Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to Maine


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Oxford County

Print-Friendly Version

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 13,561 52.80% 12,125 47.20%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 3,052 11.88% 3,783 14.73%
Management, business, & financial operations: 1,534 5.97% 1,021 3.97%
Management, except farm managers 1,097 4.27% 644 2.51%
Farmers & farm managers 166 0.65% 39 0.15%
Business & financial operations: 271 1.06% 338 1.32%
Business operations specialists 172 0.67% 180 0.70%
Financial specialists 99 0.39% 158 0.62%
Professional & related occupations: 1,518 5.91% 2,762 10.75%
Computer & mathematical 114 0.44% 62 0.24%
Architecture & engineering: 256 1.00% 42 0.16%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 133 0.52% 18 0.07%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 123 0.48% 24 0.09%
Life, physical, & social science 64 0.25% 59 0.23%
Community & social services 126 0.49% 230 0.90%
Legal 45 0.18% 50 0.19%
Education, training, & library 539 2.10% 1,246 4.85%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 192 0.75% 153 0.60%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 182 0.71% 920 3.58%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 140 0.55% 544 2.12%
Health technologists & technicians 42 0.16% 376 1.46%
Service occupations: 1,424 5.54% 3,085 12.01%
Healthcare support 61 0.24% 950 3.70%
Protective services: 325 1.27% 45 0.18%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 210 0.82% 27 0.11%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 115 0.45% 18 0.07%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 310 1.21% 940 3.66%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 544 2.12% 372 1.45%
Personal care & service 184 0.72% 778 3.03%
Sales & office occupations: 1,595 6.21% 3,864 15.04%
Sales & related occupations 1,031 4.01% 1,312 5.11%
Office & administrative support 564 2.20% 2,552 9.94%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 379 1.48% 24 0.09%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 3,211 12.50% 112 0.44%
Construction & extraction: 2,002 7.79% 82 0.32%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 277 1.08% 4 0.02%
Construction trades 1,722 6.70% 78 0.30%
Extraction 3 0.01% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 1,209 4.71% 30 0.12%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 3,900 15.18% 1,257 4.89%
Production 2,327 9.06% 957 3.73%
Transportation & material moving: 1,573 6.12% 300 1.17%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 29 0.11% 5 0.02%
Aircraft & traffic control 26 0.10% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 826 3.22% 114 0.44%
Rail, water & other transportation 57 0.22% 5 0.02%
Material moving 635 2.47% 176 0.69%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 13,561 52.80% 12,125 47.20%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 630 2.45% 141 0.55%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 616 2.40% 139 0.54%
Mining 14 0.05% 2 0.01%
Construction 2,183 8.50% 182 0.71%
Manufacturing 3,789 14.75% 1,371 5.34%
Wholesale trade 399 1.55% 158 0.62%
Retail trade 1,478 5.75% 1,648 6.42%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 652 2.54% 274 1.07%
Transportation & warehousing 540 2.10% 220 0.86%
Utilities 112 0.44% 54 0.21%
Information 201 0.78% 209 0.81%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 350 1.36% 690 2.69%
Finance & insurance 161 0.63% 532 2.07%
Real estate & rental & leasing 189 0.74% 158 0.62%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 619 2.41% 627 2.44%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 328 1.28% 324 1.26%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 3 0.01%
Administrative & support & waste management services 291 1.13% 300 1.17%
Educational, health & social services: 1,247 4.85% 4,600 17.91%
Educational services 849 3.31% 1,665 6.48%
Health care & social assistance 398 1.55% 2,935 11.43%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 1,053 4.10% 1,257 4.89%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 212 0.83% 127 0.49%
Accommodation & food services 841 3.27% 1,130 4.40%
Other services (except public administration) 500 1.95% 573 2.23%
Public administration 460 1.79% 395 1.54%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy