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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 3,595 54.74% 2,972 45.26%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 734 11.18% 831 12.65%
Management, business, & financial operations: 394 6.00% 278 4.23%
Management, except farm managers 255 3.88% 198 3.02%
Farmers & farm managers 97 1.48% 11 0.17%
Business & financial operations: 42 0.64% 69 1.05%
Business operations specialists 30 0.46% 34 0.52%
Financial specialists 12 0.18% 35 0.53%
Professional & related occupations: 340 5.18% 553 8.42%
Computer & mathematical 13 0.20% 24 0.37%
Architecture & engineering: 48 0.73% 9 0.14%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 17 0.26% 3 0.05%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 31 0.47% 6 0.09%
Life, physical, & social science 8 0.12% 25 0.38%
Community & social services 53 0.81% 51 0.78%
Legal 22 0.34% 24 0.37%
Education, training, & library 74 1.13% 285 4.34%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 40 0.61% 11 0.17%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 82 1.25% 124 1.89%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 25 0.38% 70 1.07%
Health technologists & technicians 57 0.87% 54 0.82%
Service occupations: 729 11.10% 808 12.30%
Healthcare support 10 0.15% 66 1.01%
Protective services: 238 3.62% 50 0.76%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 174 2.65% 30 0.46%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 64 0.97% 20 0.30%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 207 3.15% 405 6.17%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 226 3.44% 126 1.92%
Personal care & service 48 0.73% 161 2.45%
Sales & office occupations: 458 6.97% 1,104 16.81%
Sales & related occupations 289 4.40% 361 5.50%
Office & administrative support 169 2.57% 743 11.31%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 315 4.80% 34 0.52%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 710 10.81% 16 0.24%
Construction & extraction: 371 5.65% 11 0.17%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 62 0.94% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 306 4.66% 11 0.17%
Extraction 3 0.05% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 339 5.16% 5 0.08%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 649 9.88% 179 2.73%
Production 252 3.84% 109 1.66%
Transportation & material moving: 397 6.05% 70 1.07%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 8 0.12% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 16 0.24% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 213 3.24% 44 0.67%
Rail, water & other transportation 42 0.64% 2 0.03%
Material moving 118 1.80% 24 0.37%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 3,595 54.74% 2,972 45.26%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 493 7.51% 82 1.25%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 471 7.17% 72 1.10%
Mining 22 0.34% 10 0.15%
Construction 334 5.09% 53 0.81%
Manufacturing 256 3.90% 58 0.88%
Wholesale trade 47 0.72% 34 0.52%
Retail trade 474 7.22% 360 5.48%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 266 4.05% 58 0.88%
Transportation & warehousing 157 2.39% 47 0.72%
Utilities 109 1.66% 11 0.17%
Information 62 0.94% 52 0.79%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 110 1.68% 126 1.92%
Finance & insurance 17 0.26% 80 1.22%
Real estate & rental & leasing 93 1.42% 46 0.70%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 200 3.05% 109 1.66%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 63 0.96% 63 0.96%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 137 2.09% 46 0.70%
Educational, health & social services: 261 3.97% 808 12.30%
Educational services 179 2.73% 415 6.32%
Health care & social assistance 82 1.25% 393 5.98%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 488 7.43% 741 11.28%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 191 2.91% 209 3.18%
Accommodation & food services 297 4.52% 532 8.10%
Other services (except public administration) 163 2.48% 102 1.55%
Public administration 441 6.72% 389 5.92%

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

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