Occupations in Thurmond, West Virginia (Town)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Thurmond
Thurmond
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountManagementAdministrativeRepair1Business2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedFarming7Construction8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving37.500000%7.537726%37.500000%37.5%337.500000%13.423959%37.500000%37.5%325.000000%3.958092%25.000000%25.0%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%1.110723%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%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%10.444662%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.445355%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.204975%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.678347%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
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 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 Thurmond than in West Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Thurmond
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%%ref.Repair1ManagementAdministrativeBusiness2Computers & MathEngineering3ScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFood ServiceFacilitiesPersonal CareSales and RelatedFarming7Construction8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving531.617400%531.617400%531.6%25.000%25.0%3.958%3.96%397.497525%397.497525%397.5%37.500%37.5%7.538%7.54%179.351268%179.351268%179.4%37.500%37.5%13.424%13.4%-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%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%10.445%10.4%-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%-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 Thurmond
ref. percentage of occupation in West Virginia
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 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 Thurmond
Female Male
West Virginia
Thurmond
2x1x0x1x2xFMAll OccupationsAdministrative-1.666667x-1.000000x-1.666667x1.67x1.000000x1.117887x1.000000x53-2.000000x-2.833581x-2.000000x2.00x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x21
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 Thurmond
Thurmond
West Virginia
0%50%100%PartFullRepair1AdministrativeAll OccupationsManagement100.000000%13.975490%100.000000%100.0%2066.666667%28.224550%66.666667%66.7%2162.500000%29.375063%62.500000%62.5%5333.333333%13.202744%33.333333%33.3%12
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Installation, maintenance, and repair 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Occupations by Place in the Beckley Area

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

Management Occupations by Place#5

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Thurmond, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Thurmond
0%20%40%60%Count#Falls ViewThurmondGlen WhiteHilltopFayettevilleGauley BridgeShady SpringOak HillGhentBradleySouth AtlanticMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMount CarbonPowelltonZIP Code 25936ZIP 25936BoltPlateauCrab OrchardMacArthurDanielsWest VirginiaCoal CityRhodellBeckley021100Tract 021100Charlton HeightsCharlton HtsMeadow BridgeMount HopeBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoLesterMabscottProsperityPiney 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%17139.375000%9.375000%9.4%38.733624%8.733624%8.7%20148.626639%8.626639%8.6%5008.284024%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%539206.978799%6.978799%7.0%796.923077%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%8245.660377%5.660377%5.7%27255.642023%5.642023%5.6%29264.590164%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 Thurmond to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thurmond. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Management Occupations by Place#30

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Thurmond, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Thurmond
0%10%20%30%Count#ThurmondPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyLewisburgSummersvilleHurricaneSissonvilleTeays ValleyShady SpringBridgeportCharles TownPea RidgeOak HillRipleySouth AtlanticCheat LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. AlbansKenovaWelchSouthCharlestonMartinsburgZIP Code 25936ZIP 25936BarboursvilleShannondalePlateauRansonBluefieldHuntingtonBrookhavenViennaWest VirginiaSouth CharlestonS CharlestonFairmontMorgantownNitroClarksburgWheelingCullodenBeckley021100Tract 021100ParkersburgCross LanesBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoGraftonPhilippiWeirtonElkinsMoundsvilleNew MartinsvilleDunbarKeyserBuckhannonPrincetonWestoverMoorefieldPoint PleasantPt PleasantWestonRavenswood37.500000%37.500000%37.5%317.201540%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%674189.375000%9.375000%9.4%39.343936%9.343936%9.3%141199.211284%9.211284%9.2%160208.626639%8.626639%8.6%5008.151503%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%539336.978799%6.978799%7.0%796.800884%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%537385.663234%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 Thurmond to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thurmond. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Management Occupations by Place#55

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Thurmond, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Thurmond
0%10%20%30%Count#ThurmondArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityZIP Code 25936ZIP 25936MontgomerySt. PetersburgFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvillePlateauBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiWest VirginiaBirmingham021100Tract 021100MemphisBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoGarlandAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Hialeah37.500000%37.500000%37.5%318.208027%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%27,91627.9k209.375000%9.375000%9.4%39.372919%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%25,23125.2k308.626639%8.626639%8.6%5008.534917%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%6,757466.978799%6.978799%7.0%796.969860%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%7,418485.687229%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 Thurmond to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thurmond. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Management Occupations by Place#80

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Thurmond, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Thurmond
0%10%20%30%Count#ThurmondWashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityZIP Code 25936ZIP 25936Los AngelesOmahaPhoenixFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvillePlateauSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaWest Virginia021100Tract 021100MemphisTucsonFresnoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteFayette County School DistrictFayette CoMilwaukeeClevelandDetroit37.500000%37.500000%37.5%316.121186%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%27,91627.9k209.375000%9.375000%9.4%39.255983%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%25,23125.2k348.626639%8.626639%8.6%5008.624270%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%56,56456.6k6.978799%6.978799%7.0%796.969860%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%9,409494.999593%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:
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      • 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:
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State:
West Virginia
County:
Fayette
Metro Area:
Beckley Area
District:
Plateau
ZIP Code:
25936
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 Towns:
Fayetteville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bradley, Glen Jean, Hilltop, Piney View, Prince, Prosperity, Scarbro