Foster 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 952 52.80% 851 47.20%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 352 19.52% 289 16.03%
Management, business, & financial operations: 259 14.36% 93 5.16%
Management, except farm managers 70 3.88% 53 2.94%
Farmers & farm managers 161 8.93% 14 0.78%
Business & financial operations: 28 1.55% 26 1.44%
Business operations specialists 9 0.50% 12 0.67%
Financial specialists 19 1.05% 14 0.78%
Professional & related occupations: 93 5.16% 196 10.87%
Computer & mathematical 4 0.22% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 8 0.44% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 8 0.44% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 15 0.83% 7 0.39%
Community & social services 7 0.39% 15 0.83%
Legal 5 0.28% 2 0.11%
Education, training, & library 24 1.33% 72 3.99%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 14 0.78% 7 0.39%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 16 0.89% 93 5.16%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 13 0.72% 53 2.94%
Health technologists & technicians 3 0.17% 40 2.22%
Service occupations: 65 3.61% 204 11.31%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 35 1.94%
Protective services: 12 0.67% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 8 0.44% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 4 0.22% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 15 0.83% 68 3.77%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 31 1.72% 36 2.00%
Personal care & service 7 0.39% 65 3.61%
Sales & office occupations: 111 6.16% 271 15.03%
Sales & related occupations 72 3.99% 70 3.88%
Office & administrative support 39 2.16% 201 11.15%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 28 1.55% 2 0.11%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 157 8.71% 4 0.22%
Construction & extraction: 55 3.05% 4 0.22%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 5 0.28% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 50 2.77% 4 0.22%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 102 5.66% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 239 13.26% 81 4.49%
Production 105 5.82% 52 2.88%
Transportation & material moving: 134 7.43% 29 1.61%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 10 0.55% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 61 3.38% 2 0.11%
Rail, water & other transportation 10 0.55% 0 0.00%
Material moving 53 2.94% 27 1.50%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 952 52.80% 851 47.20%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 219 12.15% 25 1.39%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 219 12.15% 25 1.39%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 65 3.61% 18 1.00%
Manufacturing 167 9.26% 70 3.88%
Wholesale trade 31 1.72% 7 0.39%
Retail trade 137 7.60% 103 5.71%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 93 5.16% 27 1.50%
Transportation & warehousing 67 3.72% 27 1.50%
Utilities 26 1.44% 0 0.00%
Information 23 1.28% 23 1.28%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 24 1.33% 47 2.61%
Finance & insurance 24 1.33% 39 2.16%
Real estate & rental & leasing 0 0.00% 8 0.44%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 33 1.83% 36 2.00%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 26 1.44% 21 1.16%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 7 0.39% 15 0.83%
Educational, health & social services: 77 4.27% 315 17.47%
Educational services 43 2.38% 84 4.66%
Health care & social assistance 34 1.89% 231 12.81%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 17 0.94% 76 4.22%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 17 0.94% 76 4.22%
Other services (except public administration) 43 2.38% 51 2.83%
Public administration 23 1.28% 53 2.94%

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

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