Occupations in Benton, Iowa (City)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Benton
Benton
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountEducation1Repair2AdministrativeHealthcare3Personal CareManagementTransportationMaterial MovingBusiness4Computers & MathEngineering5ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesSales and RelatedFarming7Construction8Production30.434783%6.183049%30.434783%30.4%721.739130%3.403588%21.739130%21.7%517.391304%13.264612%17.391304%17.4%48.695652%4.028912%8.695652%8.7%28.695652%3.807764%8.695652%8.7%24.347826%10.106428%4.347826%4.3%14.347826%3.866611%4.347826%4.3%14.347826%3.707776%4.347826%4.3%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.477885%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.229177%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.626031%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.827128%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.722743%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.692928%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.374641%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.662384%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.514337%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.732684%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.604091%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.487349%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.334346%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.710631%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.118589%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.851882%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.664435%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Installation, maintenance, and repair 3Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Benton than in Iowa, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Benton
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%%ref.Repair1Education2Personal CareHealthcare3AdministrativeMaterial MovingTransportationManagementBusiness4Computers & MathEngineering5ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesSales and RelatedFarming7Construction8Production538.712159%538.712159%538.7%21.739%21.7%3.404%3.40%392.229329%392.229329%392.2%30.435%30.4%6.183%6.18%128.366335%128.366335%128.4%8.696%8.70%3.808%3.81%115.831292%115.831292%115.8%8.696%8.70%4.029%4.03%31.110542%31.110542%31.1%17.391%17.4%13.265%13.3%17.262382%17.262382%17.3%4.348%4.35%3.708%3.71%12.445395%12.445395%12.4%4.348%4.35%3.867%3.87%-56.979596%-56.979596%57.0%4.348%4.35%10.106%10.1%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.478%4.48%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.229%2.23%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.626%1.63%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.827%0.83%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.723%1.72%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.693%0.69%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.375%1.37%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.662%1.66%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.514%2.51%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.733%0.73%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.604%0.60%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.487%5.49%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.334%3.33%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%9.711%9.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.119%1.12%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.852%4.85%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%8.664%8.66%
% percentage of occupation in Benton
ref. percentage of occupation in Iowa
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Education, training, and library 3Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Benton
Female Male
Iowa
Benton
2x1x0x1x2xFMAll Occupations-2.833333x-1.000000x-2.833333x2.83x1.000000x1.098540x1.000000x176
F number of females employed in given occupation
M number of males employed in given occupation

Part Timers by Occupation#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Iowa and Benton
Benton
Iowa
0%50%100%PartFullEducation1Material MovingRepair2All OccupationsAdministrativeManagementHealthcare3Personal CareTransportation100.000000%39.891579%100.000000%100.0%70100.000000%32.639467%100.000000%100.0%1060.000000%14.844227%60.000000%60.0%3256.521739%30.477174%56.521739%56.5%131050.000000%32.234377%50.000000%50.0%220.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.661542%010.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.325462%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%50.218413%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.888056%01
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Installation, maintenance, and repair 3Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Median Income by Occupation#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Benton
Benton
Iowa
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k%CountAll Occupations$25,625.000000$42,304.000000$25,625.000000$25.6k100.000%100%23
% 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 Ringgold County

There are 13 places in Ringgold County. This section compares Benton to all of the places in Ringgold County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Benton, selected other places in Ringgold County, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ZIP Code 50835ZIP 50835DelphosRedding950100Tract 950100Ringgold CountyRinggoldSun Valley LakeSun Vly LkMount Ayr Community School DistrictMount AyrEllstonWest North CentralIowaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaloyMidwestDiagonalTingleyMount AyrBentonKellertonShannon CityClearfieldWaubonsie TownshipWaubonsie51.724138%51.724138%51.7%3028.571429%28.571429%28.6%2121.052632%21.052632%21.1%4220.000000%20.000000%20.0%17311.923990%11.923990%11.9%25111.842105%11.842105%11.8%9311.561979%11.561979%11.6%20811.111111%11.111111%11.1%2410.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.106428%10.106428%10.1%160,407160k10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M10.000000%10.000000%10.0%159.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M8.527132%8.527132%8.5%1167.407407%7.407407%7.4%476.949352%6.949352%6.9%5984.347826%4.347826%4.3%194.000000%4.000000%4.0%5103.448276%3.448276%3.4%1113.105590%3.105590%3.1%5122.564103%2.564103%2.6%1

