Howard County

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 1,823 54.74% 1,507 45.26%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 527 15.83% 457 13.72%
Management, business, & financial operations: 417 12.52% 151 4.53%
Management, except farm managers 91 2.73% 73 2.19%
Farmers & farm managers 302 9.07% 34 1.02%
Business & financial operations: 24 0.72% 44 1.32%
Business operations specialists 17 0.51% 20 0.60%
Financial specialists 7 0.21% 24 0.72%
Professional & related occupations: 110 3.30% 306 9.19%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 8 0.24%
Architecture & engineering: 28 0.84% 2 0.06%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 17 0.51% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 11 0.33% 2 0.06%
Life, physical, & social science 2 0.06% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 8 0.24% 20 0.60%
Legal 0 0.00% 26 0.78%
Education, training, & library 39 1.17% 119 3.57%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 4 0.12% 19 0.57%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 29 0.87% 112 3.36%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 29 0.87% 80 2.40%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 32 0.96%
Service occupations: 109 3.27% 355 10.66%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 98 2.94%
Protective services: 34 1.02% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 30 0.90% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 4 0.12% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 35 1.05% 129 3.87%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 26 0.78% 41 1.23%
Personal care & service 14 0.42% 87 2.61%
Sales & office occupations: 259 7.78% 565 16.97%
Sales & related occupations 176 5.29% 167 5.02%
Office & administrative support 83 2.49% 398 11.95%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 154 4.62% 15 0.45%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 358 10.75% 7 0.21%
Construction & extraction: 206 6.19% 7 0.21%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 28 0.84% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 178 5.35% 7 0.21%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 152 4.56% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 416 12.49% 108 3.24%
Production 172 5.17% 60 1.80%
Transportation & material moving: 244 7.33% 48 1.44%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 12 0.36% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 161 4.83% 19 0.57%
Rail, water & other transportation 10 0.30% 0 0.00%
Material moving 61 1.83% 29 0.87%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,823 54.74% 1,507 45.26%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 465 13.96% 63 1.89%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 465 13.96% 63 1.89%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 214 6.43% 17 0.51%
Manufacturing 273 8.20% 103 3.09%
Wholesale trade 60 1.80% 17 0.51%
Retail trade 227 6.82% 246 7.39%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 202 6.07% 29 0.87%
Transportation & warehousing 153 4.59% 23 0.69%
Utilities 49 1.47% 6 0.18%
Information 12 0.36% 15 0.45%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 48 1.44% 108 3.24%
Finance & insurance 46 1.38% 101 3.03%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2 0.06% 7 0.21%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 49 1.47% 68 2.04%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 40 1.20% 51 1.53%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 9 0.27% 17 0.51%
Educational, health & social services: 82 2.46% 559 16.79%
Educational services 50 1.50% 162 4.86%
Health care & social assistance 32 0.96% 397 11.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 44 1.32% 117 3.51%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 12 0.36% 11 0.33%
Accommodation & food services 32 0.96% 106 3.18%
Other services (except public administration) 101 3.03% 109 3.27%
Public administration 46 1.38% 56 1.68%

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

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