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Somerset Hills Workers Prefer Education, Science

The number of people in industries varies in the Somerset Hills.

According to the most recent census, a majority of people ages 16 and over in Bernardsville and Bedminster who are employed are working in the educational and health care services.

According to American Factfinder, which has information gathered from the United States census, there are 4,247 ages 16 and over in Bernardsville who are employed.

Most of those surveyed, 862 in total, are employed in educational services, and health care and social assistance.

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In Bedminster, there are 4,960 people in the work force, and the highest number of people, 988, are employed in professional and scientific services.

In a breakdown of category, these are the industries represented in Bernardsville and Bedminster:

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Industry

Bernardsville workers

Bedminster workers

Educational services, and health care and social assistance

862

815

Manufacturing

282

897

Professional, scientific, and management and administrative and waste management services

562

988

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

762

695

Retail Trade

384

484

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services

358

189

Information

166

307

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

119

169

Construction

323

121

Public Administration

117

92

Wholesale Trade

81

141

Other services, except public administration

211

62

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

20

0

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