Occupations in Grandfather, North Carolina (Village)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Grandfather
Grandfather
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%CountSales and RelatedBusiness1AdministrativeManagementHealthcare2Food ServiceComputers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving46.666667%11.098331%46.666667%46.7%720.000000%4.599800%20.000000%20.0%313.333333%12.181651%13.333333%13.3%26.666667%9.975848%6.666667%6.7%16.666667%4.078663%6.666667%6.7%16.666667%5.928770%6.666667%6.7%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.719430%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.545006%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.919583%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.830693%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.822404%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.301728%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.693678%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.010010%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.671345%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.012638%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.050568%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.877198%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.082076%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.678395%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.084509%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.539122%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.184928%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.456491%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.657132%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Grandfather than in North Carolina, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Grandfather
Less Common
More Common
0%200%%ref.Business1Sales and RelatedHealthcare2Food ServiceAdministrativeManagementComputers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving334.801476%334.801476%334.8%20.000%20.0%4.600%4.60%320.483655%320.483655%320.5%46.667%46.7%11.098%11.1%63.452236%63.452236%63.5%6.667%6.67%4.079%4.08%12.446031%12.446031%12.4%6.667%6.67%5.929%5.93%9.454241%9.454241%9.5%13.333%13.3%12.182%12.2%-33.171927%-33.171927%33.2%6.667%6.67%9.976%9.98%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.719%2.72%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.545%1.55%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.920%0.92%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.831%1.83%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.822%0.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%6.302%6.30%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.694%1.69%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.010%2.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.671%2.67%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.013%1.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.051%1.05%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.877%3.88%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.082%3.08%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.678%0.68%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.085%5.08%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.539%3.54%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%7.185%7.18%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.456%3.46%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.657%2.66%
% percentage of occupation in Grandfather
ref. percentage of occupation in North Carolina
1Business and finance 2Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 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 North Carolina and Grandfather
Female Male
North Carolina
Grandfather
2x1x0x1x2xFMAll OccupationsSales and Related-1.142857x-1.000000x-1.142857x1.14x1.000000x1.061359x1.000000x87-2.500000x-1.067974x-2.500000x2.50x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x52
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 North Carolina and Grandfather
Grandfather
North Carolina
0%50%100%PartFullHealthcare1Food ServiceSales and RelatedAll OccupationsManagementBusiness2Administrative100.000000%24.593552%100.000000%100.0%10100.000000%60.035845%100.000000%100.0%1042.857143%38.176082%42.857143%42.9%3433.333333%30.460000%33.333333%33.3%5100.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.534915%010.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.793839%030.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.014244%02
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 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 North Carolina and Grandfather
Grandfather
North Carolina
$0k$50k$100k%CountAll Occupations$140,000.000000$40,496.000000$140,000.000000$140.0k100.000%100%15
% 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 Avery County

There are 8 places in Avery County. This section compares Grandfather to all of the places in Avery County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grandfather.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Grandfather, selected other places in Avery County, and entities that contain Grandfather
0%5%10%15%Count#Banner ElkElk ParkBeech MountainBeech MtnCrossnoreSeven Devils930200Tract 930200Sugar MountainSugar MtnNewlandSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyGrandfatherLinville TownshipLinville18.501171%18.501171%18.5%79117.708333%17.708333%17.7%34214.795918%14.795918%14.8%29314.444444%14.444444%14.4%13413.592233%13.592233%13.6%14513.333333%13.333333%13.3%10010.869565%10.869565%10.9%25610.621762%10.621762%10.6%41710.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.975848%9.975848%10.0%445,005445k9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.166410%9.166410%9.2%5969.166410%9.166410%9.2%5966.666667%6.666667%6.7%180.943396%0.943396%0.9%1

