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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 562 55.21% 456 44.79%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 225 22.10% 142 13.95%
Management, business, & financial operations: 199 19.55% 62 6.09%
Management, except farm managers 38 3.73% 38 3.73%
Farmers & farm managers 145 14.24% 5 0.49%
Business & financial operations: 16 1.57% 19 1.87%
Business operations specialists 7 0.69% 2 0.20%
Financial specialists 9 0.88% 17 1.67%
Professional & related occupations: 26 2.55% 80 7.86%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 1 0.10% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 1 0.10% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 1 0.10% 2 0.20%
Community & social services 2 0.20% 6 0.59%
Legal 4 0.39% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 13 1.28% 41 4.03%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 3 0.29% 3 0.29%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 2 0.20% 28 2.75%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 2 0.20% 12 1.18%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 16 1.57%
Service occupations: 28 2.75% 143 14.05%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 28 2.75%
Protective services: 13 1.28% 1 0.10%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 13 1.28% 1 0.10%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 4 0.39% 57 5.60%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 6 0.59% 21 2.06%
Personal care & service 5 0.49% 36 3.54%
Sales & office occupations: 54 5.30% 142 13.95%
Sales & related occupations 24 2.36% 50 4.91%
Office & administrative support 30 2.95% 92 9.04%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 18 1.77% 12 1.18%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 98 9.63% 2 0.20%
Construction & extraction: 56 5.50% 2 0.20%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 4 0.39% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 39 3.83% 2 0.20%
Extraction 13 1.28% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 42 4.13% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 139 13.65% 15 1.47%
Production 25 2.46% 7 0.69%
Transportation & material moving: 114 11.20% 8 0.79%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 47 4.62% 1 0.10%
Rail, water & other transportation 18 1.77% 4 0.39%
Material moving 49 4.81% 3 0.29%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 562 55.21% 456 44.79%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 218 21.41% 21 2.06%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 165 16.21% 19 1.87%
Mining 53 5.21% 2 0.20%
Construction 42 4.13% 4 0.39%
Manufacturing 29 2.85% 5 0.49%
Wholesale trade 19 1.87% 2 0.20%
Retail trade 36 3.54% 60 5.89%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 76 7.47% 17 1.67%
Transportation & warehousing 59 5.80% 9 0.88%
Utilities 17 1.67% 8 0.79%
Information 1 0.10% 8 0.79%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 28 2.75% 30 2.95%
Finance & insurance 28 2.75% 30 2.95%
Real estate & rental & leasing 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 13 1.28% 40 3.93%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 13 1.28% 12 1.18%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 0 0.00% 28 2.75%
Educational, health & social services: 21 2.06% 160 15.72%
Educational services 21 2.06% 67 6.58%
Health care & social assistance 0 0.00% 93 9.14%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 13 1.28% 45 4.42%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 6 0.59% 8 0.79%
Accommodation & food services 7 0.69% 37 3.63%
Other services (except public administration) 34 3.34% 21 2.06%
Public administration 32 3.14% 43 4.22%

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

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