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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 2,737 55.28% 2,214 44.72%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 862 17.41% 688 13.90%
Management, business, & financial operations: 611 12.34% 248 5.01%
Management, except farm managers 162 3.27% 129 2.61%
Farmers & farm managers 411 8.30% 40 0.81%
Business & financial operations: 38 0.77% 79 1.60%
Business operations specialists 22 0.44% 33 0.67%
Financial specialists 16 0.32% 46 0.93%
Professional & related occupations: 251 5.07% 440 8.89%
Computer & mathematical 17 0.34% 8 0.16%
Architecture & engineering: 66 1.33% 5 0.10%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 39 0.79% 5 0.10%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 27 0.55% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 19 0.38% 5 0.10%
Community & social services 22 0.44% 20 0.40%
Legal 7 0.14% 7 0.14%
Education, training, & library 66 1.33% 203 4.10%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 13 0.26% 15 0.30%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 41 0.83% 177 3.58%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 36 0.73% 103 2.08%
Health technologists & technicians 5 0.10% 74 1.49%
Service occupations: 210 4.24% 622 12.56%
Healthcare support 10 0.20% 178 3.60%
Protective services: 37 0.75% 1 0.02%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 28 0.57% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 9 0.18% 1 0.02%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 80 1.62% 214 4.32%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 80 1.62% 59 1.19%
Personal care & service 3 0.06% 170 3.43%
Sales & office occupations: 353 7.13% 693 14.00%
Sales & related occupations 205 4.14% 177 3.58%
Office & administrative support 148 2.99% 516 10.42%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 103 2.08% 17 0.34%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 530 10.70% 15 0.30%
Construction & extraction: 269 5.43% 6 0.12%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 37 0.75% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 232 4.69% 6 0.12%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 261 5.27% 9 0.18%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 679 13.71% 179 3.62%
Production 405 8.18% 152 3.07%
Transportation & material moving: 274 5.53% 27 0.55%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 9 0.18% 2 0.04%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 150 3.03% 3 0.06%
Rail, water & other transportation 21 0.42% 3 0.06%
Material moving 94 1.90% 19 0.38%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,737 55.28% 2,214 44.72%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 508 10.26% 64 1.29%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 508 10.26% 64 1.29%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 257 5.19% 10 0.20%
Manufacturing 620 12.52% 201 4.06%
Wholesale trade 93 1.88% 28 0.57%
Retail trade 246 4.97% 291 5.88%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 281 5.68% 75 1.51%
Transportation & warehousing 250 5.05% 72 1.45%
Utilities 31 0.63% 3 0.06%
Information 25 0.50% 59 1.19%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 61 1.23% 108 2.18%
Finance & insurance 57 1.15% 97 1.96%
Real estate & rental & leasing 4 0.08% 11 0.22%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 93 1.88% 80 1.62%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 47 0.95% 67 1.35%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 46 0.93% 13 0.26%
Educational, health & social services: 206 4.16% 934 18.86%
Educational services 143 2.89% 353 7.13%
Health care & social assistance 63 1.27% 581 11.74%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 110 2.22% 196 3.96%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 30 0.61% 54 1.09%
Accommodation & food services 80 1.62% 142 2.87%
Other services (except public administration) 134 2.71% 117 2.36%
Public administration 103 2.08% 51 1.03%

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

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