Golden Valley 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 433 51.18% 413 48.82%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 192 22.70% 177 20.92%
Management, business, & financial operations: 179 21.16% 52 6.15%
Management, except farm managers 26 3.07% 28 3.31%
Farmers & farm managers 150 17.73% 20 2.36%
Business & financial operations: 3 0.35% 4 0.47%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 3 0.35% 4 0.47%
Professional & related occupations: 13 1.54% 125 14.78%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 0 0.00% 3 0.35%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 3 0.35%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 0 0.00% 5 0.59%
Community & social services 5 0.59% 21 2.48%
Legal 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 2 0.24% 76 8.98%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 0 0.00% 4 0.47%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 6 0.71% 16 1.89%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 6 0.71% 12 1.42%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 4 0.47%
Service occupations: 37 4.37% 114 13.48%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 13 1.54%
Protective services: 10 1.18% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 10 1.18% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 12 1.42% 55 6.50%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 5 0.59% 16 1.89%
Personal care & service 10 1.18% 30 3.55%
Sales & office occupations: 35 4.14% 97 11.47%
Sales & related occupations 30 3.55% 18 2.13%
Office & administrative support 5 0.59% 79 9.34%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 27 3.19% 4 0.47%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 73 8.63% 5 0.59%
Construction & extraction: 32 3.78% 3 0.35%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 4 0.47% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 25 2.96% 3 0.35%
Extraction 3 0.35% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 41 4.85% 2 0.24%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 69 8.16% 16 1.89%
Production 14 1.65% 9 1.06%
Transportation & material moving: 55 6.50% 7 0.83%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 2 0.24%
Motor vehicle operators 37 4.37% 2 0.24%
Rail, water & other transportation 6 0.71% 3 0.35%
Material moving 12 1.42% 0 0.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 433 51.18% 413 48.82%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 192 22.70% 28 3.31%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 179 21.16% 28 3.31%
Mining 13 1.54% 0 0.00%
Construction 40 4.73% 6 0.71%
Manufacturing 6 0.71% 3 0.35%
Wholesale trade 23 2.72% 6 0.71%
Retail trade 44 5.20% 27 3.19%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 31 3.66% 16 1.89%
Transportation & warehousing 31 3.66% 13 1.54%
Utilities 0 0.00% 3 0.35%
Information 2 0.24% 4 0.47%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 12 1.42% 19 2.25%
Finance & insurance 12 1.42% 17 2.01%
Real estate & rental & leasing 0 0.00% 2 0.24%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 2 0.24% 11 1.30%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 2 0.24% 9 1.06%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 0 0.00% 2 0.24%
Educational, health & social services: 26 3.07% 169 19.98%
Educational services 9 1.06% 93 10.99%
Health care & social assistance 17 2.01% 76 8.98%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 16 1.89% 49 5.79%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 4 0.47% 3 0.35%
Accommodation & food services 12 1.42% 46 5.44%
Other services (except public administration) 23 2.72% 36 4.26%
Public administration 16 1.89% 39 4.61%

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

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