Occupations in Chester, Arkansas (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Arkansas and Chester
Chester
Arkansas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountSocial ServiceConstruction1ProductionAdministrativeFarming2Education3FacilitiesManagementHealthcare4Business5Computers & MathEngineering6ScienceLegalEntertainment7Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServicePersonal CareSales and RelatedRepair8TransportationMaterial Moving28.571429%1.792268%28.571429%28.6%1418.367347%5.394883%18.367347%18.4%918.367347%8.845985%18.367347%18.4%98.163265%13.019758%8.163265%8.2%48.163265%1.236980%8.163265%8.2%46.122449%6.526696%6.122449%6.1%36.122449%3.952542%6.122449%6.1%34.081633%8.948784%4.081633%4.1%22.040816%3.964622%2.040816%2.0%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.501791%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.762817%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.114522%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.618845%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.744541%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.145551%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.318262%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.624053%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.836602%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.019540%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.539765%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.060830%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.624593%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.995651%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.179773%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.230345%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Construction and extraction 2Farming, fishing, and forestry 3Education, training, and library 4Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 5Business and finance 6Engineering and architecture 7Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Chester than in Arkansas, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Arkansas and Chester
Less Common
More Common
0k%1k%%ref.Social ServiceFarming1Construction2ProductionFacilitiesEducation3AdministrativeHealthcare4ManagementBusiness5Computers & MathEngineering6ScienceLegalEntertainment7Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServicePersonal CareSales and RelatedRepair8TransportationMaterial Moving1,494.149780%1,494.149780%1.5k%28.571%28.6%1.792%1.79%559.934895%559.934895%0.6k%8.163%8.16%1.237%1.24%240.458663%240.458663%0.2k%18.367%18.4%5.395%5.39%107.634841%107.634841%0.1k%18.367%18.4%8.846%8.85%54.899023%54.899023%0.1k%6.122%6.12%3.953%3.95%-6.193748%-6.193748%0.0k%6.122%6.12%6.527%6.53%-37.300942%-37.300942%0.0k%8.163%8.16%13.020%13.0%-48.524316%-48.524316%0.0k%2.041%2.04%3.965%3.96%-54.388968%-54.388968%0.1k%4.082%4.08%8.949%8.95%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.502%3.50%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.763%1.76%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.115%1.11%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.619%0.62%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.745%0.74%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.146%1.15%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.318%2.32%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.624%2.62%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.837%0.84%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.020%1.02%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%5.540%5.54%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.061%3.06%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%10.625%10.6%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.996%4.00%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.180%4.18%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.230%3.23%
% percentage of occupation in Chester
ref. percentage of occupation in Arkansas
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Construction and extraction 3Education, training, and library 4Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 5Business and finance 6Engineering and architecture 7Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Part Timers by Occupation#3

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Arkansas and Chester
Chester
Arkansas
0%50%100%PartFullFacilitiesFarming1Construction2ProductionAll OccupationsManagementSocial ServiceEducation3Healthcare4Administrative100.000000%43.976349%100.000000%100.0%30100.000000%35.418395%100.000000%100.0%4077.777778%29.060867%77.777778%77.8%7277.777778%18.005337%77.777778%77.8%7242.857143%28.197105%42.857143%42.9%21280.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.406808%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.995595%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%32.372012%030.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.041104%010.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.737080%04
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Construction and extraction 3Education, training, and library 4Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 5Business and finance 6Engineering and architecture 7Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Median Income by Occupation#4

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Arkansas and Chester
Chester
Arkansas
$0k$10k$20k$30k%CountAll Occupations$33,214.000000$36,592.000000$33,214.000000$33.2k100.000%100%49
% percent of the workforce employed in given occupation
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Engineering and architecture 3Education, training, and library 4Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Occupations by Place in the Fort Smith Area

There are 68 places in the Fort Smith Area. This section compares Chester to all of the places in the Fort Smith Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester.

