Occupations in Atlantic, Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Atlantic
Atlantic
Virginia
0%5%10%15%CountSocial ServiceScienceLaw EnforcementAdministrativeEngineering1Farming2Food ServiceProductionManagementFacilitiesEducation3Business4Computers & MathLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingPersonal CareSales and RelatedConstruction7Repair8TransportationMaterial Moving15.441176%1.707686%15.441176%15.4%6313.480392%0.983809%13.480392%13.5%5512.990196%1.187874%12.990196%13.0%5311.274510%12.427461%11.274510%11.3%4610.294118%1.971531%10.294118%10.3%429.313725%0.347012%9.313725%9.3%388.578431%5.278938%8.578431%8.6%355.882353%4.285220%5.882353%5.9%244.411765%11.730860%4.411765%4.4%184.411765%3.485409%4.411765%4.4%183.921569%6.434407%3.921569%3.9%160.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.079269%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.013358%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.561444%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.013226%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.580542%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.815429%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.025118%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.372392%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.436232%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.936984%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.029684%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.034172%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.367731%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.894211%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Engineering and architecture 2Farming, fishing, and forestry 3Education, training, and library 4Business and finance 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Atlantic than in Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Atlantic
Less Common
More Common
0k%1k%2k%%ref.Farming1ScienceLaw EnforcementSocial ServiceEngineering2Food ServiceProductionFacilitiesAdministrativeEducation3ManagementBusiness4Computers & MathLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingPersonal CareSales and RelatedConstruction7Repair8TransportationMaterial Moving2,583.975379%2,583.975379%2.6k%9.314%9.31%0.347%0.35%1,270.225122%1,270.225122%1.3k%13.480%13.5%0.984%0.98%993.567091%993.567091%1.0k%12.990%13.0%1.188%1.19%804.216298%804.216298%0.8k%15.441%15.4%1.708%1.71%422.138137%422.138137%0.4k%10.294%10.3%1.972%1.97%62.502984%62.502984%0.1k%8.578%8.58%5.279%5.28%37.270750%37.270750%0.0k%5.882%5.88%4.285%4.29%26.578107%26.578107%0.0k%4.412%4.41%3.485%3.49%-9.277449%-9.277449%0.0k%11.275%11.3%12.427%12.4%-39.053144%-39.053144%0.0k%3.922%3.92%6.434%6.43%-62.391805%-62.391805%0.1k%4.412%4.41%11.731%11.7%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%6.079%6.08%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%5.013%5.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.561%1.56%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.013%2.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.581%3.58%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.815%1.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.025%2.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.372%1.37%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.436%3.44%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%9.937%9.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%5.030%5.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.034%3.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.368%3.37%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.894%1.89%
% percentage of occupation in Atlantic
ref. percentage of occupation in Virginia
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Engineering and architecture 3Education, training, and library 4Business and finance 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 Virginia and Atlantic
Female Male
Virginia
Atlantic
2x1x0x1x2xFMAdministrativeAll Occupations-1.000000x-2.515270x-1.000000x2.285714x1.000000x2.285714x2.29x1432-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.264000x1.068745x2.264000x2.26x125283
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 Virginia and Atlantic
Atlantic
Virginia
0%20%40%PartFullAdministrativeAll OccupationsManagementEngineering1ScienceSocial ServiceEducation2Law EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesFarming3Production36.956522%29.434104%36.956522%37.0%17294.166667%28.553811%4.166667%4.2%173910.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.410928%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.382257%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.626527%0550.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.238648%0630.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.705062%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.166097%0530.000000%0.000000%0.0%58.839320%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.520539%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.779110%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.370877%024
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Engineering and architecture 2Education, training, and library 3Farming, fishing, and forestry 4Business and finance 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 Virginia and Atlantic
Atlantic
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k%CountAll Occupations$44,882.000000$50,323.000000$44,882.000000$44.9k100.000%100%408
% 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 Accomack County

There are 47 places in Accomack County. This section compares Atlantic to all of the places in Accomack County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Atlantic, selected other places in Accomack County, and entities that contain Atlantic
0%10%20%30%40%Count#GreenbackvilleNew ChurchQuinbyTemperancevillePainterCaptains CoveTangierPungoteagueMappsburgOnancockVirginiaMelfaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWachapreague090200Tract 090200NelsoniaAccomacWattsvilleChase CrossingAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoParksleyBelle HavenGreenbushChincoteagueBloxomOnleyAtlanticSaxisPastoriaHorntownBostonMetompkinGargathaMappsvilleOak HallBobtownWhitesvilleMakemie ParkTasleyHallwoodKellerCats BridgeModest TownLee MontBaysideSanfordHarbortonDeep Creek47.794118%47.794118%47.8%65125.510204%25.510204%25.5%25218.518519%18.518519%18.5%10317.000000%17.000000%17.0%34416.778523%16.778523%16.8%25515.909091%15.909091%15.9%63614.553991%14.553991%14.6%31714.184397%14.184397%14.2%20811.904762%11.904762%11.9%5911.737089%11.737089%11.7%501011.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k10.441767%10.441767%10.4%261110.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.756098%9.756098%9.8%8129.697822%9.697822%9.7%2769.554140%9.554140%9.6%15139.271523%9.271523%9.3%14149.240924%9.240924%9.2%56158.888889%8.888889%8.9%20167.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.799443%7.799443%7.8%28176.995885%6.995885%7.0%17186.363636%6.363636%6.4%7195.651491%5.651491%5.7%72205.494505%5.494505%5.5%10214.471545%4.471545%4.5%11224.411765%4.411765%4.4%18234.081633%4.081633%4.1%4240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%044

