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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 4,599 51.41% 4,347 48.59%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 974 10.89% 1,514 16.92%
Management, business, & financial operations: 344 3.85% 298 3.33%
Management, except farm managers 253 2.83% 224 2.50%
Farmers & farm managers 12 0.13% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 79 0.88% 74 0.83%
Business operations specialists 51 0.57% 28 0.31%
Financial specialists 28 0.31% 46 0.51%
Professional & related occupations: 630 7.04% 1,216 13.59%
Computer & mathematical 12 0.13% 9 0.10%
Architecture & engineering: 71 0.79% 4 0.04%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 45 0.50% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 26 0.29% 4 0.04%
Life, physical, & social science 14 0.16% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 69 0.77% 77 0.86%
Legal 18 0.20% 22 0.25%
Education, training, & library 260 2.91% 605 6.76%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 26 0.29% 29 0.32%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 160 1.79% 470 5.25%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 104 1.16% 284 3.17%
Health technologists & technicians 56 0.63% 186 2.08%
Service occupations: 532 5.95% 1,022 11.42%
Healthcare support 26 0.29% 244 2.73%
Protective services: 230 2.57% 25 0.28%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 124 1.39% 15 0.17%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 106 1.18% 10 0.11%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 87 0.97% 413 4.62%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 157 1.75% 144 1.61%
Personal care & service 32 0.36% 196 2.19%
Sales & office occupations: 572 6.39% 1,615 18.05%
Sales & related occupations 371 4.15% 657 7.34%
Office & administrative support 201 2.25% 958 10.71%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 94 1.05% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,523 17.02% 29 0.32%
Construction & extraction: 1,097 12.26% 15 0.17%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 97 1.08% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 511 5.71% 5 0.06%
Extraction 489 5.47% 10 0.11%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 426 4.76% 14 0.16%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 904 10.11% 167 1.87%
Production 296 3.31% 94 1.05%
Transportation & material moving: 608 6.80% 73 0.82%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 22 0.25% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 363 4.06% 58 0.65%
Rail, water & other transportation 32 0.36% 0 0.00%
Material moving 191 2.14% 15 0.17%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 4,599 51.41% 4,347 48.59%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 1,217 13.60% 46 0.51%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 129 1.44% 0 0.00%
Mining 1,088 12.16% 46 0.51%
Construction 505 5.64% 22 0.25%
Manufacturing 278 3.11% 109 1.22%
Wholesale trade 164 1.83% 33 0.37%
Retail trade 520 5.81% 705 7.88%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 264 2.95% 120 1.34%
Transportation & warehousing 198 2.21% 110 1.23%
Utilities 66 0.74% 10 0.11%
Information 60 0.67% 78 0.87%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 99 1.11% 211 2.36%
Finance & insurance 60 0.67% 185 2.07%
Real estate & rental & leasing 39 0.44% 26 0.29%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 191 2.14% 138 1.54%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 69 0.77% 116 1.30%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 122 1.36% 22 0.25%
Educational, health & social services: 647 7.23% 2,063 23.06%
Educational services 420 4.69% 931 10.41%
Health care & social assistance 227 2.54% 1,132 12.65%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 125 1.40% 401 4.48%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 13 0.15% 13 0.15%
Accommodation & food services 112 1.25% 388 4.34%
Other services (except public administration) 290 3.24% 171 1.91%
Public administration 239 2.67% 250 2.79%

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

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