Occupations in Clay, West Virginia (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Clay
Clay
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%CountAdministrativeProductionMaterial MovingHealthcare SupportSales and RelatedRepair1Fire FightingManagementHealth TechniciansConstruction2FacilitiesFarming3LegalFood ServiceBusiness4Computers & MathEngineering5ScienceSocial ServiceEducation6Entertainment7Healthcare8Law EnforcementPersonal CareTransportation19.565217%13.423959%19.565217%19.6%2710.869565%5.678347%10.869565%10.9%159.420290%2.828713%9.420290%9.4%138.695652%2.956642%8.695652%8.7%128.695652%10.444662%8.695652%8.7%128.695652%3.958092%8.695652%8.7%127.971014%1.191212%7.971014%8.0%116.521739%7.537726%6.521739%6.5%95.072464%2.923727%5.072464%5.1%74.347826%7.204975%4.347826%4.3%63.623188%4.239005%3.623188%3.6%52.898551%0.445355%2.898551%2.9%42.173913%1.110723%2.173913%2.2%31.449275%5.776827%1.449275%1.4%20.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.250215%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.635901%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.406694%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.832343%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.957858%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.792951%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.117386%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.750191%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.203072%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.951030%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.382393%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Construction and extraction 3Farming, fishing, and forestry 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Education, training, and library 7Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 8Health diagnosing and treating practitioners

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Clay than in West Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Clay
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%%ref.Fire FightingFarming1Material MovingHealthcare SupportRepair2LegalProductionHealth TechniciansAdministrativeManagementFacilitiesSales and RelatedConstruction3Food ServiceBusiness4Computers & MathEngineering5ScienceSocial ServiceEducation6Entertainment7Healthcare8Law EnforcementPersonal CareTransportation569.151463%569.151463%569.2%7.971%7.97%1.191%1.19%550.839990%550.839990%550.8%2.899%2.90%0.445%0.45%233.023911%233.023911%233.0%9.420%9.42%2.829%2.83%194.105636%194.105636%194.1%8.696%8.70%2.957%2.96%119.693009%119.693009%119.7%8.696%8.70%3.958%3.96%95.720508%95.720508%95.7%2.174%2.17%1.111%1.11%91.421280%91.421280%91.4%10.870%10.9%5.678%5.68%73.493057%73.493057%73.5%5.072%5.07%2.924%2.92%45.748488%45.748488%45.7%19.565%19.6%13.424%13.4%-13.478691%-13.478691%13.5%6.522%6.52%7.538%7.54%-14.527380%-14.527380%14.5%3.623%3.62%4.239%4.24%-16.745493%-16.745493%16.7%8.696%8.70%10.445%10.4%-39.655226%-39.655226%39.7%4.348%4.35%7.205%7.20%-74.912258%-74.912258%74.9%1.449%1.45%5.777%5.78%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.250%3.25%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.636%1.64%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.407%1.41%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.832%0.83%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.958%1.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.793%5.79%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.117%1.12%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.750%4.75%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.203%1.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.951%3.95%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.382%4.38%
% percentage of occupation in Clay
ref. percentage of occupation in West Virginia
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Installation, maintenance, and repair 3Construction and extraction 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Education, training, and library 7Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 8Health diagnosing and treating practitioners

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Clay
Female Male
West Virginia
Clay
2x1x0x1x2xFMAll OccupationsSales and RelatedAdministrative-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.365854x1.117887x2.365854x2.37x4197-1.000000x-1.142236x-1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x66-1.076923x-2.833581x-1.076923x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x1413
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 West Virginia and Clay
Clay
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%PartFullProductionAdministrativeMaterial MovingSales and RelatedAll OccupationsHealthcare SupportManagementLegalHealth TechniciansFire FightingFood ServiceFacilitiesFarming1Construction2Repair366.666667%17.232639%66.666667%66.7%10562.962963%28.224550%62.962963%63.0%171053.846154%31.931031%53.846154%53.8%7641.666667%40.737197%41.666667%41.7%5729.710145%29.375063%29.710145%29.7%419716.666667%35.331500%16.666667%16.7%2100.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.202744%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.344931%030.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.121240%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.462020%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%59.178777%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%43.187677%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.580491%040.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.729817%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.975490%012
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Construction and extraction 3Installation, maintenance, and repair 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Education, training, and library 7Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 8Health diagnosing and treating practitioners

Median Income by Occupation#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Clay
Clay
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k%CountAll Occupations$29,485.000000$39,594.000000$29,485.000000$29.5k100.000%100%138
% 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 Charleston Area

There are 38 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares Clay to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Clay, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Clay
0%5%10%Count#ClendeninPinchSissonvilleMarmetElkviewJeffersonSouth AtlanticDanvilleMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansSouthPrattCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonCedar GroveBelleWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonNitroEast BankCross LanesGlasgowClayWhitesvilleMadisonAlum CreekDunbarClay CountyClayClay County School DistrictClay CountyRandChesapeake958000Tract 958000TornadoCoal ForkSmithersDistrict BChelyanShrewsburyBig ChimneyGreenviewRacineComfortHandleySylvesterVanTwilight13.994169%13.994169%14.0%48113.314038%13.314038%13.3%184213.203685%13.203685%13.2%258312.115732%12.115732%12.1%67410.497238%10.497238%10.5%57510.489510%10.489510%10.5%15610.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.185185%10.185185%10.2%22710.134128%10.134128%10.1%68810.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.933916%9.933916%9.9%46699.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.844560%9.844560%9.8%19109.520518%9.520518%9.5%2,204117.853499%7.853499%7.9%7,3277.777778%7.777778%7.8%28127.550336%7.550336%7.6%45137.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k7.417004%7.417004%7.4%458147.339450%7.339450%7.3%232157.241379%7.241379%7.2%21166.747231%6.747231%6.7%335176.690141%6.690141%6.7%19186.521739%6.521739%6.5%9196.493506%6.493506%6.5%10206.047700%6.047700%6.0%71215.469556%5.469556%5.5%53225.273492%5.273492%5.3%188234.604530%4.604530%4.6%1244.604530%4.604530%4.6%1244.509804%4.509804%4.5%23244.416961%4.416961%4.4%25253.472222%3.472222%3.5%253.231293%3.231293%3.2%19262.995392%2.995392%3.0%13271.373626%1.373626%1.4%5281.084337%1.084337%1.1%90.000000%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%038

