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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 1,118 53.62% 967 46.38%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 466 22.35% 305 14.63%
Management, business, & financial operations: 350 16.79% 101 4.84%
Management, except farm managers 95 4.56% 57 2.73%
Farmers & farm managers 231 11.08% 26 1.25%
Business & financial operations: 24 1.15% 18 0.86%
Business operations specialists 11 0.53% 7 0.34%
Financial specialists 13 0.62% 11 0.53%
Professional & related occupations: 116 5.56% 204 9.78%
Computer & mathematical 6 0.29% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 13 0.62% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 13 0.62% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 2 0.10% 5 0.24%
Community & social services 0 0.00% 8 0.38%
Legal 17 0.82% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 52 2.49% 93 4.46%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 12 0.58% 17 0.82%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 14 0.67% 81 3.88%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 10 0.48% 45 2.16%
Health technologists & technicians 4 0.19% 36 1.73%
Service occupations: 92 4.41% 254 12.18%
Healthcare support 13 0.62% 52 2.49%
Protective services: 15 0.72% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 15 0.72% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 26 1.25% 102 4.89%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 38 1.82% 24 1.15%
Personal care & service 0 0.00% 76 3.65%
Sales & office occupations: 170 8.15% 348 16.69%
Sales & related occupations 104 4.99% 44 2.11%
Office & administrative support 66 3.17% 304 14.58%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 69 3.31% 7 0.34%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 147 7.05% 6 0.29%
Construction & extraction: 75 3.60% 6 0.29%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 75 3.60% 6 0.29%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 72 3.45% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 174 8.35% 47 2.25%
Production 80 3.84% 29 1.39%
Transportation & material moving: 94 4.51% 18 0.86%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 69 3.31% 3 0.14%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 6 0.29%
Material moving 25 1.20% 9 0.43%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,118 53.62% 967 46.38%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 309 14.82% 34 1.63%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 302 14.48% 34 1.63%
Mining 7 0.34% 0 0.00%
Construction 87 4.17% 22 1.06%
Manufacturing 63 3.02% 16 0.77%
Wholesale trade 89 4.27% 37 1.77%
Retail trade 105 5.04% 86 4.12%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 79 3.79% 31 1.49%
Transportation & warehousing 41 1.97% 19 0.91%
Utilities 38 1.82% 12 0.58%
Information 37 1.77% 12 0.58%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 69 3.31% 31 1.49%
Finance & insurance 69 3.31% 31 1.49%
Real estate & rental & leasing 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 48 2.30% 129 6.19%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 25 1.20% 11 0.53%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 23 1.10% 118 5.66%
Educational, health & social services: 116 5.56% 407 19.52%
Educational services 72 3.45% 100 4.80%
Health care & social assistance 44 2.11% 307 14.72%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 31 1.49% 94 4.51%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 31 1.49% 94 4.51%
Other services (except public administration) 46 2.21% 41 1.97%
Public administration 39 1.87% 27 1.29%

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

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