Iowa Median Earnings in Past 12 Months for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over by Occupation (ACS 5-Year Estimates)

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This dataset provides median earnings in past 12 months for civilian employed population 16 year and over by occupation for State of Iowa, individual Iowa counties, Iowa places and census tracts within Iowa. Data is from the American Community Survey, Five Year Estimates, Table B24011. Data is available on the following occupations: Management occupations, Business and financial operations occupations, Computer and mathematical occupations, Architecture and engineering occupations, Life physical and social science occupations, Community and social service occupations, Legal occupations, Education training and library occupations, Arts design entertainment sports and media occupations, Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations, Health technologists and technicians, Healthcare support occupations, Fire fighting and prevention and other protective service workers including supervisors, Law enforcement workers including supervisors, Food preparation and serving related occupations, Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations, Personal care and service occupations, Sales and related occupations, Office and administrative support occupations, Farming fishing and forestry occupations, Construction and extraction occupations, Installation maintenance and repair occupations, Production occupations, Transportation occupations, and Material moving occupations. This occupations role up into occupational groups and categories.

Tags: american community survey, median earnings, occupation, county, place, census tract, acs 5-year estimates

This dataset has the following 13 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
Geography Idgeography_idtextSpecific geography id used by the U.S. Census for the state, county, place or census tract associated with the record.
TypetypetextSpecifies the type of geography associated with the record. Categories include: state, county, place and tract.
NamenametextName of geography associated with the record.
VariablevariabletextVariable name identified by the US Census Bureau.
Variable Descriptionvariable_descriptiontextDescribes the characteristics associated with the variable.
Data Collection Perioddata_collection_periodtextThe data collection period reflects the years associated with the 60 month data collection period.
Data Collection End Datedatecalendar_dateThe date when the 60 month data collection period concluded.
Occupation Categoryoccupation_categorytextOccupation categories are broad occupational groupings and include the following: Total, Management business science and arts occupations, Service occupations, Sales and office occupations, Natural resources construction and maintenance occupations, and Production transportation and material moving occupations.
Occupation Groupoccupation_grouptextOccupation groups are subcategories within individual occupation categories and include the following: Management business and financial occupations, Computer engineering and science occupations, Education legal community service arts and media occupations, Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, Healthcare support occupations, Protective service occupations, Food preparation and serving related occupations, Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations, Personal care and service occupations, Sales and related occupations, Office and administrative support occupations, Farming fishing and forestry occupations, Construction and extraction occupations, Installation maintenance and repair occupations, Production occupations, Transportation occupations, and Material moving occupations. Those with NA are records reflecting median earnings for total population or occupation category.
OccupationoccupationtextOccupations are subcategories within occupation groups and include the following: Management occupations, Business and financial operations occupations, Computer and mathematical occupations, Architecture and engineering occupations, Life physical and social science occupations, Community and social service occupations, Legal occupations, Education training and library occupations, Arts design entertainment sports and media occupations, Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations, Health technologists and technicians, Healthcare support occupations, Fire fighting and prevention and other protective service workers including supervisors, Law enforcement workers including supervisors, Food preparation and serving related occupations, Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations, Personal care and service occupations, Sales and related occupations, Office and administrative support occupations, Farming fishing and forestry occupations, Construction and extraction occupations, Installation maintenance and repair occupations, Production occupations, Transportation occupations, and Material moving occupations. Those with NA are records reflecting median earnings for total population, occupation category, or occupation group.
Median EarningsvaluenumberMedian earnings in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars) associated with geography, variable and data collection period.
LocationlocationpointPrimary point for the specific geography.
Row IDrow_idtextUnique Row Identifier