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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 1,747 54.73% 1,445 45.27%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 626 19.61% 574 17.98%
Management, business, & financial operations: 510 15.98% 212 6.64%
Management, except farm managers 120 3.76% 76 2.38%
Farmers & farm managers 368 11.53% 105 3.29%
Business & financial operations: 22 0.69% 31 0.97%
Business operations specialists 13 0.41% 18 0.56%
Financial specialists 9 0.28% 13 0.41%
Professional & related occupations: 116 3.63% 362 11.34%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 9 0.28%
Architecture & engineering: 2 0.06% 3 0.09%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 2 0.06% 3 0.09%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 6 0.19% 2 0.06%
Community & social services 22 0.69% 20 0.63%
Legal 6 0.19% 10 0.31%
Education, training, & library 38 1.19% 200 6.27%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 12 0.38% 21 0.66%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 30 0.94% 97 3.04%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 30 0.94% 80 2.51%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 17 0.53%
Service occupations: 150 4.70% 294 9.21%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 72 2.26%
Protective services: 39 1.22% 15 0.47%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 31 0.97% 7 0.22%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 8 0.25% 8 0.25%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 77 2.41% 108 3.38%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 27 0.85% 43 1.35%
Personal care & service 7 0.22% 56 1.75%
Sales & office occupations: 202 6.33% 438 13.72%
Sales & related occupations 154 4.82% 119 3.73%
Office & administrative support 48 1.50% 319 9.99%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 335 10.49% 69 2.16%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 249 7.80% 14 0.44%
Construction & extraction: 132 4.14% 11 0.34%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 13 0.41% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 119 3.73% 11 0.34%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 117 3.67% 3 0.09%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 185 5.80% 56 1.75%
Production 38 1.19% 37 1.16%
Transportation & material moving: 147 4.61% 19 0.60%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 126 3.95% 12 0.38%
Rail, water & other transportation 9 0.28% 7 0.22%
Material moving 12 0.38% 0 0.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,747 54.73% 1,445 45.27%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 722 22.62% 198 6.20%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 722 22.62% 198 6.20%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 161 5.04% 25 0.78%
Manufacturing 49 1.54% 31 0.97%
Wholesale trade 83 2.60% 19 0.60%
Retail trade 143 4.48% 162 5.08%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 122 3.82% 46 1.44%
Transportation & warehousing 109 3.41% 42 1.32%
Utilities 13 0.41% 4 0.13%
Information 8 0.25% 13 0.41%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 41 1.28% 69 2.16%
Finance & insurance 38 1.19% 64 2.01%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.09% 5 0.16%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 46 1.44% 76 2.38%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 16 0.50% 51 1.60%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 30 0.94% 25 0.78%
Educational, health & social services: 110 3.45% 519 16.26%
Educational services 63 1.97% 240 7.52%
Health care & social assistance 47 1.47% 279 8.74%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 122 3.82% 150 4.70%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 36 1.13% 6 0.19%
Accommodation & food services 86 2.69% 144 4.51%
Other services (except public administration) 86 2.69% 57 1.79%
Public administration 54 1.69% 80 2.51%

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

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