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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 3,188 51.62% 2,988 48.38%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 748 12.11% 877 14.20%
Management, business, & financial operations: 492 7.97% 275 4.45%
Management, except farm managers 216 3.50% 145 2.35%
Farmers & farm managers 172 2.78% 4 0.06%
Business & financial operations: 104 1.68% 126 2.04%
Business operations specialists 62 1.00% 73 1.18%
Financial specialists 42 0.68% 53 0.86%
Professional & related occupations: 256 4.15% 602 9.75%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 6 0.10%
Architecture & engineering: 21 0.34% 6 0.10%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 18 0.29% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 3 0.05% 6 0.10%
Life, physical, & social science 16 0.26% 12 0.19%
Community & social services 49 0.79% 57 0.92%
Legal 8 0.13% 24 0.39%
Education, training, & library 81 1.31% 232 3.76%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 23 0.37% 53 0.86%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 58 0.94% 212 3.43%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 51 0.83% 152 2.46%
Health technologists & technicians 7 0.11% 60 0.97%
Service occupations: 339 5.49% 611 9.89%
Healthcare support 6 0.10% 176 2.85%
Protective services: 47 0.76% 11 0.18%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 34 0.55% 5 0.08%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 13 0.21% 6 0.10%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 108 1.75% 206 3.34%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 130 2.10% 75 1.21%
Personal care & service 48 0.78% 143 2.32%
Sales & office occupations: 432 6.99% 960 15.54%
Sales & related occupations 288 4.66% 253 4.10%
Office & administrative support 144 2.33% 707 11.45%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 73 1.18% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 635 10.28% 18 0.29%
Construction & extraction: 347 5.62% 5 0.08%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 63 1.02% 5 0.08%
Construction trades 284 4.60% 0 0.00%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 288 4.66% 13 0.21%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 961 15.56% 522 8.45%
Production 513 8.31% 442 7.16%
Transportation & material moving: 448 7.25% 80 1.30%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 11 0.18%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 238 3.85% 11 0.18%
Rail, water & other transportation 56 0.91% 8 0.13%
Material moving 154 2.49% 50 0.81%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 3,188 51.62% 2,988 48.38%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 295 4.78% 17 0.28%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 286 4.63% 17 0.28%
Mining 9 0.15% 0 0.00%
Construction 390 6.31% 45 0.73%
Manufacturing 647 10.48% 530 8.58%
Wholesale trade 193 3.13% 32 0.52%
Retail trade 369 5.97% 392 6.35%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 322 5.21% 33 0.53%
Transportation & warehousing 227 3.68% 28 0.45%
Utilities 95 1.54% 5 0.08%
Information 67 1.08% 47 0.76%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 59 0.96% 179 2.90%
Finance & insurance 40 0.65% 137 2.22%
Real estate & rental & leasing 19 0.31% 42 0.68%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 113 1.83% 143 2.32%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 44 0.71% 55 0.89%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 69 1.12% 88 1.42%
Educational, health & social services: 279 4.52% 1,061 17.18%
Educational services 160 2.59% 393 6.36%
Health care & social assistance 119 1.93% 668 10.82%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 164 2.66% 231 3.74%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 45 0.73% 66 1.07%
Accommodation & food services 119 1.93% 165 2.67%
Other services (except public administration) 179 2.90% 131 2.12%
Public administration 111 1.80% 147 2.38%

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

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