McLean 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 2,213 54.44% 1,852 45.56%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 679 16.70% 613 15.08%
Management, business, & financial operations: 489 12.03% 215 5.29%
Management, except farm managers 95 2.34% 104 2.56%
Farmers & farm managers 360 8.86% 52 1.28%
Business & financial operations: 34 0.84% 59 1.45%
Business operations specialists 12 0.30% 27 0.66%
Financial specialists 22 0.54% 32 0.79%
Professional & related occupations: 190 4.67% 398 9.79%
Computer & mathematical 19 0.47% 6 0.15%
Architecture & engineering: 26 0.64% 6 0.15%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 13 0.32% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 13 0.32% 6 0.15%
Life, physical, & social science 24 0.59% 8 0.20%
Community & social services 41 1.01% 26 0.64%
Legal 6 0.15% 2 0.05%
Education, training, & library 55 1.35% 166 4.08%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 8 0.20% 15 0.37%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 11 0.27% 169 4.16%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 7 0.17% 105 2.58%
Health technologists & technicians 4 0.10% 64 1.57%
Service occupations: 181 4.45% 490 12.05%
Healthcare support 11 0.27% 139 3.42%
Protective services: 38 0.93% 11 0.27%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 30 0.74% 4 0.10%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 8 0.20% 7 0.17%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 61 1.50% 150 3.69%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 63 1.55% 86 2.12%
Personal care & service 8 0.20% 104 2.56%
Sales & office occupations: 261 6.42% 638 15.69%
Sales & related occupations 186 4.58% 211 5.19%
Office & administrative support 75 1.85% 427 10.50%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 69 1.70% 12 0.30%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 631 15.52% 12 0.30%
Construction & extraction: 360 8.86% 7 0.17%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 16 0.39% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 306 7.53% 7 0.17%
Extraction 38 0.93% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 271 6.67% 5 0.12%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 392 9.64% 87 2.14%
Production 201 4.94% 61 1.50%
Transportation & material moving: 191 4.70% 26 0.64%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 6 0.15% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 5 0.12% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 109 2.68% 5 0.12%
Rail, water & other transportation 10 0.25% 6 0.15%
Material moving 61 1.50% 15 0.37%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,213 54.44% 1,852 45.56%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 588 14.46% 92 2.26%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 441 10.85% 75 1.85%
Mining 147 3.62% 17 0.42%
Construction 307 7.55% 21 0.52%
Manufacturing 86 2.12% 24 0.59%
Wholesale trade 60 1.48% 23 0.57%
Retail trade 175 4.31% 226 5.56%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 384 9.45% 84 2.07%
Transportation & warehousing 121 2.98% 42 1.03%
Utilities 263 6.47% 42 1.03%
Information 37 0.91% 76 1.87%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 42 1.03% 132 3.25%
Finance & insurance 38 0.93% 123 3.03%
Real estate & rental & leasing 4 0.10% 9 0.22%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 83 2.04% 91 2.24%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 26 0.64% 28 0.69%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 57 1.40% 63 1.55%
Educational, health & social services: 137 3.37% 738 18.15%
Educational services 103 2.53% 248 6.10%
Health care & social assistance 34 0.84% 490 12.05%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 93 2.29% 161 3.96%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 21 0.52% 20 0.49%
Accommodation & food services 72 1.77% 141 3.47%
Other services (except public administration) 119 2.93% 87 2.14%
Public administration 102 2.51% 97 2.39%

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

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