Occupations in Ghent, West Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountEducation1AdministrativeTransportationManagementSales and RelatedConstruction2Business3Computers & MathEngineering4ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming7Repair8ProductionMaterial Moving35.986159%5.792951%35.986159%36.0%10415.570934%13.423959%15.570934%15.6%4514.532872%4.382393%14.532872%14.5%4211.072664%7.537726%11.072664%11.1%3210.726644%10.444662%10.726644%10.7%317.958478%7.204975%7.958478%8.0%234.152249%3.250215%4.152249%4.2%120.000000%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%1.110723%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.117386%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.750191%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.923727%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.956642%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.191212%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.203072%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.776827%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.239005%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.951030%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.445355%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.958092%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.678347%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.828713%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Construction and extraction 3Business and finance 4Engineering and architecture 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 Ghent than in West Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Ghent
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%%ref.Education1TransportationManagementBusiness2AdministrativeConstruction3Sales and RelatedComputers & MathEngineering4ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming7Repair8ProductionMaterial Moving521.205992%521.205992%521.2%35.986%36.0%5.793%5.79%231.619580%231.619580%231.6%14.533%14.5%4.382%4.38%46.896616%46.896616%46.9%11.073%11.1%7.538%7.54%27.753078%27.753078%27.8%4.152%4.15%3.250%3.25%15.993606%15.993606%16.0%15.571%15.6%13.424%13.4%10.458080%10.458080%10.5%7.958%7.96%7.205%7.20%2.699764%2.699764%2.7%10.727%10.7%10.445%10.4%-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%1.111%1.11%-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%2.924%2.92%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.957%2.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.191%1.19%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.203%1.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.777%5.78%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.239%4.24%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.951%3.95%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.445%0.45%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.958%3.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.678%5.68%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.829%2.83%
% percentage of occupation in Ghent
ref. percentage of occupation in West Virginia
1Education, training, and library 2Business and finance 3Construction and extraction 4Engineering and architecture 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 West Virginia and Ghent
Female Male
West Virginia
Ghent
2x1x0x1x2xFMSales and RelatedAll Occupations-1.000000x-1.142236x-1.000000x1.583333x1.000000x1.583333x1.58x1219-2.360465x-1.000000x-2.360465x2.36x1.000000x1.117887x1.000000x20386
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 Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
0%50%100%PartFullBusiness1AdministrativeEducation2All OccupationsManagementSales and RelatedConstruction3Transportation100.000000%13.640836%100.000000%100.0%120100.000000%28.224550%100.000000%100.0%45056.730769%39.559706%56.730769%56.7%594540.138408%29.375063%40.138408%40.1%1161730.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.202744%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.737197%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.729817%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.084048%042
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Education, training, and library 3Construction and extraction 4Engineering and architecture 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 West Virginia and Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60k%CountAll Occupations$63,641.000000$39,594.000000$63,641.000000$63.6k100.000%100%289
% 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 Beckley Area

