 25,390 | 7,670 | 15,795 |
Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 2000 | 53,375 | 6,585 | 40,620 |
Construction and Excavation Occupations | 2000 | 97,630 | 13,380 | 78,620 |
Education, Training, and Library Occupations | 2000 | 91,900 | 19,100 | 66,815 |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 2000 | 2,855 | 390 | 2,415 |
Farmers and Farm Managers | 2000 | 1,620 | 35 | 1,570 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 2000 | 93,000 | 11,915 | 75,995 |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians Occupation | 2000 | 90,575 | 19,390 | 61,890 |
Healthcare Support Occupations | 2000 | 38,930 | 7,195 | 28,870 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 2000 | 86,155 | 13,335 | 65,345 |
Legal Occupations | 2000 | 20,380 | 5,270 | 13,975 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 2000 | 11,870 | 2,555 | 8,300 |
Management Occupations | 2000 | 174,565 | 25,540 | 135,935 |
Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 2000 | 314,330 | 49,185 | 242,360 |
Personal Care and Service Occupations | 2000 | 57,155 | 11,435 | 43,040 |
Production Occupations | 2000 | 230,785 | 32,780 | 179,265 |
Protective Service Occupations | 2000 | 34,650 | 11,880 | 20,065 |
Sales and Related Occupations | 2000 | 225,270 | 21,515 | 191,455 |
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 2000 | 120,245 | 20,930 | 89,775 |
Detroit, MI PMSA | Central city of: Detroit city, MI |
Suburbs* | ||
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Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 2000 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 2000 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 2000 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
Business and Financial Operations Specialists | 2000 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
Community and Social Service Occupations | 2000 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 2000 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Construction and Excavation Occupations | 2000 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
Education, Training, and Library Occupations | 2000 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.3 |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 2000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Farmers and Farm Managers | 2000 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 2000 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians Occupation | 2000 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 3.9 |
Healthcare Support Occupations | 2000 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 2000 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Legal Occupations | 2000 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 2000 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Management Occupations | 2000 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 2000 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
Personal Care and Service Occupations | 2000 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
Production Occupations | 2000 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 11.4 |
Protective Service Occupations | 2000 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
Sales and Related Occupations | 2000 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 2000 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
*Suburb data are defined as the total for the Detroit, MI PMSA less the sum
of data for these cities:
Dearborn city, MI
; Detroit city, MI
; Pontiac city, MI
; Port Huron city, MI
; click a highlighted city to see its Workers by Occupation table.
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