Management Occupations by Place#5

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Fort Smith Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%50%100%Count#Dwight MissionCarlisleZIP Code 72934ZIP 72934Pinhook CornerEvening ShadeRemyParadise HillDyerFanshaweNotchietownGreenwoodMountainburgAlmaTalihinaMountainburg SchoolsMountainburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMansfieldSouthWest South CentralRock IslandAkinsArkansas020100Tract 020100BrushyCrawford CountyCrawfordMarble CityRolandFort SmithFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithRedbird SmithVan BurenBarlingBrentLavacaCentral CityVianLe FloreFort CoffeeBokosheArkomaHowePoteauHackettChester TownshipChesterChesterMidlandPanamaWhitesboroBoxCowlingtonBlackgumBadger LeeFlute Springs100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9125.777778%25.777778%25.8%58217.832168%17.832168%17.8%5117.647059%17.647059%17.6%12316.901408%16.901408%16.9%24416.751269%16.751269%16.8%33515.151515%15.151515%15.2%5614.728682%14.728682%14.7%38714.285714%14.285714%14.3%20814.285714%14.285714%14.3%8912.578763%12.578763%12.6%5391011.574074%11.574074%11.6%251111.206897%11.206897%11.2%2601210.850440%10.850440%10.9%371310.328133%10.328133%10.3%19210.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.918699%9.918699%9.9%61149.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.523810%9.523810%9.5%32159.239130%9.239130%9.2%17168.948784%8.948784%8.9%113,341113k8.652604%8.652604%8.7%2018.191126%8.191126%8.2%24177.917532%7.917532%7.9%2,0207.894737%7.894737%7.9%6187.823613%7.823613%7.8%110197.759883%7.759883%7.8%2,915207.689221%7.689221%7.7%8,8157.627119%7.627119%7.6%9217.499740%7.499740%7.5%722227.062285%7.062285%7.1%144236.921241%6.921241%6.9%29246.438468%6.438468%6.4%79256.363636%6.363636%6.4%14266.282723%6.282723%6.3%24276.250000%6.250000%6.3%3286.145251%6.145251%6.1%11296.015038%6.015038%6.0%8305.623902%5.623902%5.6%32345.063291%5.063291%5.1%16394.500818%4.500818%4.5%165434.452055%4.452055%4.5%13444.397706%4.397706%4.4%234.081633%4.081633%4.1%2483.174603%3.174603%3.2%2531.604278%1.604278%1.6%6580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0630.000000%0.000000%0.0%0640.000000%0.000000%0.0%0650.000000%0.000000%0.0%0660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0670.000000%0.000000%0.0%068

Occupations by Place in Arkansas

There are 541 places in Arkansas. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in Arkansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,169.

Management Occupations by Place#30

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in Arkansas, and entities that contain Chester
0%5%10%15%Count#ZIP Code 72934ZIP 72934MaumelleBentonvilleCentertonGreenwoodMarionCabotFayettevilleBella VistaRogersMountainburg SchoolsMountainburgLittle RockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth Little RockN Little RockWest South CentralHot Springs VillageHot Spgs VlgBryantArkadelphiaSpringdaleArkansasSherwoodStuttgartCamdenJonesboro020100Tract 020100TexarkanaBatesvilleConwayJacksonvilleSiloam SpringsSiloam SpgsHot SpringsBentonCrawford CountyCrawfordBlythevilleLowellFort SmithEl DoradoFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithMagnoliaVan BurenParagouldHeber SpringsWest MemphisMountain HomeClarksvilleNewportWynneOsceolaSearcyMonticelloRussellvilleMalvernHarrisonPine BluffForrest CityBeebeChester TownshipChesterChesterHopeHelena-West HelenaHelena-W Helena17.832168%17.832168%17.8%5113.711329%13.711329%13.7%1,272113.567674%13.567674%13.6%2,891213.308849%13.308849%13.3%761312.578763%12.578763%12.6%539412.307936%12.307936%12.3%777511.056338%11.056338%11.1%1,256610.886294%10.886294%10.9%4,428710.597133%10.597133%10.6%1,205810.349144%10.349144%10.3%3,142910.328133%10.328133%10.3%19210.289635%10.289635%10.3%9,6881010.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.736666%9.736666%9.7%2,762119.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.346385%9.346385%9.3%296129.291135%9.291135%9.3%1,004139.191330%9.191330%9.2%441148.954258%8.954258%9.0%3,044158.948784%8.948784%8.9%113,341113k8.821976%8.821976%8.8%1,336168.763413%8.763413%8.8%343178.755545%8.755545%8.8%375188.710233%8.710233%8.7%2,883198.652604%8.652604%8.7%2018.617951%8.617951%8.6%1,085208.586799%8.586799%8.6%415218.577439%8.577439%8.6%2,732228.538544%8.538544%8.5%957238.322247%8.322247%8.3%563248.307818%8.307818%8.3%1,221257.983373%7.983373%8.0%1,306267.917532%7.917532%7.9%2,0207.842510%7.842510%7.8%490277.781380%7.781380%7.8%336287.759883%7.759883%7.8%2,915297.754598%7.754598%7.8%565307.689221%7.689221%7.7%8,8157.674508%7.674508%7.7%398317.499740%7.499740%7.5%722327.309394%7.309394%7.3%859337.002111%7.002111%7.0%199346.938001%6.938001%6.9%658356.925096%6.925096%6.9%343366.831984%6.831984%6.8%270376.655093%6.655093%6.7%115386.611822%6.611822%6.6%217396.365422%6.365422%6.4%162406.283751%6.283751%6.3%640416.059811%6.059811%6.1%231426.020674%6.020674%6.0%763435.929158%5.929158%5.9%231445.664488%5.664488%5.7%312455.365610%5.365610%5.4%860464.711538%4.711538%4.7%196474.452055%4.452055%4.5%143484.397706%4.397706%4.4%234.081633%4.081633%4.1%22.427044%2.427044%2.4%84491.226492%1.226492%1.2%4550