There are 47 places in the Beckley Area. This section compares Ghent to all of the places in the Beckley Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Ghent
0%20%40%60%Count#Falls ViewThurmondGlen WhiteHilltopFayettevilleGauley BridgeShady SpringOak HillGhentBradleySouth AtlanticMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMount CarbonPowelltonBoltCrab OrchardMacArthurDanielsWest VirginiaCoal CityRhodellRaleigh District 11BeckleyCharlton HeightsCharlton HtsMeadow BridgeMount HopeRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaLesterMabscottProsperity000900Tract 000900Piney ViewStanafordBeaverAnstedSophiaSmithersBoomerScarbroDeep WaterDixieKincaidKimberlyPagePaxBeards ForkGlen JeanGlen FerrisHicoPrinceEccles75.675676%75.675676%75.7%28137.500000%37.500000%37.5%3229.310345%29.310345%29.3%34319.205298%19.205298%19.2%29414.310954%14.310954%14.3%162514.285714%14.285714%14.3%38612.050599%12.050599%12.1%181711.397644%11.397644%11.4%358811.072664%11.072664%11.1%32910.465116%10.465116%10.5%901010.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.134128%10.134128%10.1%681110.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.774436%9.774436%9.8%13129.659091%9.659091%9.7%17138.733624%8.733624%8.7%20148.284024%8.284024%8.3%84158.268331%8.268331%8.3%53168.125677%8.125677%8.1%75177.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k7.276119%7.276119%7.3%39187.142857%7.142857%7.1%6197.091433%7.091433%7.1%5917.010014%7.010014%7.0%539206.923077%6.923077%6.9%9216.896552%6.896552%6.9%8226.829268%6.829268%6.8%28236.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.299213%6.299213%6.3%8245.660377%5.660377%5.7%27255.642023%5.642023%5.6%29264.958678%4.958678%5.0%904.590164%4.590164%4.6%14274.436229%4.436229%4.4%24282.784810%2.784810%2.8%11292.653061%2.653061%2.7%13302.035623%2.035623%2.0%8311.373626%1.373626%1.4%5320.000000%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%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046

Occupations by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Ghent to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. 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 Ghent, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Ghent
0%5%10%15%Count#Pleasant ValleyPleasant VlyLewisburgSummersvilleHurricaneSissonvilleTeays ValleyShady SpringBridgeportCharles TownPea RidgeOak HillGhentRipleySouth AtlanticCheat LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansKenovaWelchSouthCharlestonMartinsburgBarboursvilleShannondaleRansonBluefieldHuntingtonBrookhavenViennaWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonFairmontMorgantownNitroClarksburgWheelingRaleigh District 11CullodenBeckleyParkersburgCross LanesRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaGraftonPhilippiWeirtonElkinsMoundsvilleNew MartinsvilleDunbar000900Tract 000900KeyserBuckhannonPrincetonWestoverMoorefieldPoint PleasantPt PleasantWestonRavenswood17.201540%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%3581111.072664%11.072664%11.1%3210.910653%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%373257.537726%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%904317.091433%7.091433%7.1%5917.037256%7.037256%7.0%119327.010014%7.010014%7.0%539336.800884%6.800884%6.8%831346.747231%6.747231%6.7%335356.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.389776%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%188424.958678%4.958678%5.0%904.769921%4.769921%4.8%85434.262001%4.262001%4.3%95444.031511%4.031511%4.0%87453.660886%3.660886%3.7%76463.651685%3.651685%3.7%52472.899824%2.899824%2.9%33482.484472%2.484472%2.5%36491.830986%1.830986%1.8%2650

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Ghent to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. 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 Ghent, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Ghent
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaGhentVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiWest VirginiaBirminghamRaleigh District 11MemphisRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Hialeah000900Tract 00090018.208027%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%18,88218.9k811.072664%11.072664%11.1%3210.931599%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%6,368427.712122%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%6,757467.091433%7.091433%7.1%5916.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418485.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553504.958678%4.958678%5.0%90

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Ghent to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. 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 Ghent, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ghent
0%5%10%15%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisGhentSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaWest VirginiaRaleigh District 11MemphisTucsonFresnoRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaMilwaukeeClevelandDetroit000900Tract 00090016.121186%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%25,34325.3k1211.072664%11.072664%11.1%3211.024488%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%23,16123.2k427.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k437.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k447.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k7.091433%7.091433%7.1%5916.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k456.869088%6.869088%6.9%15,99016.0k466.791033%6.791033%6.8%13,77513.8k476.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.719956%6.719956%6.7%1,9426.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k486.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k504.958678%4.958678%5.0%90

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:
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      • 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:
Raleigh
Metro Area:
Beckley Area
District:
1
ZIP Codes:
25825, 25843
Unified School District:
Raleigh County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-9
State House District:
WV-29
Nearby Cities:
Beckley
Nearby Towns:
Rhodell, Sophia
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Beaver, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Daniels, Helen, MacArthur, Shady Spring