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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 855 52.23% 782 47.77%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 320 19.55% 280 17.10%
Management, business, & financial operations: 276 16.86% 73 4.46%
Management, except farm managers 77 4.70% 40 2.44%
Farmers & farm managers 182 11.12% 10 0.61%
Business & financial operations: 17 1.04% 23 1.41%
Business operations specialists 10 0.61% 2 0.12%
Financial specialists 7 0.43% 21 1.28%
Professional & related occupations: 44 2.69% 207 12.65%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 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 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 11 0.67% 8 0.49%
Legal 2 0.12% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 20 1.22% 93 5.68%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 2 0.12% 6 0.37%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 9 0.55% 100 6.11%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 9 0.55% 46 2.81%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 54 3.30%
Service occupations: 45 2.75% 198 12.10%
Healthcare support 5 0.31% 99 6.05%
Protective services: 7 0.43% 2 0.12%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 7 0.43% 2 0.12%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 10 0.61% 34 2.08%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 21 1.28% 27 1.65%
Personal care & service 2 0.12% 36 2.20%
Sales & office occupations: 124 7.57% 212 12.95%
Sales & related occupations 106 6.48% 68 4.15%
Office & administrative support 18 1.10% 144 8.80%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 41 2.50% 16 0.98%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 181 11.06% 8 0.49%
Construction & extraction: 92 5.62% 6 0.37%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 11 0.67% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 81 4.95% 6 0.37%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 89 5.44% 2 0.12%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 144 8.80% 68 4.15%
Production 53 3.24% 52 3.18%
Transportation & material moving: 91 5.56% 16 0.98%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 6 0.37% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 65 3.97% 6 0.37%
Rail, water & other transportation 2 0.12% 8 0.49%
Material moving 18 1.10% 2 0.12%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 855 52.23% 782 47.77%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 239 14.60% 28 1.71%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 237 14.48% 28 1.71%
Mining 2 0.12% 0 0.00%
Construction 111 6.78% 13 0.79%
Manufacturing 51 3.12% 38 2.32%
Wholesale trade 49 2.99% 7 0.43%
Retail trade 84 5.13% 93 5.68%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 86 5.25% 21 1.28%
Transportation & warehousing 67 4.09% 21 1.28%
Utilities 19 1.16% 0 0.00%
Information 17 1.04% 5 0.31%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 47 2.87% 64 3.91%
Finance & insurance 40 2.44% 49 2.99%
Real estate & rental & leasing 7 0.43% 15 0.92%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 13 0.79% 14 0.86%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 11 0.67% 4 0.24%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 2 0.12% 10 0.61%
Educational, health & social services: 66 4.03% 388 23.70%
Educational services 38 2.32% 116 7.09%
Health care & social assistance 28 1.71% 272 16.62%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 25 1.53% 31 1.89%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 8 0.49% 2 0.12%
Accommodation & food services 17 1.04% 29 1.77%
Other services (except public administration) 38 2.32% 40 2.44%
Public administration 29 1.77% 40 2.44%

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

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