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Management Occupations by Place#55

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Chester
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonZIP Code 72934ZIP 72934WashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoMountainburg SchoolsMountainburgLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonWest South CentralGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleArkansasIrvingTulsa020100Tract 020100LouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusCrawford CountyCrawfordNorfolkFayettevilleFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithCorpus ChristiBirminghamMemphisGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahChester TownshipChesterChester18.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k117.832168%17.832168%17.8%5116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k215.534780%15.534780%15.5%23,03023.0k313.593190%13.593190%13.6%29,91129.9k412.318859%12.318859%12.3%29,05629.1k512.235944%12.235944%12.2%62,22162.2k611.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k711.156607%11.156607%11.2%18,88218.9k810.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k910.415643%10.415643%10.4%14,62714.6k1010.328133%10.328133%10.3%19210.310234%10.310234%10.3%16,45416.5k1110.289635%10.289635%10.3%9,6881210.249765%10.249765%10.2%10,99411.0k1310.048597%10.048597%10.0%13,06813.1k1410.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.900455%9.900455%9.9%8,792159.900449%9.900449%9.9%10,69110.7k169.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.795668%9.795668%9.8%17,08117.1k179.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k189.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.584115%9.584115%9.6%12,87312.9k199.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.372919%9.372919%9.4%8,303219.316515%9.316515%9.3%11,55911.6k229.169305%9.169305%9.2%34,69534.7k239.132376%9.132376%9.1%9,550249.083882%9.083882%9.1%18,33218.3k259.066233%9.066233%9.1%56,34856.3k268.957206%8.957206%9.0%35,34235.3k278.948784%8.948784%8.9%113,341113k8.849887%8.849887%8.8%10,70510.7k288.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k298.652604%8.652604%8.7%2018.640428%8.640428%8.6%25,23125.2k308.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k318.489789%8.489789%8.5%92,76392.8k328.460838%8.460838%8.5%55,56355.6k338.374435%8.374435%8.4%16,11316.1k348.362425%8.362425%8.4%6,779358.289786%8.289786%8.3%23,16123.2k368.277424%8.277424%8.3%7,970378.135313%8.135313%8.1%9,634388.069408%8.069408%8.1%6,785397.987265%7.987265%8.0%8,580407.975300%7.975300%8.0%7,620417.962190%7.962190%8.0%6,368427.917532%7.917532%7.9%2,0207.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.706688%7.706688%7.7%5,689447.689221%7.689221%7.7%8,8157.590552%7.590552%7.6%11,37311.4k457.406798%7.406798%7.4%6,757466.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418485.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553504.397706%4.397706%4.4%234.081633%4.081633%4.1%2

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Management Occupations by Place#80

