Occupations in Jefferson, West Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Jefferson
Jefferson
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountSales and RelatedFood ServiceMaterial MovingManagementBusiness1TransportationHealth TechniciansPersonal CareEducation2Repair3Social ServiceComputers & MathEngineering4ScienceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Healthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFacilitiesAdministrativeFarming7Construction8Production25.874126%10.444662%25.874126%25.9%3711.888112%5.776827%11.888112%11.9%1711.188811%2.828713%11.188811%11.2%1610.489510%7.537726%10.489510%10.5%159.090909%3.250215%9.090909%9.1%137.692308%4.382393%7.692308%7.7%116.993007%2.923727%6.993007%7.0%106.993007%3.951030%6.993007%7.0%103.496503%5.792951%3.496503%3.5%53.496503%3.958092%3.496503%3.5%52.797203%1.957858%2.797203%2.8%40.000000%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%1.110723%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.117386%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.750191%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%4.239005%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.423959%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.445355%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.204975%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.678347%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Education, training, and library 3Installation, maintenance, and repair 4Engineering and architecture 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 Jefferson than in West Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Jefferson
Less Common
More Common
0%200%%ref.Material MovingBusiness1Sales and RelatedHealth TechniciansFood ServicePersonal CareTransportationSocial ServiceManagementRepair2Education3Computers & MathEngineering4ScienceLegalEntertainment5Healthcare6Healthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFacilitiesAdministrativeFarming7Construction8Production295.544268%295.544268%295.5%11.189%11.2%2.829%2.83%179.701815%179.701815%179.7%9.091%9.09%3.250%3.25%147.725823%147.725823%147.7%25.874%25.9%10.445%10.4%139.181238%139.181238%139.2%6.993%6.99%2.924%2.92%105.789661%105.789661%105.8%11.888%11.9%5.777%5.78%76.992019%76.992019%77.0%6.993%6.99%3.951%3.95%75.527580%75.527580%75.5%7.692%7.69%4.382%4.38%42.870579%42.870579%42.9%2.797%2.80%1.958%1.96%39.160147%39.160147%39.2%10.490%10.5%7.538%7.54%-11.661902%-11.661902%11.7%3.497%3.50%3.958%3.96%-39.642102%-39.642102%39.6%3.497%3.50%5.793%5.79%-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%1.111%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%2.957%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%4.239%4.24%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%13.424%13.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.445%0.45%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%7.205%7.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.678%5.68%
% percentage of occupation in Jefferson
ref. percentage of occupation in West Virginia
1Business and finance 2Installation, maintenance, and repair 3Education, training, and library 4Engineering and architecture 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 West Virginia and Jefferson
Female Male
West Virginia
Jefferson
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFMSales and RelatedAll Occupations-1.000000x-1.142236x-1.000000x1.055556x1.000000x1.055556x1.06x1819-1.234375x-1.000000x-1.234375x1.23x1.000000x1.117887x1.000000x7964
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 Jefferson
Jefferson
West Virginia
0%50%100%PartFullEducation1Material MovingSales and RelatedManagementAll OccupationsBusiness2Social ServiceHealth TechniciansFood ServicePersonal CareRepair3Transportation100.000000%39.559706%100.000000%100.0%50100.000000%31.931031%100.000000%100.0%16067.567568%40.737197%67.567568%67.6%251240.000000%13.202744%40.000000%40.0%6936.363636%29.375063%36.363636%36.4%52910.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.640836%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.971141%040.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.121240%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%59.178777%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%50.568316%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.975490%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.084048%011
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Business and finance 3Installation, maintenance, and repair 4Engineering and architecture 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 West Virginia and Jefferson
Jefferson
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k%CountAll Occupations$29,135.000000$39,594.000000$29,135.000000$29.1k100.000%100%143
% 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 Jefferson to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Jefferson, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%5%10%Count#ClendeninPinchSissonvilleMarmetElkviewJeffersonSouth AtlanticDanvilleMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansSouthPrattCharlestonKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonCedar GroveBelleWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonNitroEast BankCross LanesGlasgowClayWhitesvilleMadisonAlum CreekDunbarRandChesapeakeTornadoCoal ForkSmithersChelyanShrewsburyBig 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%2,204118.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8898.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8897.853499%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%188234.509804%4.509804%4.5%23244.416961%4.416961%4.4%25253.231293%3.231293%3.2%19262.995392%2.995392%3.0%13271.373626%1.373626%1.4%5280.000000%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 Jefferson to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson. 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 Jefferson, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%5%10%15%Count#Pleasant ValleyPleasant VlyLewisburgSummersvilleHurricaneSissonvilleTeays ValleyShady SpringBridgeportCharles TownPea RidgeOak HillRipleyJeffersonSouth AtlanticCheat LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansKenovaWelchSouthCharlestonMartinsburgBarboursvilleShannondaleKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoRansonBluefieldHuntingtonBrookhavenViennaCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonFairmontMorgantownNitroClarksburgWheelingCullodenBeckleyParkersburgCross LanesGraftonPhilippiWeirtonElkinsMoundsvilleNew MartinsvilleDunbarKeyserBuckhannonPrincetonWestoverMoorefieldPoint 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%3581110.910653%10.910653%10.9%1271210.489510%10.489510%10.5%1510.390478%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%160208.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8898.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8898.151503%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%335356.389776%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%85434.262001%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 Jefferson to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson. 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 Jefferson, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchJeffersonOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiWest VirginiaBirminghamMemphisGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Hialeah18.208027%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%23,73623.7k910.489510%10.489510%10.5%1510.415643%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%7,970378.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8898.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8898.135313%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%7,418485.687229%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 Jefferson to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson. 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 Jefferson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%5%10%15%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsJeffersonSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonLas VegasPhiladelphiaWest VirginiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroit16.121186%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%22,70622.7k1610.489510%10.489510%10.5%1510.390478%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%23,16123.2k428.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8898.256232%8.256232%8.3%6,8897.853499%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%17,83717.8k486.287799%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:
West Virginia
County:
Kanawha
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
Districts:
2, 3
ZIP Codes:
25064, 25177
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate District:
WV-17
State House District:
WV-35
Neighboring Cities:
Nitro, South Charleston, St. Albans
Nearby Cities:
Charleston, Dunbar
Nearby Towns:
Bancroft, Poca, Winfield
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Alum Creek, Cross Lanes, Hometown, Teays Valley, Tornado