Steele 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 602 57.06% 453 42.94%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 245 23.22% 164 15.55%
Management, business, & financial operations: 210 19.91% 44 4.17%
Management, except farm managers 37 3.51% 17 1.61%
Farmers & farm managers 156 14.79% 15 1.42%
Business & financial operations: 17 1.61% 12 1.14%
Business operations specialists 7 0.66% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 10 0.95% 12 1.14%
Professional & related occupations: 35 3.32% 120 11.37%
Computer & mathematical 4 0.38% 2 0.19%
Architecture & engineering: 6 0.57% 2 0.19%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 6 0.57% 2 0.19%
Life, physical, & social science 0 0.00% 4 0.38%
Community & social services 4 0.38% 11 1.04%
Legal 2 0.19% 5 0.47%
Education, training, & library 15 1.42% 46 4.36%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 4 0.38% 4 0.38%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 0 0.00% 46 4.36%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 0 0.00% 38 3.60%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 8 0.76%
Service occupations: 17 1.61% 108 10.24%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 23 2.18%
Protective services: 6 0.57% 2 0.19%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 4 0.38% 2 0.19%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.19% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 4 0.38% 45 4.27%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 5 0.47% 14 1.33%
Personal care & service 2 0.19% 24 2.27%
Sales & office occupations: 59 5.59% 147 13.93%
Sales & related occupations 38 3.60% 42 3.98%
Office & administrative support 21 1.99% 105 9.95%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 69 6.54% 8 0.76%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 129 12.23% 2 0.19%
Construction & extraction: 55 5.21% 2 0.19%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 10 0.95% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 45 4.27% 2 0.19%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 74 7.01% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 83 7.87% 24 2.27%
Production 23 2.18% 17 1.61%
Transportation & material moving: 60 5.69% 7 0.66%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 41 3.89% 0 0.00%
Rail, water & other transportation 2 0.19% 0 0.00%
Material moving 17 1.61% 7 0.66%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 602 57.06% 453 42.94%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 236 22.37% 25 2.37%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 234 22.18% 25 2.37%
Mining 2 0.19% 0 0.00%
Construction 56 5.31% 4 0.38%
Manufacturing 35 3.32% 25 2.37%
Wholesale trade 38 3.60% 4 0.38%
Retail trade 50 4.74% 54 5.12%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 66 6.26% 25 2.37%
Transportation & warehousing 49 4.64% 12 1.14%
Utilities 17 1.61% 13 1.23%
Information 8 0.76% 6 0.57%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 21 1.99% 27 2.56%
Finance & insurance 19 1.80% 23 2.18%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2 0.19% 4 0.38%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 13 1.23% 20 1.90%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 7 0.66% 17 1.61%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 6 0.57% 3 0.28%
Educational, health & social services: 24 2.27% 188 17.82%
Educational services 20 1.90% 68 6.45%
Health care & social assistance 4 0.38% 120 11.37%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 2 0.19% 34 3.22%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 0 0.00% 6 0.57%
Accommodation & food services 2 0.19% 28 2.65%
Other services (except public administration) 33 3.13% 17 1.61%
Public administration 20 1.90% 24 2.27%

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

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