Occupations by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Benton to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Management Occupations by Place#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Benton, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ZIP Code 50835ZIP 50835950100Tract 950100CliveJohnstonWaukeeUrbandaleBettendorfWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesRinggold CountyRinggoldGrimesMarionMount Ayr Community School DistrictMount AyrNorwalkWest North CentralPleasant HillMount PleasantMt PleasantNorth LibertyIowaPellaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCoralvilleMidwestAnkenyCedar RapidsCedar FallsIowa CityFort DodgeAltoonaCarrollFairfieldDenisonMason CityIndianolaDubuqueDavenportLe MarsWaverlySioux CityDes MoinesDecorahAmesMuscatineBooneClintonBurlingtonCouncil BluffsWaterlooSpencerNewtonOttumwaCrestonKeokukGrinnellOskaloosaMarshalltownPerryBentonFort MadisonStorm LakeWaubonsie TownshipWaubonsie51.724138%51.724138%51.7%3020.000000%20.000000%20.0%17316.134222%16.134222%16.1%1,404116.123356%16.123356%16.1%1,741214.325601%14.325601%14.3%1,334313.143225%13.143225%13.1%3,065413.071201%13.071201%13.1%2,214512.350904%12.350904%12.4%4,494611.923990%11.923990%11.9%25111.711564%11.711564%11.7%713711.635204%11.635204%11.6%2,262811.561979%11.561979%11.6%20811.089037%11.089037%11.1%614910.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.422904%10.422904%10.4%5571010.194574%10.194574%10.2%3721110.180095%10.180095%10.2%1,0741210.106428%10.106428%10.1%160,407160k10.101010%10.101010%10.1%5601310.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.930947%9.930947%9.9%1,093149.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.544972%9.544972%9.5%2,878159.453745%9.453745%9.5%6,573168.935171%8.935171%8.9%2,055178.577695%8.577695%8.6%3,481188.249143%8.249143%8.2%890198.231605%8.231605%8.2%735208.101216%8.101216%8.1%413217.946866%7.946866%7.9%341227.905983%7.905983%7.9%296237.789354%7.789354%7.8%1,099247.667316%7.667316%7.7%590257.661116%7.661116%7.7%2,305267.619785%7.619785%7.6%3,742277.539923%7.539923%7.5%373287.515658%7.515658%7.5%396297.324695%7.324695%7.3%3,047307.188143%7.188143%7.2%7,755317.128184%7.128184%7.1%347327.098748%7.098748%7.1%2,483336.986301%6.986301%7.0%816346.978460%6.978460%7.0%473356.894244%6.894244%6.9%824366.771186%6.771186%6.8%799376.762468%6.762468%6.8%2,080386.341178%6.341178%6.3%2,056396.287092%6.287092%6.3%339406.150507%6.150507%6.2%425416.073905%6.073905%6.1%692425.976390%5.976390%6.0%243435.752416%5.752416%5.8%250445.475382%5.475382%5.5%258455.413055%5.413055%5.4%306465.220307%5.220307%5.2%654475.191400%5.191400%5.2%198484.347826%4.347826%4.3%14.329421%4.329421%4.3%225493.414116%3.414116%3.4%193502.564103%2.564103%2.6%1

Occupations by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Benton to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Management Occupations by Place#56

