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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 1,494 52.29% 1,363 47.71%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 526 18.41% 417 14.60%
Management, business, & financial operations: 395 13.83% 187 6.55%
Management, except farm managers 80 2.80% 101 3.54%
Farmers & farm managers 292 10.22% 57 2.00%
Business & financial operations: 23 0.81% 29 1.02%
Business operations specialists 7 0.25% 4 0.14%
Financial specialists 16 0.56% 25 0.88%
Professional & related occupations: 131 4.59% 230 8.05%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 5 0.18%
Architecture & engineering: 10 0.35% 2 0.07%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 9 0.32% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 1 0.04% 2 0.07%
Life, physical, & social science 3 0.11% 6 0.21%
Community & social services 23 0.81% 15 0.53%
Legal 2 0.07% 2 0.07%
Education, training, & library 54 1.89% 103 3.61%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 18 0.63% 20 0.70%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 21 0.74% 77 2.70%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 11 0.39% 48 1.68%
Health technologists & technicians 10 0.35% 29 1.02%
Service occupations: 107 3.75% 339 11.87%
Healthcare support 11 0.39% 74 2.59%
Protective services: 11 0.39% 2 0.07%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 10 0.35% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 1 0.04% 2 0.07%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 41 1.44% 106 3.71%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 37 1.30% 80 2.80%
Personal care & service 7 0.25% 77 2.70%
Sales & office occupations: 204 7.14% 488 17.08%
Sales & related occupations 154 5.39% 157 5.50%
Office & administrative support 50 1.75% 331 11.59%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 108 3.78% 18 0.63%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 222 7.77% 8 0.28%
Construction & extraction: 87 3.05% 8 0.28%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 15 0.53% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 72 2.52% 8 0.28%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 135 4.73% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 327 11.45% 93 3.26%
Production 145 5.08% 75 2.63%
Transportation & material moving: 182 6.37% 18 0.63%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 6 0.21% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 121 4.24% 4 0.14%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 3 0.11%
Material moving 55 1.93% 11 0.39%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,494 52.29% 1,363 47.71%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 403 14.11% 90 3.15%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 403 14.11% 90 3.15%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 101 3.54% 8 0.28%
Manufacturing 185 6.48% 60 2.10%
Wholesale trade 78 2.73% 52 1.82%
Retail trade 148 5.18% 170 5.95%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 113 3.96% 24 0.84%
Transportation & warehousing 85 2.98% 20 0.70%
Utilities 28 0.98% 4 0.14%
Information 21 0.74% 56 1.96%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 50 1.75% 86 3.01%
Finance & insurance 46 1.61% 86 3.01%
Real estate & rental & leasing 4 0.14% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 47 1.65% 89 3.12%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 19 0.67% 32 1.12%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 28 0.98% 57 2.00%
Educational, health & social services: 176 6.16% 523 18.31%
Educational services 128 4.48% 206 7.21%
Health care & social assistance 48 1.68% 317 11.10%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 60 2.10% 93 3.26%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 12 0.42% 3 0.11%
Accommodation & food services 48 1.68% 90 3.15%
Other services (except public administration) 87 3.05% 71 2.49%
Public administration 25 0.88% 41 1.44%

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

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