Draft
<br />May 2017
<br />Education, legal, community service, arts, and
<br />media
<br />15,167
<br />30.8%
<br />69.2%
<br />$54,369
<br />Sales
<br />13,748
<br />50.8%
<br />49.2%
<br />$59,588
<br />Healthcare practitioner
<br />10,159
<br />29.0%
<br />71.0%
<br />$82,993
<br />Computer, engineering, and science
<br />9,702
<br />74.3%
<br />25.7%
<br />$88,244
<br />Food preparation and serving related
<br />6,283
<br />39.4%
<br />60.6%
<br />$23,086
<br />Personal care and service
<br />5,246
<br />1 32.6%
<br />67.4%
<br />$31,857
<br />Production
<br />5,069
<br />70.0%
<br />30.0%
<br />$50,204
<br />Construction and extraction
<br />4,950
<br />93.1%
<br />6.9%
<br />$56,169
<br />Transportation
<br />3,788
<br />95.9%
<br />4.1%
<br />$55,609
<br />Building and grounds cleaning and
<br />maintenance
<br />3,555
<br />66.8%
<br />33.2%
<br />$36,003
<br />Protective service
<br />3,413
<br />72.1%
<br />27.9%
<br />$52,489
<br />Installation, maintenance, and repair
<br />3,337
<br />95.4%
<br />4.6%
<br />$44,289
<br />Healthcare support
<br />3,100
<br />12.1%
<br />87.9%
<br />$30,941
<br />Material moving
<br />2,980
<br />83.9%
<br />16.1%
<br />$36,379
<br />Farming, fishing, and forestry
<br />311
<br />100.0%
<br />0.0%1
<br />21,379
<br />Source: American Community Survey
<br />Three -fourths of employed residents commute to work outside of the county._ The table
<br />below shows that about 77% of those who are employed residents in Washington County
<br />commute outside of the county to work, while about 58% of those employed within the county
<br />commute into the county.
<br />Washington Co. Inflow/Outflow Job Counts (All Jobs), 2014
<br />2014
<br />Count
<br />Share
<br />Employed in Washington Co.
<br />72,124
<br />100.0%
<br />Employed in Wash. Co. but Living Outside
<br />41,679
<br />57.8%
<br />Employed and Living in Washington Co.
<br />30,445
<br />42.2%
<br />Living in Washington Co.
<br />131,826
<br />300.0%
<br />Living in Wash. Co. but Employed Outside
<br />101,381
<br />76.9%
<br />Living and Employed in Washington Co.
<br />30,445
<br />23.1%
<br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, OnrheMap
<br />The average annual wage by industry sector is lower than employed resident household
<br />income.
<br />Retail trade is the largest -employing industry sector (over 13,000 jobs) in Washington County,
<br />accounting for about one -in -six total jobs in the county. Average annual wages within retail
<br />trade, $25,168, are over 40 percent lower than the average annual wage for the total of all
<br />industries. The second largest industry in Washington County is health care and social
<br />assistance, with over 11,400 jobs at 546 establishments. The average wage for health care and
<br />social assistance jobs is $48,205, which is about 10% higher than the average wage for the total
<br />of all industries. Accommodation and food services is the third largest -employing industry, with
<br />8,949 jobs at 383 establishments. The average annual wage is only $16,328. Manufacturing is
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