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Benton, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ZIP Code 50835ZIP 50835950100Tract 950100NapervilleOverland ParkOlatheRinggold CountyRinggoldMount Ayr Community School DistrictMount AyrMinneapolisWest North CentralAnn ArborMadisonColumbiaIowaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestChicagoSpringfieldCedar RapidsOmahaPeoriaKansas CitySioux FallsLincolnColumbusFargoWichitaSt. PaulSt. LouisIndianapolisSterling HeightsSterling HtsAuroraCincinnatiRochesterFort WayneTopekaDavenportDearbornJolietGrand RapidsElginDes MoinesSpringfieldGreen BayAkronKenoshaMilwaukeeRockfordSouth BendIndependenceDaytonToledoEvansvilleLansingClevelandWarrenKansas CityDetroitBentonFlintWaubonsie TownshipWaubonsie51.724138%51.724138%51.7%3020.000000%20.000000%20.0%17317.042837%17.042837%17.0%12,58012.6k114.855423%14.855423%14.9%14,75514.8k212.497347%12.497347%12.5%8,834311.923990%11.923990%11.9%25111.561979%11.561979%11.6%20811.090883%11.090883%11.1%25,34325.3k410.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.163555%10.163555%10.2%6,065510.142086%10.142086%10.1%14,53314.5k610.139225%10.139225%10.1%6,365710.106428%10.106428%10.1%160,407160k10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k89.473588%9.473588%9.5%5,16599.453745%9.453745%9.5%6,573109.255914%9.255914%9.3%20,95421.0k119.184494%9.184494%9.2%4,684129.034554%9.034554%9.0%21,35121.4k138.982572%8.982572%9.0%8,329148.952573%8.952573%9.0%13,25513.3k158.942500%8.942500%8.9%38,75038.8k168.848749%8.848749%8.8%6,006178.828501%8.828501%8.8%16,19216.2k188.615624%8.615624%8.6%12,87212.9k198.539382%8.539382%8.5%12,73712.7k208.530679%8.530679%8.5%34,45234.5k218.523147%8.523147%8.5%5,422228.487545%8.487545%8.5%8,297238.480632%8.480632%8.5%11,70211.7k248.361249%8.361249%8.4%4,942257.921083%7.921083%7.9%9,692267.657261%7.657261%7.7%4,521277.619785%7.619785%7.6%3,742287.429006%7.429006%7.4%2,637297.393326%7.393326%7.4%5,231307.353898%7.353898%7.4%6,892317.295908%7.295908%7.3%3,960327.188143%7.188143%7.2%7,755337.129728%7.129728%7.1%5,663347.073279%7.073279%7.1%3,667356.884817%6.884817%6.9%6,110366.844206%6.844206%6.8%3,138376.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k386.642308%6.642308%6.6%4,163396.589041%6.589041%6.6%2,886406.506386%6.506386%6.5%3,464416.420093%6.420093%6.4%3,548426.340644%6.340644%6.3%7,664436.337083%6.337083%6.3%3,543446.318320%6.318320%6.3%3,364456.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409465.821231%5.821231%5.8%3,395475.284388%5.284388%5.3%3,524484.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k494.347826%4.347826%4.3%13.706075%3.706075%3.7%1,100502.564103%2.564103%2.6%1

Occupations by Place in the United States

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

Management Occupations by Place#81

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Benton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ZIP Code 50835ZIP 50835950100Tract 950100WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinRinggold CountyRinggoldCharlotteMount Ayr Community School DistrictMount AyrPortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralIowaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkMidwestChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroitBentonWaubonsie TownshipWaubonsie51.724138%51.724138%51.7%3020.000000%20.000000%20.0%17316.121186%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%62,22162.2k711.923990%11.923990%11.9%25111.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k811.561979%11.561979%11.6%20811.451507%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%22,70622.7k1610.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.106428%10.106428%10.1%160,407160k10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%9.915305%9.9%395,781396k179.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k189.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k199.406453%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%35,34235.3k298.942500%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%16,54416.5k338.640428%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%23,16123.2k427.602876%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%11,05911.1k504.347826%4.347826%4.3%12.564103%2.564103%2.6%1

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:
Iowa
County:
Ringgold
Township:
Waubonsie
ZIP Code:
50835
Unified School District:
Mount Ayr
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate District:
IA-12
State House District:
IA-24
Nearby Cities:
Blockton, Clearfield, Delphos, Diagonal, Maloy, Mount Ayr, Redding, Tingley
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Athelstan
Nearby Villages:
Irena