Eddy 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 665 54.46% 556 45.54%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 275 22.52% 202 16.54%
Management, business, & financial operations: 222 18.18% 47 3.85%
Management, except farm managers 46 3.77% 31 2.54%
Farmers & farm managers 167 13.68% 2 0.16%
Business & financial operations: 9 0.74% 14 1.15%
Business operations specialists 5 0.41% 6 0.49%
Financial specialists 4 0.33% 8 0.66%
Professional & related occupations: 53 4.34% 155 12.69%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 2 0.16%
Architecture & engineering: 3 0.25% 2 0.16%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 3 0.25% 2 0.16%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 0 0.00% 5 0.41%
Community & social services 14 1.15% 16 1.31%
Legal 6 0.49% 2 0.16%
Education, training, & library 22 1.80% 73 5.98%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 0 0.00% 2 0.16%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 8 0.66% 53 4.34%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 5 0.41% 28 2.29%
Health technologists & technicians 3 0.25% 25 2.05%
Service occupations: 39 3.19% 179 14.66%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 61 5.00%
Protective services: 12 0.98% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 10 0.82% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.16% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 4 0.33% 41 3.36%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 19 1.56% 32 2.62%
Personal care & service 4 0.33% 45 3.69%
Sales & office occupations: 61 5.00% 140 11.47%
Sales & related occupations 37 3.03% 32 2.62%
Office & administrative support 24 1.97% 108 8.85%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 43 3.52% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 106 8.68% 4 0.33%
Construction & extraction: 34 2.78% 4 0.33%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 1 0.08% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 33 2.70% 4 0.33%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 72 5.90% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 141 11.55% 31 2.54%
Production 52 4.26% 25 2.05%
Transportation & material moving: 89 7.29% 6 0.49%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 4 0.33% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 40 3.28% 3 0.25%
Rail, water & other transportation 6 0.49% 3 0.25%
Material moving 39 3.19% 0 0.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 665 54.46% 556 45.54%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 229 18.76% 10 0.82%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 225 18.43% 8 0.66%
Mining 4 0.33% 2 0.16%
Construction 37 3.03% 12 0.98%
Manufacturing 89 7.29% 27 2.21%
Wholesale trade 18 1.47% 6 0.49%
Retail trade 52 4.26% 45 3.69%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 41 3.36% 11 0.90%
Transportation & warehousing 38 3.11% 11 0.90%
Utilities 3 0.25% 0 0.00%
Information 9 0.74% 9 0.74%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 13 1.06% 36 2.95%
Finance & insurance 10 0.82% 32 2.62%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.25% 4 0.33%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 15 1.23% 9 0.74%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 9 0.74% 3 0.25%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 6 0.49% 6 0.49%
Educational, health & social services: 56 4.59% 279 22.85%
Educational services 32 2.62% 103 8.44%
Health care & social assistance 24 1.97% 176 14.41%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 20 1.64% 32 2.62%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 11 0.90% 6 0.49%
Accommodation & food services 9 0.74% 26 2.13%
Other services (except public administration) 59 4.83% 60 4.91%
Public administration 27 2.21% 20 1.64%

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

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