Occupations in Pax, West Virginia (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Pax
Pax
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountSales and RelatedProductionFacilitiesFire FightingLaw EnforcementEntertainment1Healthcare SupportAdministrativeManagementBusiness2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Healthcare5Health TechniciansFood ServicePersonal CareFarming6Construction7Repair8TransportationMaterial Moving28.571429%10.444662%28.571429%28.6%1416.326531%5.678347%16.326531%16.3%814.285714%4.239005%14.285714%14.3%712.244898%1.191212%12.244898%12.2%612.244898%1.203072%12.244898%12.2%68.163265%1.117386%8.163265%8.2%44.081633%2.956642%4.081633%4.1%24.081633%13.423959%4.081633%4.1%20.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.537726%00.000000%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%5.792951%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.750191%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.923727%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.776827%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.951030%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.445355%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.204975%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.958092%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.382393%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.828713%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Pax than in West Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Pax
Less Common
More Common
0%500%%ref.Fire FightingLaw EnforcementEntertainment1FacilitiesProductionSales and RelatedHealthcare SupportAdministrativeManagementBusiness2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Healthcare5Health TechniciansFood ServicePersonal CareFarming6Construction7Repair8TransportationMaterial Moving927.935828%927.935828%927.9%12.245%12.2%1.191%1.19%917.802212%917.802212%917.8%12.245%12.2%1.203%1.20%630.567948%630.567948%630.6%8.163%8.16%1.117%1.12%237.006332%237.006332%237.0%14.286%14.3%4.239%4.24%187.522576%187.522576%187.5%16.327%16.3%5.678%5.68%173.550523%173.550523%173.6%28.571%28.6%10.445%10.4%38.049584%38.049584%38.0%4.082%4.08%2.957%2.96%-69.594420%-69.594420%69.6%4.082%4.08%13.424%13.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%7.538%7.54%-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%1.111%1.11%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.793%5.79%-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%5.777%5.78%-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%7.205%7.20%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.958%3.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.382%4.38%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.829%2.83%
% percentage of occupation in Pax
ref. percentage of occupation in West Virginia
1Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 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 Pax
Female Male
West Virginia
Pax
2x1x0x1x2xFMAll OccupationsLaw EnforcementSales and Related-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.722222x1.117887x1.722222x1.72x1831-2.000000x-1.000000x-2.000000x2.00x1.000000x6.125493x1.000000x42-2.500000x-1.142236x-2.500000x2.50x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x104
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 Pax
Pax
West Virginia
0%50%100%PartFullHealthcare SupportFire FightingAdministrativeSales and RelatedAll OccupationsEntertainment1Law EnforcementFacilitiesProduction100.000000%35.331500%100.000000%100.0%20100.000000%30.462020%100.000000%100.0%60100.000000%28.224550%100.000000%100.0%2035.714286%40.737197%35.714286%35.7%5930.612245%29.375063%30.612245%30.6%15340.000000%0.000000%0.0%39.749553%040.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.997342%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%43.187677%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.232639%08
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 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 Pax
Pax
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k%CountAll Occupations$42,500.000000$39,594.000000$42,500.000000$42.5k100.000%100%49
% 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 Pax to all of the places in the Beckley Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pax.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Pax, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Pax
0%20%40%60%Count#Falls ViewThurmondGlen WhiteHilltopFayettevilleGauley BridgeShady SpringOak HillGhentBradleySouth AtlanticMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMount CarbonPowelltonBoltCrab OrchardMacArthurDanielsWest VirginiaCoal CityRhodellBeckleyCharlton HeightsCharlton HtsMeadow BridgeMount HopeBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoLester020600Tract 020600MabscottProsperityValleyPiney 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%6197.010014%7.010014%7.0%539206.923077%6.923077%6.9%9216.896552%6.896552%6.9%8226.829268%6.829268%6.8%28236.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.299213%6.299213%6.3%8245.857143%5.857143%5.9%415.660377%5.660377%5.7%27255.642023%5.642023%5.6%29264.962779%4.962779%5.0%2404.590164%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 Pax to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pax. 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 Pax, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Pax
0%5%10%15%Count#Pleasant ValleyPleasant VlyLewisburgSummersvilleHurricaneSissonvilleTeays ValleyShady SpringBridgeportCharles TownPea RidgeOak HillRipleySouth AtlanticCheat LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansKenovaWelchSouthCharlestonMartinsburgBarboursvilleShannondaleRansonBluefieldHuntingtonBrookhavenViennaWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonFairmontMorgantownNitroClarksburgWheelingCullodenBeckleyParkersburgCross LanesBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoGraftonPhilippiWeirton020600Tract 020600ElkinsMoundsvilleNew MartinsvilleDunbarValleyKeyserBuckhannonPrincetonWestoverMoorefieldPoint PleasantPt PleasantWestonRavenswoodPax17.201540%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%904317.037256%7.037256%7.0%119327.010014%7.010014%7.0%539336.800884%6.800884%6.8%831346.747231%6.747231%6.7%335356.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.389776%6.389776%6.4%120366.244931%6.244931%6.2%77375.933702%5.933702%5.9%537385.857143%5.857143%5.9%415.663234%5.663234%5.7%187395.633803%5.633803%5.6%200405.338078%5.338078%5.3%105415.273492%5.273492%5.3%188424.962779%4.962779%5.0%2404.769921%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%26500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Pax to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pax. 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 Pax, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Pax
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 VirginiaBirminghamMemphisBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoGarland020600Tract 020600Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahValleyPax18.208027%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%6,757466.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418485.857143%5.857143%5.9%415.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553504.962779%4.962779%5.0%2400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Pax to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pax. 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 Pax, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Pax
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 VirginiaMemphisTucsonFresnoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoMilwaukeeCleveland020600Tract 020600DetroitValleyPax16.121186%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%56,56456.6k6.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k456.869088%6.869088%6.9%15,99016.0k466.791033%6.791033%6.8%13,77513.8k476.716599%6.716599%6.7%3,0406.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.710671%6.710671%6.7%1,0986.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k486.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409495.857143%5.857143%5.9%414.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k504.962779%4.962779%5.0%2400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

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:
Fayette
Metro Area:
Beckley Area
District:
Valley
ZIP Codes:
25880, 25904
Unified School District:
Fayette County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-10
State House District:
WV-32
Nearby Cities:
Mount Hope, Oak Hill
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bradley, Eccles, Glen Jean, Hilltop, Kincaid, Piney View, Prosperity, Scarbro