Occupations in Oakvale, West Virginia (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Oakvale
Oakvale
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMaterial MovingEducation1AdministrativeProductionManagementFacilitiesSales and RelatedFarming2Repair3Personal CareBusiness4Computers & MathEngineering5ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment6Healthcare7Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceConstruction8Transportation57.142857%2.828713%57.142857%57.1%4420.779221%5.792951%20.779221%20.8%163.896104%13.423959%3.896104%3.9%33.896104%5.678347%3.896104%3.9%32.597403%7.537726%2.597403%2.6%22.597403%4.239005%2.597403%2.6%22.597403%10.444662%2.597403%2.6%22.597403%0.445355%2.597403%2.6%22.597403%3.958092%2.597403%2.6%21.298701%3.951030%1.298701%1.3%10.000000%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%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%7.204975%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.382393%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Farming, fishing, and forestry 3Installation, maintenance, and repair 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 7Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 8Construction and extraction

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Oakvale than in West Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Oakvale
Less Common
More Common
0k%1k%%ref.Material MovingFarming1Education2ProductionRepair3FacilitiesManagementPersonal CareAdministrativeSales and RelatedBusiness4Computers & MathEngineering5ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEntertainment6Healthcare7Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceConstruction8Transportation1,920.101084%1,920.101084%1.9k%57.143%57.1%2.829%2.83%483.220251%483.220251%0.5k%2.597%2.60%0.445%0.45%258.698365%258.698365%0.3k%20.779%20.8%5.793%5.79%-31.386658%-31.386658%0.0k%3.896%3.90%5.678%5.68%-34.377413%-34.377413%0.0k%2.597%2.60%3.958%3.96%-38.726121%-38.726121%0.0k%2.597%2.60%4.239%4.24%-65.541297%-65.541297%0.1k%2.597%2.60%7.538%7.54%-67.130054%-67.130054%0.1k%1.299%1.30%3.951%3.95%-70.976492%-70.976492%0.1k%3.896%3.90%13.424%13.4%-75.131771%-75.131771%0.1k%2.597%2.60%10.445%10.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%3.250%3.25%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.636%1.64%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.407%1.41%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%0.832%0.83%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.958%1.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.111%1.11%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.117%1.12%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.750%4.75%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.924%2.92%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%2.957%2.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.191%1.19%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%1.203%1.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%5.777%5.78%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%7.205%7.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%0.1k%0.000%0%4.382%4.38%
% percentage of occupation in Oakvale
ref. percentage of occupation in West Virginia
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Education, training, and library 3Installation, maintenance, and repair 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 7Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 Oakvale
Female Male
West Virginia
Oakvale
2x1x0x1x2xFMProductionMaterial MovingAll Occupations-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.000000x4.254131x2.000000x2.00x12-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.588235x5.738730x1.588235x1.59x1727-1.138889x-1.000000x-1.138889x1.14x1.000000x1.117887x1.000000x4136
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 Oakvale
Oakvale
West Virginia
0%50%100%PartFullFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming1Material MovingAll OccupationsManagementEducation2Sales and RelatedAdministrativeRepair3Production100.000000%43.187677%100.000000%100.0%20100.000000%50.568316%100.000000%100.0%10100.000000%30.580491%100.000000%100.0%2061.363636%31.931031%61.363636%61.4%271741.558442%29.375063%41.558442%41.6%32450.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.202744%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%39.559706%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.737197%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.224550%030.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.975490%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.232639%03
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Farming, fishing, and forestry 2Education, training, and library 3Installation, maintenance, and repair 4Business and finance 5Engineering and architecture 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 7Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 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 Oakvale
Oakvale
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k%CountAll Occupations$24,688.000000$39,594.000000$24,688.000000$24.7k100.000%100%77
% 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 Bluefield Area