Occupations by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Atlantic to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Management Occupations by Place#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Atlantic, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Atlantic
0%5%10%15%20%Count#McLeanArlingtonRestonSouth RidingShort PumpTysons CornerOaktonAshburnLinton HallLeesburgBurkeChantillyWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldFair OaksAlexandriaLake RidgeFairfaxCentrevilleTuckahoeHerndonMechanicsvilleVirginiaFredericksburgLincolniaVirginia BeachVirginia BchBailey's CrossroadsSpringfieldWinchesterSouth AtlanticSuffolkRichmondWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchAnnandaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChesapeakeSouth090200Tract 090200Dale CityCave SpringBlacksburgManassasSalemHamptonCharlottesvilleHarrisonburgSterlingNewport NewsAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoNorfolkPortsmouthRoanokeMarumscoLynchburgStauntonDanvillePetersburgAtlantic21.541930%21.541930%21.5%4,778118.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k218.207926%18.207926%18.2%6,340318.176353%18.176353%18.2%2,721417.726826%17.726826%17.7%2,706517.634342%17.634342%17.6%2,284617.468037%17.468037%17.5%3,484716.891817%16.891817%16.9%4,564816.557585%16.557585%16.6%3,390916.497266%16.497266%16.5%4,4961016.243632%16.243632%16.2%3,5391116.164167%16.164167%16.2%2,0481216.104497%16.104497%16.1%1,9481316.019227%16.019227%16.0%3,2661415.811348%15.811348%15.8%14,76114.8k1513.953080%13.953080%14.0%3,1761613.822048%13.822048%13.8%1,7291713.815441%13.815441%13.8%5,7371813.479860%13.479860%13.5%3,2261912.916460%12.916460%12.9%1,8262012.181828%12.181828%12.2%2,3692111.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.257993%11.257993%11.3%1,5672211.080436%11.080436%11.1%1,4852310.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k2410.641268%10.641268%10.6%1,2962510.446387%10.446387%10.4%1,5892610.418292%10.418292%10.4%1,3352710.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.288404%10.288404%10.3%4,1312810.249765%10.249765%10.2%10,99411.0k2910.176227%10.176227%10.2%1,7673010.154242%10.154242%10.2%2,3703110.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.900449%9.900449%9.9%10,69110.7k329.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.697822%9.697822%9.7%2769.508848%9.508848%9.5%3,541339.407274%9.407274%9.4%1,257349.076167%9.076167%9.1%1,791358.707994%8.707994%8.7%1,902368.610504%8.610504%8.6%1,064378.507131%8.507131%8.5%5,213388.397895%8.397895%8.4%2,027398.251153%8.251153%8.3%2,075408.215894%8.215894%8.2%1,405417.843018%7.843018%7.8%6,461427.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.402784%7.402784%7.4%3,084447.129033%7.129033%7.1%3,352457.022527%7.022527%7.0%1,434466.983992%6.983992%7.0%2,465476.901087%6.901087%6.9%787486.578556%6.578556%6.6%1,105494.760435%4.760435%4.8%617504.411765%4.411765%4.4%18

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Atlantic to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic. 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 Atlantic, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Atlantic
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinVirginiaCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew Orleans090200Tract 090200Nashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamMemphisGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahAtlantic18.208027%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%62,22162.2k611.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.663665%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%14,852,82814.9M9.900455%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%17,08117.1k179.697822%9.697822%9.7%2769.686025%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%6,368427.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.712122%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%20,01220.0k476.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418485.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553504.411765%4.411765%4.4%18

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Atlantic to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic. 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 Atlantic, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Atlantic
0%5%10%15%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinVirginiaCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouth090200Tract 090200ChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroitAtlantic16.121186%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%62,22162.2k711.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.663665%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%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%9.915305%9.9%395,781396k179.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.697822%9.697822%9.7%2769.686446%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%23,16123.2k427.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.837589%7.837589%7.8%1,1087.602876%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%11,05911.1k504.411765%4.411765%4.4%18

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:
Virginia
County:
Accomack
Districts:
2, 3
ZIP Codes:
23303, 23416, 23442
Unified School District:
Accomack County
Congressional District:
VA-2
State Senate District:
VA-6
State House District:
VA-100
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Temperanceville, Wattsville
Nearby Towns:
Bloxom, Hallwood
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Captains Cove, Horntown, Makemie Park, Mappsville, Modest Town, Nelsonia, New Church, Oak Hall