Occupations in West, Mississippi (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and West
West
Mississippi
0%5%10%15%20%CountEntertainment1ManagementLaw EnforcementEducation2Business3Personal CareProductionTransportationFood ServiceSales and RelatedHealthcare4AdministrativeConstruction5Computers & MathEngineering6ScienceSocial ServiceLegalHealth TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingFacilitiesFarming7Repair8Material Moving20.895522%1.037397%20.895522%20.9%1417.910448%7.844885%17.910448%17.9%1210.447761%1.285697%10.447761%10.4%78.955224%6.582856%8.955224%9.0%65.970149%3.239269%5.970149%6.0%45.970149%3.455325%5.970149%6.0%45.970149%8.754298%5.970149%6.0%45.970149%4.627469%5.970149%6.0%44.477612%5.856183%4.477612%4.5%34.477612%10.576176%4.477612%4.5%32.985075%4.482992%2.985075%3.0%22.985075%12.889457%2.985075%3.0%22.985075%6.021688%2.985075%3.0%20.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.154744%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.242238%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.557787%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.778584%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.809384%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.425762%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.337938%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.232837%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.885787%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.817631%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.057312%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.046304%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 2Education, training, and library 3Business and finance 4Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 5Construction and extraction 6Engineering and architecture 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in West than in Mississippi, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and West
Less Common
More Common
0k%1k%%ref.Entertainment1Law EnforcementManagementBusiness2Personal CareEducation3TransportationFood ServiceProductionHealthcare4Construction5Sales and RelatedAdministrativeComputers & MathEngineering6ScienceSocial ServiceLegalHealth TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingFacilitiesFarming7Repair8Material Moving1,914.225376%1,914.225376%1.9k%20.896%20.9%1.037%1.04%712.614817%712.614817%0.7k%10.448%10.4%1.286%1.29%128.307329%128.307329%0.1k%17.910%17.9%7.845%7.84%84.305427%84.305427%0.1k%5.970%5.97%3.239%3.24%72.781115%72.781115%0.1k%5.970%5.97%3.455%3.46%36.038586%36.038586%0.0k%8.955%8.96%6.583%6.58%29.015441%29.015441%0.0k%5.970%5.97%4.627%4.63%-23.540433%-23.540433%0.0k%4.478%4.48%5.856%5.86%-31.803224%-31.803224%0.0k%5.970%5.97%8.754%8.75%-33.413337%-33.413337%0.0k%2.985%2.99%4.483%4.48%-50.427943%-50.427943%0.1k%2.985%2.99%6.022%6.02%-57.663225%-57.663225%0.1k%4.478%4.48%10.576%10.6%-76.840959%-76.840959%0.1k%2.985%2.99%12.889%12.9%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.155%1.15%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.242%1.24%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.558%0.56%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.779%1.78%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.809%0.81%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.426%2.43%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.338%2.34%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.233%1.23%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.886%3.89%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.818%0.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.057%4.06%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.046%3.05%
% percentage of occupation in West
ref. percentage of occupation in Mississippi
1Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 2Business and finance 3Education, training, and library 4Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 5Construction and extraction 6Engineering and architecture 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and West
Female Male
Mississippi
West
3x2x1x0x1x2x3xFMManagementAll OccupationsBusiness1Production-1.400000x-1.000000x-1.400000x1.40x1.000000x1.521563x1.000000x75-1.913043x-1.000000x-1.913043x1.91x1.000000x1.055823x1.000000x4423-3.000000x-1.473459x-3.000000x3.00x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x31-3.000000x-1.000000x-3.000000x3.00x1.000000x2.223680x1.000000x31
F number of females employed in given occupation
M number of males employed in given occupation
1Business and finance

Part Timers by Occupation#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Mississippi and West
West
Mississippi
0%50%100%PartFullBusiness1Entertainment2Law EnforcementFood ServicePersonal CareSales and RelatedAll OccupationsProductionEducation3ManagementHealthcare4AdministrativeConstruction5Transportation100.000000%15.014893%100.000000%100.0%40100.000000%41.279809%100.000000%100.0%140100.000000%11.237252%100.000000%100.0%70100.000000%57.890586%100.000000%100.0%30100.000000%46.158803%100.000000%100.0%40100.000000%37.461404%100.000000%100.0%3058.208955%28.023007%58.208955%58.2%392850.000000%19.459490%50.000000%50.0%2233.333333%28.918787%33.333333%33.3%240.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.228401%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.396225%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.445875%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.476350%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.616769%04
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 3Education, training, and library 4Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 5Construction and extraction 6Engineering and architecture 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Median Income by Occupation#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and West
West
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k%CountAll Occupations$36,250.000000$36,291.000000$36,250.000000$36.3k100.000%100%67
% 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 Holmes County

There are 7 places in Holmes County. This section compares West to all of the places in Holmes County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West, selected other places in Holmes County, and entities that contain West
0%5%10%15%Count#WestZIP Code 39192ZIP 39192United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthLexington950100Tract 950100East South CentralCrugerMississippiHolmes District 22Holmes County School DistrictHolmes CountyHolmes CountyHolmesDurantGoodmanTchulaPickens17.910448%17.910448%17.9%12110.663507%10.663507%10.7%4510.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.579832%9.579832%9.6%5728.969607%8.969607%9.0%1218.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.474576%8.474576%8.5%1037.844885%7.844885%7.8%95,13195.1k7.378939%7.378939%7.4%966.668210%6.668210%6.7%2886.492005%6.492005%6.5%3375.619266%5.619266%5.6%4943.872437%3.872437%3.9%1753.759398%3.759398%3.8%1562.316602%2.316602%2.3%67

Occupations by Place in Mississippi

There are 362 places in Mississippi. This section compares West to the 50 most populous places in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,969.