Occupations by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Grandfather to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grandfather. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Management Occupations by Place#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Grandfather, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Grandfather
0%5%10%15%Count#CorneliusHuntersvilleCaryHolly SpringsWake ForestMatthewsClemmonsMorrisvilleApex930200Tract 930200Fuquay-VarinaMooresvilleCarrboroRaleighConcordIndian TrailMint HillClaytonCharlotteChapel HillKernersvilleHickoryGarnerSouth AtlanticDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthAshevilleHigh PointGreensboroWilmingtonAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyWinston-SalemHavelockKannapolisWilsonNew BernGastoniaSalisburyBurlingtonFayettevilleGoldsboroGreenvilleRocky MountSanfordKinstonStatesvilleGrandfatherLumbertonMonroeShelbyBooneJacksonvilleAsheboroThomasvilleLexingtonLinville TownshipLinville17.799441%17.799441%17.8%2,611117.036687%17.036687%17.0%4,681217.017761%17.017761%17.0%14,00814.0k316.940734%16.940734%16.9%2,524416.018626%16.018626%16.0%2,752515.489969%15.489969%15.5%2,409614.810059%14.810059%14.8%1,384714.708259%14.708259%14.7%1,820814.519641%14.519641%14.5%3,334913.333333%13.333333%13.3%10012.818824%12.818824%12.8%1,3621012.669604%12.669604%12.7%2,1571112.498987%12.498987%12.5%1,5431212.318859%12.318859%12.3%29,05629.1k1312.290516%12.290516%12.3%5,0751412.007307%12.007307%12.0%2,1691511.973761%11.973761%12.0%1,4421611.903122%11.903122%11.9%1,0371711.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k1811.498045%11.498045%11.5%3,3811910.998082%10.998082%11.0%1,3192010.890875%10.890875%10.9%2,0112110.428395%10.428395%10.4%1,5192210.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.048597%10.048597%10.0%13,06813.1k2310.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.975848%9.975848%10.0%445,005445k9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.865289%9.865289%9.9%4,372249.584671%9.584671%9.6%4,627259.584115%9.584115%9.6%12,87312.9k269.446585%9.446585%9.4%5,295279.166410%9.166410%9.2%5969.166410%9.166410%9.2%5969.132376%9.132376%9.1%9,550288.998637%8.998637%9.0%594298.940035%8.940035%8.9%1,880308.557951%8.557951%8.6%1,778318.315388%8.315388%8.3%1,004328.279226%8.279226%8.3%2,665338.196207%8.196207%8.2%1,046348.049727%8.049727%8.0%1,949357.706688%7.706688%7.7%5,689367.596015%7.596015%7.6%892377.529335%7.529335%7.5%3,234387.272727%7.272727%7.3%1,636397.084254%7.084254%7.1%898407.061359%7.061359%7.1%557417.006190%7.006190%7.0%747426.666667%6.666667%6.7%16.630850%6.630850%6.6%469436.630234%6.630234%6.6%1,007446.477317%6.477317%6.5%504456.269199%6.269199%6.3%449466.235786%6.235786%6.2%1,179476.125674%6.125674%6.1%659483.853702%3.853702%3.9%432493.507632%3.507632%3.5%216500.943396%0.943396%0.9%1

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Grandfather to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grandfather. 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 Grandfather, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Grandfather
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlanta930200Tract 930200RaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamMemphisGrandfatherGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahLinville TownshipLinville18.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k215.534780%15.534780%15.5%23,03023.0k313.593190%13.593190%13.6%29,91129.9k413.333333%13.333333%13.3%10012.318859%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%14,62714.6k1010.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.310234%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%14,852,82814.9M9.975848%9.975848%10.0%445,005445k9.900455%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%34,69534.7k239.166410%9.166410%9.2%5969.166410%9.166410%9.2%5969.132376%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%35,34235.3k278.849887%8.849887%8.8%10,70510.7k288.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k298.640428%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%6,368427.712122%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%6,757466.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.666667%6.666667%6.7%16.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418485.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553500.943396%0.943396%0.9%1

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Grandfather to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grandfather. 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 Grandfather, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Grandfather
0%5%10%15%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlanta930200Tract 930200DenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeGrandfatherClevelandDetroitLinville TownshipLinville16.121186%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%29,91129.9k413.333333%13.333333%13.3%10012.512177%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%22,70622.7k1610.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.975848%9.975848%10.0%445,005445k9.915305%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%34,69534.7k249.166410%9.166410%9.2%5969.166410%9.166410%9.2%5969.083882%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%17,83717.8k486.666667%6.666667%6.7%16.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k500.943396%0.943396%0.9%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:
North Carolina
County:
Avery
Township:
Linville
ZIP Codes:
28604, 28646
Unified School District:
Avery County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-85
Neighboring Villages:
Sugar Mountain
Nearby Towns:
Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Blowing Rock, Boone, Crossnore, Elk Park, Newland, Seven Devils
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Foscoe, Valle Crucis