Occupations in Columbia, Virginia (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Columbia
Columbia
Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountEducation1Construction2FacilitiesFood ServiceMaterial MovingManagementEngineering3AdministrativeBusiness4Computers & MathScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementPersonal CareSales and RelatedFarming7Repair8ProductionTransportation31.707317%6.434407%31.707317%31.7%1319.512195%5.029684%19.512195%19.5%812.195122%3.485409%12.195122%12.2%59.756098%5.278938%9.756098%9.8%49.756098%1.894211%9.756098%9.8%47.317073%11.730860%7.317073%7.3%34.878049%1.971531%4.878049%4.9%24.878049%12.427461%4.878049%4.9%20.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.079269%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.013358%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.983809%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.707686%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%1.187874%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.436232%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.936984%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.347012%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.034172%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.285220%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.367731%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Construction and extraction 3Engineering and architecture 4Business and finance 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Columbia than in Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Columbia
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%%ref.Material MovingEducation1Construction2FacilitiesEngineering3Food ServiceManagementAdministrativeBusiness4Computers & MathScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementPersonal CareSales and RelatedFarming7Repair8ProductionTransportation415.048046%415.048046%415.0%9.756%9.76%1.894%1.89%392.777625%392.777625%392.8%31.707%31.7%6.434%6.43%287.940740%287.940740%287.9%19.512%19.5%5.030%5.03%249.890702%249.890702%249.9%12.195%12.2%3.485%3.49%147.424344%147.424344%147.4%4.878%4.88%1.972%1.97%84.811756%84.811756%84.8%9.756%9.76%5.279%5.28%-37.625432%-37.625432%37.6%7.317%7.32%11.731%11.7%-60.747825%-60.747825%60.7%4.878%4.88%12.427%12.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%6.079%6.08%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.013%5.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.984%0.98%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.708%1.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.561%1.56%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.013%2.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.581%3.58%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.815%1.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.025%2.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.372%1.37%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.188%1.19%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.436%3.44%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%9.937%9.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.347%0.35%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.034%3.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.285%4.29%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.368%3.37%
% percentage of occupation in Columbia
ref. percentage of occupation in Virginia
1Education, training, and library 2Construction and extraction 3Engineering and architecture 4Business and finance 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 Virginia and Columbia
Female Male
Virginia
Columbia
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFMAll OccupationsAdministrative-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050000x1.068745x1.050000x1.05x2021-1.000000x-2.515270x-1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x11
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 Columbia
Columbia
Virginia
0%20%40%PartFullAll OccupationsManagementEngineering1Education2Food ServiceFacilitiesAdministrativeConstruction3Material Moving0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.553811%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.410928%030.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.382257%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.705062%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%58.839320%040.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.520539%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.434104%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.960369%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%36.923057%04
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 3Construction and extraction 4Business and finance 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 Virginia and Columbia
Columbia
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k%CountAll Occupations$26,094.000000$50,323.000000$26,094.000000$26.1k100.000%100%41
% 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 Charlottesville Area

There are 26 places in the Charlottesville Area. This section compares Columbia to all of the places in the Charlottesville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Columbia, selected other places in the Charlottesville Area, and entities that contain Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Twin LakesYogavilleZIP Code 23038ZIP 23038RivannaIvyHollymeadPantopsPalmyraFree UnionBuckingham CourthouseBuckingham Court…VirginiaCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesvilleNellysfordFluvanna CountyFluvannaFluvanna County Public SchoolsFluvanna CoLake MonticelloLk MonticelloSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthColumbiaScottsville020200Tract 020200CharlottesvilleCrozetPiney MountainPiney MtnColumbiaShipmanStanardsvilleDillwynUniversity of VirginiaUniv of VirginiaRuckersvilleArringtonEsmontWintergreenLovingstonSchuyler23.302264%23.302264%23.3%175121.590909%21.590909%21.6%19220.657277%20.657277%20.7%13220.061256%20.061256%20.1%131319.520548%19.520548%19.5%57417.093822%17.093822%17.1%747516.253776%16.253776%16.3%269616.129032%16.129032%16.1%10714.473684%14.473684%14.5%22812.857143%12.857143%12.9%9911.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.107932%11.107932%11.1%12,03412.0k11.073254%11.073254%11.1%651010.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.698299%10.698299%10.7%4781110.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.650794%9.650794%9.7%1529.634551%9.634551%9.6%29129.343795%9.343795%9.3%2628.397895%8.397895%8.4%2,027137.946824%7.946824%7.9%269147.818411%7.818411%7.8%62157.317073%7.317073%7.3%3166.951872%6.951872%7.0%13173.680982%3.680982%3.7%6182.941176%2.941176%2.9%5192.488263%2.488263%2.5%53200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%026