There are 19 places in the Bluefield Area. This section compares Oakvale to all of the places in the Bluefield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oakvale.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Oakvale, selected other places in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Oakvale
0%5%10%Count#BluefieldClaypool HillTazewellSouth AtlanticCedar BluffUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSpringvillePocahontasBluefieldWest VirginiaAthensMontcalmBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldRichlandsZIP Code 24740ZIP 24740Mercer CountyMercerMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyDistrict IIIMatoakaPrinceton002400Tract 002400OakvaleGrattonBrush ForkRavenBluewellLashmeetBramwell12.670749%12.670749%12.7%269112.361111%12.361111%12.4%89211.488783%11.488783%11.5%169310.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.284464%10.284464%10.3%47410.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.482759%9.482759%9.5%6658.988764%8.988764%9.0%868.138377%8.138377%8.1%32777.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k7.373272%7.373272%7.4%3287.239819%7.239819%7.2%1697.102624%7.102624%7.1%2,8126.920078%6.920078%6.9%142106.232295%6.232295%6.2%7705.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3565.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3564.090447%4.090447%4.1%3224.054054%4.054054%4.1%3114.031511%4.031511%4.0%87123.823280%3.823280%3.8%452.597403%2.597403%2.6%2132.553191%2.553191%2.6%12141.440000%1.440000%1.4%9150.741840%0.741840%0.7%5160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019

Occupations by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Oakvale to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oakvale. 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 Oakvale, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Oakvale
0%5%10%15%Count#Pleasant ValleyPleasant VlyLewisburgSummersvilleHurricaneSissonvilleTeays ValleyShady SpringBridgeportCharles TownPea RidgeOak HillRipleySouth AtlanticCheat LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansKenovaWelchSouthCharlestonMartinsburgBarboursvilleShannondaleRansonBluefieldHuntingtonBrookhavenViennaWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonFairmontMorgantownNitroClarksburgWheelingBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldCullodenBeckleyParkersburgCross LanesGraftonPhilippiZIP Code 24740ZIP 24740WeirtonMercer CountyMercerMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyElkinsMoundsvilleNew MartinsvilleDunbarKeyserBuckhannonDistrict IIIPrinceton002400Tract 002400WestoverMoorefieldPoint PleasantPt PleasantOakvaleWestonRavenswood17.201540%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%373257.537726%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%904317.102624%7.102624%7.1%2,8127.037256%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%77376.232295%6.232295%6.2%7705.933702%5.933702%5.9%537385.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3565.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3565.663234%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%95444.090447%4.090447%4.1%3224.031511%4.031511%4.0%87453.823280%3.823280%3.8%453.660886%3.660886%3.7%76463.651685%3.651685%3.7%52472.899824%2.899824%2.9%33482.597403%2.597403%2.6%22.484472%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 Oakvale to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oakvale. 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 Oakvale, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Oakvale
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiWest VirginiaBirminghamBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMemphisGarlandZIP Code 24740ZIP 24740Mercer CountyMercerMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahDistrict III002400Tract 002400Oakvale18.208027%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%6,368427.712122%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%6,757467.102624%7.102624%7.1%2,8126.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418486.232295%6.232295%6.2%7705.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3565.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3565.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553504.090447%4.090447%4.1%3223.823280%3.823280%3.8%452.597403%2.597403%2.6%2

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Oakvale to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Oakvale. 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 Oakvale, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Oakvale
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 PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaWest VirginiaBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandZIP Code 24740ZIP 24740Mercer CountyMercerMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyDetroitDistrict III002400Tract 002400Oakvale16.121186%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%23,16123.2k427.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k437.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k447.537726%7.537726%7.5%56,56456.6k7.102624%7.102624%7.1%2,8126.969860%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%9,409496.232295%6.232295%6.2%7705.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3565.791902%5.791902%5.8%1,3564.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k504.090447%4.090447%4.1%3223.823280%3.823280%3.8%452.597403%2.597403%2.6%2

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:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Bluefield Area
District:
III
ZIP Code:
24740
Unified School District:
Mercer County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House District:
WV-27
Nearby Cities:
Bluefield, Princeton
Nearby Towns:
Athens, Glen Lyn, Narrows, Pearisburg, Peterstown, Rich Creek
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brush Fork, Lashmeet