Management Occupations by Place#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West, selected other places in Mississippi, and entities that contain West
0%5%10%15%Count#WestFlowoodMadisonDiamondheadBrandonHernandoClevelandRidgelandZIP Code 39192ZIP 39192BrookhavenOxfordOcean SpringsClintonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNatchezSouthavenPetalOlive Branch950100Tract 950100Bay St. LouisEast South CentralBiloxiWest PointIndianolaGrenadaMeridianMississippiYazoo CityStarkvilleSt. MartinGulfportJacksonHolmes District 22VicksburgGulf HillsLong BeachTupeloMcCombCantonHolmes County School DistrictHolmes CountyHolmes CountyHolmesGautierColumbusGreenvillePearlHattiesburgBoonevilleLaurelMoss PointByramNew AlbanySenatobiaPascagoulaHorn LakeClarksdaleGreenwoodPicayuneD'IbervilleCorinth17.910448%17.910448%17.9%1217.234888%17.234888%17.2%824116.065801%16.065801%16.1%2,090215.249856%15.249856%15.2%531314.548771%14.548771%14.5%1,675411.924570%11.924570%11.9%860511.887044%11.887044%11.9%623611.523667%11.523667%11.5%1,468710.663507%10.663507%10.7%4510.527502%10.527502%10.5%467810.439665%10.439665%10.4%1,097910.411496%10.411496%10.4%7971010.366675%10.366675%10.4%1,3091110.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.694161%9.694161%9.7%523129.448260%9.448260%9.4%2,394139.231430%9.231430%9.2%430149.041096%9.041096%9.0%1,683158.969607%8.969607%9.0%1218.946026%8.946026%8.9%421168.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.512535%8.512535%8.5%1,528178.409597%8.409597%8.4%340188.007600%8.007600%8.0%295197.989588%7.989588%8.0%399207.864419%7.864419%7.9%1,297217.844885%7.844885%7.8%95,13195.1k7.732274%7.732274%7.7%253227.685287%7.685287%7.7%842237.541600%7.541600%7.5%281247.484708%7.484708%7.5%2,227257.447018%7.447018%7.4%5,285267.378939%7.378939%7.4%967.196488%7.196488%7.2%623277.171886%7.171886%7.2%300287.160212%7.160212%7.2%501297.065314%7.065314%7.1%1,191306.915599%6.915599%6.9%313316.685237%6.685237%6.7%384326.668210%6.668210%6.7%2886.492005%6.492005%6.5%3376.372421%6.372421%6.4%488336.348044%6.348044%6.3%607346.345466%6.345466%6.3%727356.306158%6.306158%6.3%765366.286380%6.286380%6.3%1,296376.076210%6.076210%6.1%177385.695235%5.695235%5.7%410395.590567%5.590567%5.6%275405.557295%5.557295%5.6%355415.450438%5.450438%5.5%193425.351833%5.351833%5.4%162435.335837%5.335837%5.3%483445.275873%5.275873%5.3%677455.264999%5.264999%5.3%301464.714489%4.714489%4.7%232474.145602%4.145602%4.1%164483.470541%3.470541%3.5%172493.210691%3.210691%3.2%18550

Occupations by Place in the South

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

Management Occupations by Place#56

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWestWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchZIP Code 39192ZIP 39192OrlandoLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallas950100Tract 950100JacksonvilleIrvingTulsaEast South CentralLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusMississippiNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamHolmes District 22MemphisHolmes County School DistrictHolmes CountyGarlandHolmes CountyHolmesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Hialeah18.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k117.910448%17.910448%17.9%1216.121186%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%23,73623.7k910.663507%10.663507%10.7%4510.415643%10.415643%10.4%14,62714.6k1010.310234%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%32,96633.0k189.584115%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%56,34856.3k268.969607%8.969607%9.0%1218.957206%8.957206%9.0%35,34235.3k278.849887%8.849887%8.8%10,70510.7k288.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k298.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.640428%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%6,368427.844885%7.844885%7.8%95,13195.1k7.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.706688%7.706688%7.7%5,689447.590552%7.590552%7.6%11,37311.4k457.406798%7.406798%7.4%6,757467.378939%7.378939%7.4%966.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.668210%6.668210%6.7%2886.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418486.492005%6.492005%6.5%3375.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,55350

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares West to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West. 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 West, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West
0%5%10%15%Count#WestWashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsZIP Code 39192ZIP 39192United States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas City950100Tract 950100JacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaEast South CentralLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoMississippiLas VegasPhiladelphiaHolmes District 22MemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeHolmes County School DistrictHolmes CountyHolmes CountyHolmesClevelandDetroit17.910448%17.910448%17.9%1216.121186%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%22,70622.7k1610.663507%10.663507%10.7%4510.035605%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%32,96633.0k199.406453%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%21,35121.4k288.969607%8.969607%9.0%1218.957206%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%16,54416.5k338.694195%8.694195%8.7%704,751705k8.640428%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%23,16123.2k427.844885%7.844885%7.8%95,13195.1k7.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k437.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k447.378939%7.378939%7.4%966.969860%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%17,83717.8k486.668210%6.668210%6.7%2886.492005%6.492005%6.5%3376.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k50

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:
Mississippi
County:
Holmes
District:
2
ZIP Code:
39192
Unified School District:
Holmes County
Congressional District:
MS-2
State Senate District:
MS-21
State House District:
MS-48
Nearby Cities:
Durant, Kosciusko, Lexington, Winona
Nearby Towns:
Carrollton, Ethel, Goodman, Kilmichael, Sallis, Vaiden