Occupations by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#McLeanZIP Code 23038ZIP 23038ArlingtonRestonSouth RidingShort PumpTysons CornerOaktonAshburnLinton HallLeesburgBurkeChantillyWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldFair OaksAlexandriaLake RidgeFairfaxCentrevilleTuckahoeHerndonMechanicsvilleVirginiaFredericksburgCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesvilleLincolniaVirginia BeachVirginia BchFluvanna CountyFluvannaFluvanna County Public SchoolsFluvanna CoBailey's CrossroadsSpringfieldWinchesterSouth AtlanticSuffolkRichmondWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchAnnandaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChesapeakeSouthColumbiaDale CityCave Spring020200Tract 020200BlacksburgManassasSalemHamptonCharlottesvilleHarrisonburgSterlingNewport NewsNorfolkPortsmouthColumbiaRoanokeMarumscoLynchburgStauntonDanvillePetersburg21.541930%21.541930%21.5%4,778120.657277%20.657277%20.7%13218.208027%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%1,5672211.107932%11.107932%11.1%12,03412.0k11.080436%11.080436%11.1%1,4852310.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k2410.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.641268%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%5,332,9125.33M9.650794%9.650794%9.7%1529.508848%9.508848%9.5%3,541339.407274%9.407274%9.4%1,257349.343795%9.343795%9.3%2629.076167%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%6,461427.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.402784%7.402784%7.4%3,084447.317073%7.317073%7.3%37.129033%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%61750

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ZIP Code 23038ZIP 23038ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinVirginiaCharlotteTampaCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesvilleVirginia BeachVirginia BchFluvanna CountyFluvannaFluvanna County Public SchoolsFluvanna CoOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonColumbiaGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomery020200Tract 020200St. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamColumbiaMemphisGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Hialeah20.657277%20.657277%20.7%13218.208027%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%18,88218.9k811.107932%11.107932%11.1%12,03412.0k10.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k910.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.415643%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%17,08117.1k179.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k189.650794%9.650794%9.7%1529.584115%9.584115%9.6%12,87312.9k199.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.372919%9.372919%9.4%8,303219.343795%9.343795%9.3%2629.316515%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%6,757467.317073%7.317073%7.3%36.969860%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%5,55350

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ZIP Code 23038ZIP 23038WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinVirginiaCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesvilleMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonFluvanna CountyFluvannaFluvanna County Public SchoolsFluvanna CoColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonColumbiaOklahoma City020200Tract 020200Los AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaColumbiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroit20.657277%20.657277%20.7%13216.121186%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%23,11523.1k1111.107932%11.107932%11.1%12,03412.0k11.090883%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%38,39738.4k1510.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.831023%10.831023%10.8%1,28910.793159%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%5,332,9125.33M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k189.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k199.650794%9.650794%9.7%1529.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.343795%9.343795%9.3%2629.255983%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%49,46249.5k447.317073%7.317073%7.3%36.969860%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%11,05911.1k50

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:
Virginia
County:
Fluvanna
Metro Area:
Charlottesville Area
District:
Columbia
ZIP Code:
23038
Unified School District:
Fluvanna County
Congressional District:
VA-5
State Senate District:
VA-22
State House District:
VA-65
Nearby Towns:
Dillwyn, Louisa, Mineral, Scottsville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cumberland, Goochland, Lake Monticello, Palmyra, Powhatan, Rivanna