Occupations by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Clay to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Management Occupations by Place#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Clay, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Clay
0%5%10%15%Count#Pleasant ValleyPleasant VlyLewisburgSummersvilleHurricaneSissonvilleTeays ValleyShady SpringBridgeportCharles TownPea RidgeOak HillRipleySouth AtlanticCheat LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansKenovaWelchSouthCharlestonMartinsburgBarboursvilleShannondaleRansonBluefieldHuntingtonBrookhavenViennaCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonFairmontMorgantownNitroClarksburgWheelingCullodenBeckleyParkersburgCross LanesClayGraftonPhilippiWeirtonElkinsMoundsvilleNew MartinsvilleDunbarKeyserClay CountyClayClay County School DistrictClay CountyBuckhannonPrincetonWestoverMoorefield958000Tract 958000Point PleasantPt PleasantWestonRavenswoodDistrict B17.201540%17.201540%17.2%268116.465863%16.465863%16.5%246215.460910%15.460910%15.5%265314.407381%14.407381%14.4%406413.203685%13.203685%13.2%258512.872208%12.872208%12.9%830612.050599%12.050599%12.1%181712.041637%12.041637%12.0%509811.909488%11.909488%11.9%300911.684783%11.684783%11.7%3441011.397644%11.397644%11.4%3581110.910653%10.910653%10.9%1271210.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.175439%10.175439%10.2%4931310.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.933916%9.933916%9.9%466149.932280%9.932280%9.9%132159.904762%9.904762%9.9%52169.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.520518%9.520518%9.5%2,204179.499648%9.499648%9.5%674189.343936%9.343936%9.3%141199.211284%9.211284%9.2%160208.151503%8.151503%8.2%198218.138377%8.138377%8.1%327228.105058%8.105058%8.1%1,580238.103916%8.103916%8.1%209247.870859%7.870859%7.9%373257.853499%7.853499%7.9%7,3277.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k7.417004%7.417004%7.4%458267.416443%7.416443%7.4%608277.407136%7.407136%7.4%1,009287.339450%7.339450%7.3%232297.292248%7.292248%7.3%523307.233736%7.233736%7.2%904317.037256%7.037256%7.0%119327.010014%7.010014%7.0%539336.800884%6.800884%6.8%831346.747231%6.747231%6.7%335356.521739%6.521739%6.5%96.389776%6.389776%6.4%120366.244931%6.244931%6.2%77375.933702%5.933702%5.9%537385.663234%5.663234%5.7%187395.633803%5.633803%5.6%200405.338078%5.338078%5.3%105415.273492%5.273492%5.3%188424.769921%4.769921%4.8%85434.604530%4.604530%4.6%1244.604530%4.604530%4.6%1244.262001%4.262001%4.3%95444.031511%4.031511%4.0%87453.660886%3.660886%3.7%76463.651685%3.651685%3.7%52473.472222%3.472222%3.5%252.899824%2.899824%2.9%33482.484472%2.484472%2.5%36491.830986%1.830986%1.8%26501.084337%1.084337%1.1%9

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Clay to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay. 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 Clay, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Clay
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiWest VirginiaBirminghamMemphisGarlandClayAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahClay CountyClayClay County School DistrictClay County958000Tract 958000District B18.208027%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%14,852,82814.9M9.900455%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%6,368427.853499%7.853499%7.9%7,3277.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.706688%7.706688%7.7%5,689447.590552%7.590552%7.6%11,37311.4k457.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k7.406798%7.406798%7.4%6,757466.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418486.521739%6.521739%6.5%95.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553504.604530%4.604530%4.6%1244.604530%4.604530%4.6%1243.472222%3.472222%3.5%251.084337%1.084337%1.1%9

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Clay to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay. 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 Clay, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Clay
0%5%10%15%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonLas VegasPhiladelphiaWest VirginiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClayClevelandDetroitClay CountyClayClay County School DistrictClay County958000Tract 958000District B16.121186%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%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%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%23,16123.2k427.853499%7.853499%7.9%7,3277.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k437.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k447.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k6.969860%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%17,83717.8k486.521739%6.521739%6.5%96.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k504.604530%4.604530%4.6%1244.604530%4.604530%4.6%1243.472222%3.472222%3.5%251.084337%1.084337%1.1%9

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:
West Virginia
County:
Clay
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
District:
B
ZIP Codes:
25043, 25133
Unified School District:
Clay County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate District:
WV-12
State House District:
WV-33
Nearby Cities:
Summersville
Nearby Towns:
Clendenin, Gassaway, Gauley Bridge
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belva, Birch River, Dixie, Elkview, Glen Ferris, Pinch