ACS Earnings by Occupation and Sex Boundaries

Overview This feature service provides U.S. geographic boundary layers enriched with American Community Survey (ACS) earnings statistics by occupation and sex. It combines national Census geography with detailed earnings measures for civilian full-time, year-round workers, including overall median earnings, male and female earnings, and female-to-male earnings ratios for a wide range of occupational groups. Feature Layers State — State boundary features with ACS earnings attributes and occupation-by-sex comparison measures for each state. County — County boundary features with the same ACS earnings and occupation-based wage comparison attributes, supporting county-level analysis. Tract — Census tract boundary features with ACS earnings and occupation-by-sex measures for fine-grained neighborhood and local-area analysis. Data Theme The service emphasizes earnings patterns across occupations such as management, business and financial operations, computer and mathematical occupations, engineering, science, legal, education, health care, protective services, sales, office support, construction, production, transportation, and material moving. It also includes calculated indicators that express female earnings as a percentage of male earnings for each occupation group. Geographic Coverage The layers cover U.S. states, counties, and census tracts across the United States and are suitable for national-to-local comparisons of wage patterns and occupational earnings. Use Cases Comparing earnings by occupation across states, counties, and tracts Mapping gender earnings patterns and wage parity indicators Supporting labor force, workforce equity, and socioeconomic analysis Creating choropleth maps and dashboards for ACS income and occupation statistics Source Context The attributes indicate ACS-derived tabulations and Census geography boundaries, with standard Census identifiers and area measurements included for spatial reference and analysis.