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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 2,186 53.42% 1,906 46.58%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 589 14.39% 609 14.88%
Management, business, & financial operations: 308 7.53% 184 4.50%
Management, except farm managers 78 1.91% 86 2.10%
Farmers & farm managers 213 5.21% 48 1.17%
Business & financial operations: 17 0.42% 50 1.22%
Business operations specialists 14 0.34% 18 0.44%
Financial specialists 3 0.07% 32 0.78%
Professional & related occupations: 281 6.87% 425 10.39%
Computer & mathematical 19 0.46% 2 0.05%
Architecture & engineering: 22 0.54% 9 0.22%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 17 0.42% 9 0.22%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 5 0.12% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 8 0.20% 2 0.05%
Community & social services 26 0.64% 38 0.93%
Legal 5 0.12% 12 0.29%
Education, training, & library 136 3.32% 205 5.01%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 53 1.30% 46 1.12%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 12 0.29% 111 2.71%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 12 0.29% 79 1.93%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 32 0.78%
Service occupations: 237 5.79% 474 11.58%
Healthcare support 13 0.32% 76 1.86%
Protective services: 16 0.39% 4 0.10%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 1 0.02% 4 0.10%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 15 0.37% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 71 1.74% 188 4.59%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 92 2.25% 89 2.17%
Personal care & service 45 1.10% 117 2.86%
Sales & office occupations: 350 8.55% 613 14.98%
Sales & related occupations 193 4.72% 185 4.52%
Office & administrative support 157 3.84% 428 10.46%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 97 2.37% 10 0.24%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 421 10.29% 7 0.17%
Construction & extraction: 278 6.79% 4 0.10%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 30 0.73% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 248 6.06% 4 0.10%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 143 3.49% 3 0.07%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 492 12.02% 193 4.72%
Production 233 5.69% 150 3.67%
Transportation & material moving: 259 6.33% 43 1.05%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 12 0.29% 2 0.05%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 157 3.84% 13 0.32%
Rail, water & other transportation 12 0.29% 5 0.12%
Material moving 78 1.91% 23 0.56%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,186 53.42% 1,906 46.58%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 324 7.92% 72 1.76%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 316 7.72% 72 1.76%
Mining 8 0.20% 0 0.00%
Construction 307 7.50% 18 0.44%
Manufacturing 323 7.89% 202 4.94%
Wholesale trade 79 1.93% 15 0.37%
Retail trade 164 4.01% 186 4.55%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 210 5.13% 42 1.03%
Transportation & warehousing 161 3.93% 42 1.03%
Utilities 49 1.20% 0 0.00%
Information 59 1.44% 30 0.73%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 49 1.20% 114 2.79%
Finance & insurance 30 0.73% 97 2.37%
Real estate & rental & leasing 19 0.46% 17 0.42%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 50 1.22% 86 2.10%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 26 0.64% 29 0.71%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 24 0.59% 57 1.39%
Educational, health & social services: 359 8.77% 877 21.43%
Educational services 319 7.80% 517 12.63%
Health care & social assistance 40 0.98% 360 8.80%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 113 2.76% 186 4.55%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 49 1.20% 64 1.56%
Accommodation & food services 64 1.56% 122 2.98%
Other services (except public administration) 100 2.44% 60 1.47%
Public administration 49 1.20% 18 0.44%

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

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