Occupations in Light Oak, North Carolina (Unincorporated Place)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Light Oak
Light Oak
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%CountAdministrativeProductionRepair1FacilitiesHealth TechniciansMaterial MovingFood ServicePersonal CareManagementBusiness2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Healthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementSales and RelatedFarming7Construction8Transportation19.691120%12.181651%19.691120%19.7%5118.146718%7.184928%18.146718%18.1%4714.671815%3.539122%14.671815%14.7%3810.810811%3.877198%10.810811%10.8%2810.424710%2.010010%10.424710%10.4%279.266409%2.657132%9.266409%9.3%248.494208%5.928770%8.494208%8.5%228.494208%3.082076%8.494208%8.5%220.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.975848%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.599800%00.000000%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%4.078663%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%11.098331%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.678395%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.084509%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.456491%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Light Oak than in North Carolina, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Light Oak
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%%ref.Health TechniciansRepair1Material MovingFacilitiesPersonal CareProductionAdministrativeFood ServiceManagementBusiness2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Healthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementSales and RelatedFarming7Construction8Transportation418.639778%418.639778%418.6%10.425%10.4%2.010%2.01%314.560871%314.560871%314.6%14.672%14.7%3.539%3.54%248.737205%248.737205%248.7%9.266%9.27%2.657%2.66%178.830472%178.830472%178.8%10.811%10.8%3.877%3.88%175.600200%175.600200%175.6%8.494%8.49%3.082%3.08%152.566452%152.566452%152.6%18.147%18.1%7.185%7.18%61.645742%61.645742%61.6%19.691%19.7%12.182%12.2%43.271005%43.271005%43.3%8.494%8.49%5.929%5.93%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%9.976%9.98%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.600%4.60%-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%4.079%4.08%-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%11.098%11.1%-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%3.456%3.46%
% percentage of occupation in Light Oak
ref. percentage of occupation in North Carolina
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 North Carolina and Light Oak
Female Male
North Carolina
Light Oak
1x0x1xFMProductionAll Occupations-1.238095x-1.000000x-1.238095x1.24x1.000000x1.908227x1.000000x2621-1.977011x-1.000000x-1.977011x1.98x1.000000x1.061359x1.000000x17287
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 Light Oak
Light Oak
North Carolina
0%50%100%PartFullFood ServicePersonal CareMaterial MovingAll OccupationsProductionHealth TechniciansFacilitiesAdministrativeRepair1100.000000%60.035845%100.000000%100.0%220100.000000%53.817843%100.000000%100.0%220100.000000%36.307264%100.000000%100.0%24031.274131%30.460000%31.274131%31.3%8117827.659574%20.749937%27.659574%27.7%13340.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.328586%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%44.358937%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.014244%0510.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.620685%038
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 North Carolina and Light Oak
Light Oak
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k%CountAll Occupations$31,585.000000$40,496.000000$31,585.000000$31.6k100.000%100%259
% 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 Shelby Area

There are 16 places in the Shelby Area. This section compares Light Oak to all of the places in the Shelby Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Light Oak.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Light Oak, selected other places in the Shelby Area, and entities that contain Light Oak
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#FallstonSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthBelwoodBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsKings MountainKings MtnShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaCleveland CountyClevelandCleveland County SchoolsCleveland Co950700Tract 950700ShelbyGroverPolkvilleWacoMooresboroLawndaleLattimoreKingstownPatterson SpringsPatterson SpgsEarlCasarLight Oak11.764706%11.764706%11.8%28110.390478%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%5,332,9125.33M9.289617%9.289617%9.3%3429.185919%9.185919%9.2%16738.481308%8.481308%8.5%36347.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.244932%7.244932%7.2%2186.477317%6.477317%6.5%50456.467662%6.467662%6.5%2666.153846%6.153846%6.2%1274.081633%4.081633%4.1%483.783784%3.783784%3.8%793.169014%3.169014%3.2%9102.793296%2.793296%2.8%5112.419355%2.419355%2.4%6121.764706%1.764706%1.8%6131.408451%1.408451%1.4%1141.111111%1.111111%1.1%1150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016

Occupations by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Light Oak to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Light Oak. 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 Light Oak, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Light Oak
0%5%10%15%Count#CorneliusHuntersvilleCaryHolly SpringsWake ForestMatthewsClemmonsMorrisvilleApexFuquay-VarinaMooresvilleCarrboroRaleighConcordIndian TrailMint HillClaytonCharlotteChapel HillKernersvilleHickoryGarnerSouth AtlanticDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthAshevilleHigh PointGreensboroWilmingtonWinston-SalemHavelockKannapolisWilsonNew BernGastoniaSalisburyBurlingtonFayettevilleGoldsboroGreenvilleRocky MountShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaCleveland CountyClevelandCleveland County SchoolsCleveland Co950700Tract 950700SanfordKinstonStatesvilleLumbertonMonroeShelbyBooneJacksonvilleAsheboroThomasvilleLexingtonLight Oak17.799441%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%3,334912.818824%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%5,295279.132376%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%1,636397.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.244932%7.244932%7.2%2187.084254%7.084254%7.1%898407.061359%7.061359%7.1%557417.006190%7.006190%7.0%747426.630850%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%216500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Light Oak to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Light Oak. 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 Light Oak, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Light Oak
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaCleveland CountyClevelandCleveland County SchoolsCleveland Co950700Tract 950700MemphisGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahLight Oak18.208027%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%29,91129.9k412.318859%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%14,62714.6k1010.390478%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%34,69534.7k239.132376%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%6,757467.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.244932%7.244932%7.2%2186.969860%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%5,553500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Light Oak to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Light Oak. 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 Light Oak, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Light Oak
0%5%10%15%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaCleveland CountyClevelandCleveland County SchoolsCleveland Co950700Tract 950700MemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroitLight Oak16.121186%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%22,70622.7k1610.390478%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%34,69534.7k249.083882%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%49,46249.5k447.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.246846%7.246846%7.2%2,9127.244932%7.244932%7.2%2186.969860%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%11,05911.1k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

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:
Cleveland
Metro Area:
Shelby Area
ZIP Codes:
28150, 28152
Unified School District:
Cleveland County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-46
State House District:
NC-110
Neighboring Cities:
Shelby
Nearby Cities:
Cherryville, Kings Mountain
Nearby Towns:
Dellview, Earl, Fallston, Grover, Kingstown, Lawndale, Patterson Springs, Waco