Grant 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 689 54.86% 567 45.14%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 341 27.15% 245 19.51%
Management, business, & financial operations: 296 23.57% 115 9.16%
Management, except farm managers 18 1.43% 28 2.23%
Farmers & farm managers 265 21.10% 69 5.49%
Business & financial operations: 13 1.04% 18 1.43%
Business operations specialists 2 0.16% 6 0.48%
Financial specialists 11 0.88% 12 0.96%
Professional & related occupations: 45 3.58% 130 10.35%
Computer & mathematical 2 0.16% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 3 0.24% 3 0.24%
Community & social services 17 1.35% 9 0.72%
Legal 2 0.16% 4 0.32%
Education, training, & library 11 0.88% 58 4.62%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 3 0.24% 8 0.64%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 7 0.56% 48 3.82%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 3 0.24% 33 2.63%
Health technologists & technicians 4 0.32% 15 1.19%
Service occupations: 45 3.58% 147 11.70%
Healthcare support 2 0.16% 48 3.82%
Protective services: 9 0.72% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 9 0.72% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 11 0.88% 49 3.90%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 13 1.04% 15 1.19%
Personal care & service 10 0.80% 35 2.79%
Sales & office occupations: 44 3.50% 152 12.10%
Sales & related occupations 35 2.79% 53 4.22%
Office & administrative support 9 0.72% 99 7.88%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 41 3.26% 11 0.88%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 109 8.68% 2 0.16%
Construction & extraction: 50 3.98% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 2 0.16% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 43 3.42% 0 0.00%
Extraction 5 0.40% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 59 4.70% 2 0.16%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 109 8.68% 10 0.80%
Production 50 3.98% 4 0.32%
Transportation & material moving: 59 4.70% 6 0.48%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 45 3.58% 4 0.32%
Rail, water & other transportation 4 0.32% 0 0.00%
Material moving 10 0.80% 2 0.16%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 689 54.86% 567 45.14%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 337 26.83% 84 6.69%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 330 26.27% 84 6.69%
Mining 7 0.56% 0 0.00%
Construction 38 3.03% 0 0.00%
Manufacturing 37 2.95% 2 0.16%
Wholesale trade 29 2.31% 8 0.64%
Retail trade 42 3.34% 69 5.49%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 53 4.22% 9 0.72%
Transportation & warehousing 39 3.11% 7 0.56%
Utilities 14 1.11% 2 0.16%
Information 2 0.16% 13 1.04%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 13 1.04% 24 1.91%
Finance & insurance 11 0.88% 24 1.91%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2 0.16% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 9 0.72% 32 2.55%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 4 0.32% 20 1.59%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 5 0.40% 12 0.96%
Educational, health & social services: 38 3.03% 214 17.04%
Educational services 20 1.59% 63 5.02%
Health care & social assistance 18 1.43% 151 12.02%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 12 0.96% 32 2.55%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 2 0.16% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 10 0.80% 32 2.55%
Other services (except public administration) 60 4.78% 32 2.55%
Public administration 19 1.51% 48 3.82%

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

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