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INDUSTRY & OCCUPATION

Not only has the makeup of the American workforce evolved over the past fifty years as more and more women have sought jobs outside the home, but work itself has changed as the service sector has grown and employment in manufacturing has declined.

Occupation by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,540 55.33% 4,472 44.67%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 846 8.45% 1,247 12.46%
Management, business, & financial operations: 520 5.19% 309 3.09%
Management, except farm managers 373 3.73% 206 2.06%
Farmers & farm managers 101 1.01% 26 0.26%
Business & financial operations: 46 0.46% 77 0.77%
Business operations specialists 36 0.36% 48 0.48%
Financial specialists 10 0.10% 29 0.29%
Professional & related occupations: 326 3.26% 938 9.37%
Computer & mathematical 13 0.13% 43 0.43%
Architecture & engineering: 90 0.90% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 41 0.41% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 49 0.49% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 24 0.24% 34 0.34%
Community & social services 45 0.45% 87 0.87%
Legal 7 0.07% 37 0.37%
Education, training, & library 70 0.70% 371 3.71%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 12 0.12% 17 0.17%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 65 0.65% 349 3.49%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 58 0.58% 233 2.33%
Health technologists & technicians 7 0.07% 116 1.16%
Service occupations: 361 3.61% 963 9.62%
Healthcare support 10 0.10% 208 2.08%
Protective services: 66 0.66% 36 0.36%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 64 0.64% 36 0.36%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.02% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 78 0.78% 335 3.35%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 183 1.83% 187 1.87%
Personal care & service 24 0.24% 197 1.97%
Sales & office occupations: 684 6.83% 1,292 12.90%
Sales & related occupations 454 4.53% 534 5.33%
Office & administrative support 230 2.30% 758 7.57%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 70 0.70% 29 0.29%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,243 12.42% 18 0.18%
Construction & extraction: 750 7.49% 16 0.16%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 71 0.71% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 655 6.54% 16 0.16%
Extraction 24 0.24% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 493 4.92% 2 0.02%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 2,336 23.33% 923 9.22%
Production 1,342 13.40% 737 7.36%
Transportation & material moving: 994 9.93% 186 1.86%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 31 0.31% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 18 0.18% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 470 4.69% 33 0.33%
Rail, water & other transportation 11 0.11% 11 0.11%
Material moving 464 4.63% 142 1.42%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,540 55.33% 4,472 44.67%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 174 1.74% 70 0.70%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 172 1.72% 70 0.70%
Mining 2 0.02% 0 0.00%
Construction 797 7.96% 48 0.48%
Manufacturing 2,251 22.48% 1,061 10.60%
Wholesale trade 183 1.83% 32 0.32%
Retail trade 538 5.37% 597 5.96%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 474 4.73% 68 0.68%
Transportation & warehousing 362 3.62% 68 0.68%
Utilities 112 1.12% 0 0.00%
Information 68 0.68% 94 0.94%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 83 0.83% 189 1.89%
Finance & insurance 65 0.65% 140 1.40%
Real estate & rental & leasing 18 0.18% 49 0.49%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 194 1.94% 166 1.66%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 49 0.49% 71 0.71%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 145 1.45% 95 0.95%
Educational, health & social services: 289 2.89% 1,391 13.89%
Educational services 175 1.75% 575 5.74%
Health care & social assistance 114 1.14% 816 8.15%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 152 1.52% 325 3.25%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 59 0.59% 20 0.20%
Accommodation & food services 93 0.93% 305 3.05%
Other services (except public administration) 209 2.09% 208 2.08%
Public administration 128 1.28% 223 2.23%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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