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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 2,231 53.57% 1,934 46.43%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 642 15.41% 521 12.51%
Management, business, & financial operations: 496 11.91% 179 4.30%
Management, except farm managers 122 2.93% 72 1.73%
Farmers & farm managers 343 8.24% 34 0.82%
Business & financial operations: 31 0.74% 73 1.75%
Business operations specialists 4 0.10% 28 0.67%
Financial specialists 27 0.65% 45 1.08%
Professional & related occupations: 146 3.51% 342 8.21%
Computer & mathematical 6 0.14% 20 0.48%
Architecture & engineering: 31 0.74% 6 0.14%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 14 0.34% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 17 0.41% 6 0.14%
Life, physical, & social science 30 0.72% 6 0.14%
Community & social services 7 0.17% 27 0.65%
Legal 8 0.19% 6 0.14%
Education, training, & library 24 0.58% 157 3.77%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 19 0.46% 24 0.58%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 21 0.50% 96 2.30%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 11 0.26% 72 1.73%
Health technologists & technicians 10 0.24% 24 0.58%
Service occupations: 147 3.53% 442 10.61%
Healthcare support 5 0.12% 121 2.91%
Protective services: 35 0.84% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 24 0.58% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 11 0.26% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 37 0.89% 149 3.58%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 52 1.25% 50 1.20%
Personal care & service 18 0.43% 122 2.93%
Sales & office occupations: 292 7.01% 685 16.45%
Sales & related occupations 160 3.84% 216 5.19%
Office & administrative support 132 3.17% 469 11.26%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 67 1.61% 20 0.48%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 491 11.79% 10 0.24%
Construction & extraction: 286 6.87% 4 0.10%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 21 0.50% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 262 6.29% 4 0.10%
Extraction 3 0.07% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 205 4.92% 6 0.14%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 592 14.21% 256 6.15%
Production 335 8.04% 221 5.31%
Transportation & material moving: 257 6.17% 35 0.84%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 142 3.41% 12 0.29%
Rail, water & other transportation 14 0.34% 0 0.00%
Material moving 101 2.42% 23 0.55%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,231 53.57% 1,934 46.43%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 525 12.61% 64 1.54%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 463 11.12% 56 1.34%
Mining 62 1.49% 8 0.19%
Construction 321 7.71% 29 0.70%
Manufacturing 439 10.54% 290 6.96%
Wholesale trade 102 2.45% 15 0.36%
Retail trade 173 4.15% 226 5.43%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 166 3.99% 49 1.18%
Transportation & warehousing 123 2.95% 36 0.86%
Utilities 43 1.03% 13 0.31%
Information 34 0.82% 43 1.03%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 71 1.70% 221 5.31%
Finance & insurance 56 1.34% 207 4.97%
Real estate & rental & leasing 15 0.36% 14 0.34%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 43 1.03% 80 1.92%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 24 0.58% 40 0.96%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 19 0.46% 40 0.96%
Educational, health & social services: 121 2.91% 643 15.44%
Educational services 92 2.21% 212 5.09%
Health care & social assistance 29 0.70% 431 10.35%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 69 1.66% 103 2.47%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 15 0.36% 7 0.17%
Accommodation & food services 54 1.30% 96 2.30%
Other services (except public administration) 97 2.33% 92 2.21%
Public administration 70 1.68% 79 1.90%

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

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