The Regional Foreign-Born Self-Employed Workforce: 2014

Of the nearly 13,000 employed foreign-born workers in the Herkimer-Oneida Counties region, about 7%, or roughly 900, are self-employed. Below is a breakdown of the top 10 occupations for these foreign-born self-employed workers. You can click the graph to enlarge it.

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Because several people have asked about the "Lab Technicians" category, the actual title of the NAICS category is “Medical, Dental, and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians”. The definition includes:

• Dental Laboratory Technicians: Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances. Excludes "Dental Assistants";
• Medical Appliance Technicians: Construct, fit, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices, such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances;
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians: Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Excludes "Opticians, Dispensing".

Herkimer County Households Reporting Self Employment Income

Here is a chart showing the number and percentages for households reporting any self-employment income from each town and the City of Little Falls in Herkimer County.

Regional Nonemployers: Measuring Self-Employed Businesses

The U.S. Census Bureau has released the 2013 Nonemployer Statistics on Thursday, May 21, 2015.
Most non-employers are self-employed individuals operating unincorporated businesses (known as sole proprietorships), which may or may not be the owner's principal source of income.

Nonemployer Statistics are an annual series that provides economic data for businesses that have no paid employees and are subject to federal income tax. The data consist of the number of businesses and total receipts by industry. Receipts includes gross receipts, sales, commissions, and income from trades and businesses, as reported on annual business income tax returns. Business income consists of all payments received for services rendered by nonemployer businesses, such as payments received as independent agents and contractors.
 

The data are accessible through the U.S. Census Bureau’s American FactFinder and the Nonemployer Statistics website. Below are some of the numbers as they apply to the region (Herkimer and Oneida Counties combined) from the Nonemployer statistics.

 

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