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%5%10%15%Count#ZIP Code 72934ZIP 72934WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsMountainburg SchoolsMountainburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonWest South CentralOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleArkansasColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsa020100Tract 020100LouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoCrawford CountyCrawfordFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroitChester TownshipChesterChester17.832168%17.832168%17.8%5116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k114.482924%14.482924%14.5%57,27257.3k214.223023%14.223023%14.2%69,48869.5k313.593190%13.593190%13.6%29,91129.9k412.512177%12.512177%12.5%45,08245.1k512.318859%12.318859%12.3%29,05629.1k612.235944%12.235944%12.2%62,22162.2k711.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k811.451507%11.451507%11.5%38,06038.1k911.361392%11.361392%11.4%56,83456.8k1011.198314%11.198314%11.2%23,11523.1k1111.090883%11.090883%11.1%25,34325.3k1211.024488%11.024488%11.0%73,85973.9k1310.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k1410.835836%10.835836%10.8%38,39738.4k1510.793159%10.793159%10.8%22,70622.7k1610.328133%10.328133%10.3%19210.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%9.915305%9.9%395,781396k179.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k189.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k199.633044%9.633044%9.6%1,675,8291.68M9.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.255983%9.255983%9.3%176,223176k219.255914%9.255914%9.3%20,95421.0k229.254368%9.254368%9.3%66,28766.3k239.169305%9.169305%9.2%34,69534.7k249.083882%9.083882%9.1%18,33218.3k259.066233%9.066233%9.1%56,34856.3k269.048877%9.048877%9.0%20,04120.0k279.034554%9.034554%9.0%21,35121.4k288.957206%8.957206%9.0%35,34235.3k298.948784%8.948784%8.9%113,341113k8.942500%8.942500%8.9%38,75038.8k308.924684%8.924684%8.9%23,37023.4k318.828501%8.828501%8.8%16,19216.2k328.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k338.652604%8.652604%8.7%2018.640428%8.640428%8.6%25,23125.2k348.624270%8.624270%8.6%18,56418.6k358.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k368.530679%8.530679%8.5%34,45234.5k378.489789%8.489789%8.5%92,76392.8k388.460838%8.460838%8.5%55,56355.6k398.443649%8.443649%8.4%18,12118.1k408.374435%8.374435%8.4%16,11316.1k418.289786%8.289786%8.3%23,16123.2k427.917532%7.917532%7.9%2,0207.689221%7.689221%7.7%8,8157.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k437.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k446.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k456.869088%6.869088%6.9%15,99016.0k466.791033%6.791033%6.8%13,77513.8k476.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k486.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k504.397706%4.397706%4.4%234.081633%4.081633%4.1%2

Definitions

An occupation describes the kind of work a person does on the job. On this page, all employed persons are categorized into one of the following occupations (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
    • Management, business, and financial occupations:
      • Management: Management occupations
      • Business: Business and financial operations occupations
    • Computer, engineering, and science occupations:
      • Computers & Math: Computer and mathematical occupations
      • Engineering: Architecture and engineering occupations
      • Science: Life, physical, and social science occupations
    • Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations:
      • Social Service: Community and social service occupations
      • Legal: Legal occupations
      • Education: Education, training, and library occupations
      • Entertainment: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
    • Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
      • Healthcare: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
      • Health Technicians: Health technologists and technicians
  • Service occupations:
    • Healthcare Support: Healthcare support occupations
    • Protective service occupations:
      • Fire Fighting: Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
      • Law Enforcement: Law enforcement workers including supervisors
    • Food Service: Food preparation and serving related occupations
    • Facilities: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
    • Personal Care: Personal care and service occupations
  • Sales and office occupations:
    • Sales and Related: Sales and related occupations
    • Administrative: Office and administrative support occupations
  • Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
    • Farming: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
    • Construction: Construction and extraction occupations
    • Repair: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:
    • Production: Production occupations
    • Transportation: Transportation occupations
    • Material Moving: Material moving occupations

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State:
Arkansas
County:
Crawford
Metro Area:
Fort Smith Area
Township:
Chester
ZIP Code:
72934
Unified School District:
Mountainburg
Congressional District:
AR-4
State Senate District:
AR-5
State House District:
AR-81
Nearby Cities:
Alma, Cedarville, Dyer, Kibler, Mountainburg, Mulberry, Van Buren, West Fork, Winslow
Nearby Towns:
Rudy