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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 2,438 51.60% 2,287 48.40%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 569 12.04% 619 13.10%
Management, business, & financial operations: 374 7.92% 211 4.47%
Management, except farm managers 137 2.90% 125 2.65%
Farmers & farm managers 173 3.66% 38 0.80%
Business & financial operations: 64 1.35% 48 1.02%
Business operations specialists 25 0.53% 23 0.49%
Financial specialists 39 0.83% 25 0.53%
Professional & related occupations: 195 4.13% 408 8.63%
Computer & mathematical 8 0.17% 1 0.02%
Architecture & engineering: 51 1.08% 8 0.17%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 24 0.51% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 27 0.57% 8 0.17%
Life, physical, & social science 21 0.44% 7 0.15%
Community & social services 27 0.57% 23 0.49%
Legal 9 0.19% 14 0.30%
Education, training, & library 45 0.95% 198 4.19%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 21 0.44% 10 0.21%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 13 0.28% 147 3.11%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 13 0.28% 111 2.35%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 36 0.76%
Service occupations: 202 4.28% 592 12.53%
Healthcare support 6 0.13% 182 3.85%
Protective services: 66 1.40% 6 0.13%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 45 0.95% 6 0.13%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 21 0.44% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 38 0.80% 162 3.43%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 87 1.84% 56 1.19%
Personal care & service 5 0.11% 186 3.94%
Sales & office occupations: 261 5.52% 680 14.39%
Sales & related occupations 170 3.60% 162 3.43%
Office & administrative support 91 1.93% 518 10.96%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 64 1.35% 2 0.04%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 479 10.14% 43 0.91%
Construction & extraction: 253 5.35% 28 0.59%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 22 0.47% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 203 4.30% 26 0.55%
Extraction 28 0.59% 2 0.04%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 226 4.78% 15 0.32%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 863 18.26% 351 7.43%
Production 585 12.38% 265 5.61%
Transportation & material moving: 278 5.88% 86 1.82%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 3 0.06% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 131 2.77% 30 0.63%
Rail, water & other transportation 16 0.34% 12 0.25%
Material moving 128 2.71% 44 0.93%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,438 51.60% 2,287 48.40%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 298 6.31% 50 1.06%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 243 5.14% 40 0.85%
Mining 55 1.16% 10 0.21%
Construction 308 6.52% 54 1.14%
Manufacturing 763 16.15% 435 9.21%
Wholesale trade 53 1.12% 18 0.38%
Retail trade 195 4.13% 228 4.83%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 255 5.40% 76 1.61%
Transportation & warehousing 166 3.51% 64 1.35%
Utilities 89 1.88% 12 0.25%
Information 34 0.72% 31 0.66%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 52 1.10% 132 2.79%
Finance & insurance 48 1.02% 125 2.65%
Real estate & rental & leasing 4 0.08% 7 0.15%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 128 2.71% 88 1.86%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 79 1.67% 54 1.14%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 8 0.17%
Administrative & support & waste management services 49 1.04% 26 0.55%
Educational, health & social services: 119 2.52% 853 18.05%
Educational services 89 1.88% 271 5.74%
Health care & social assistance 30 0.63% 582 12.32%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 53 1.12% 118 2.50%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 11 0.23% 12 0.25%
Accommodation & food services 42 0.89% 106 2.24%
Other services (except public administration) 100 2.12% 106 2.24%
Public administration 80 1.69% 98 2.07%

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

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