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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 2,228 55.38% 1,795 44.62%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 623 15.49% 554 13.77%
Management, business, & financial operations: 444 11.04% 133 3.31%
Management, except farm managers 196 4.87% 72 1.79%
Farmers & farm managers 211 5.24% 24 0.60%
Business & financial operations: 37 0.92% 37 0.92%
Business operations specialists 13 0.32% 17 0.42%
Financial specialists 24 0.60% 20 0.50%
Professional & related occupations: 179 4.45% 421 10.46%
Computer & mathematical 13 0.32% 13 0.32%
Architecture & engineering: 17 0.42% 10 0.25%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 6 0.15% 4 0.10%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 11 0.27% 6 0.15%
Life, physical, & social science 13 0.32% 11 0.27%
Community & social services 35 0.87% 38 0.94%
Legal 0 0.00% 7 0.17%
Education, training, & library 45 1.12% 179 4.45%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 9 0.22% 19 0.47%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 47 1.17% 144 3.58%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 30 0.75% 91 2.26%
Health technologists & technicians 17 0.42% 53 1.32%
Service occupations: 266 6.61% 452 11.24%
Healthcare support 2 0.05% 86 2.14%
Protective services: 141 3.50% 38 0.94%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 131 3.26% 34 0.85%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 10 0.25% 4 0.10%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 56 1.39% 144 3.58%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 60 1.49% 58 1.44%
Personal care & service 7 0.17% 126 3.13%
Sales & office occupations: 255 6.34% 624 15.51%
Sales & related occupations 148 3.68% 155 3.85%
Office & administrative support 107 2.66% 469 11.66%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 23 0.57% 10 0.25%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 488 12.13% 22 0.55%
Construction & extraction: 301 7.48% 10 0.25%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 51 1.27% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 248 6.16% 10 0.25%
Extraction 2 0.05% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 187 4.65% 12 0.30%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 573 14.24% 133 3.31%
Production 301 7.48% 94 2.34%
Transportation & material moving: 272 6.76% 39 0.97%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 8 0.20% 3 0.07%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 170 4.23% 13 0.32%
Rail, water & other transportation 15 0.37% 0 0.00%
Material moving 79 1.96% 23 0.57%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,228 55.38% 1,795 44.62%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 244 6.07% 39 0.97%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 242 6.02% 39 0.97%
Mining 2 0.05% 0 0.00%
Construction 331 8.23% 21 0.52%
Manufacturing 378 9.40% 119 2.96%
Wholesale trade 86 2.14% 18 0.45%
Retail trade 204 5.07% 195 4.85%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 237 5.89% 62 1.54%
Transportation & warehousing 206 5.12% 45 1.12%
Utilities 31 0.77% 17 0.42%
Information 49 1.22% 34 0.85%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 67 1.67% 186 4.62%
Finance & insurance 40 0.99% 170 4.23%
Real estate & rental & leasing 27 0.67% 16 0.40%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 55 1.37% 81 2.01%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 17 0.42% 38 0.94%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 38 0.94% 43 1.07%
Educational, health & social services: 141 3.50% 605 15.04%
Educational services 92 2.29% 228 5.67%
Health care & social assistance 49 1.22% 377 9.37%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 88 2.19% 168 4.18%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 7 0.17% 15 0.37%
Accommodation & food services 81 2.01% 153 3.80%
Other services (except public administration) 124 3.08% 109 2.71%
Public administration 224 5.57% 158 3.93%

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

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