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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 1,295 54.71% 1,072 45.29%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 454 19.18% 346 14.62%
Management, business, & financial operations: 344 14.53% 135 5.70%
Management, except farm managers 84 3.55% 61 2.58%
Farmers & farm managers 247 10.44% 34 1.44%
Business & financial operations: 13 0.55% 40 1.69%
Business operations specialists 3 0.13% 16 0.68%
Financial specialists 10 0.42% 24 1.01%
Professional & related occupations: 110 4.65% 211 8.91%
Computer & mathematical 9 0.38% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 7 0.30% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 5 0.21% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 2 0.08% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 6 0.25% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 35 1.48% 28 1.18%
Legal 8 0.34% 15 0.63%
Education, training, & library 29 1.23% 92 3.89%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 4 0.17% 10 0.42%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 12 0.51% 66 2.79%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 7 0.30% 32 1.35%
Health technologists & technicians 5 0.21% 34 1.44%
Service occupations: 141 5.96% 308 13.01%
Healthcare support 8 0.34% 99 4.18%
Protective services: 74 3.13% 22 0.93%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 70 2.96% 12 0.51%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 4 0.17% 10 0.42%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 20 0.84% 95 4.01%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 37 1.56% 32 1.35%
Personal care & service 2 0.08% 60 2.53%
Sales & office occupations: 146 6.17% 352 14.87%
Sales & related occupations 91 3.84% 84 3.55%
Office & administrative support 55 2.32% 268 11.32%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 88 3.72% 10 0.42%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 224 9.46% 7 0.30%
Construction & extraction: 127 5.37% 4 0.17%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 24 1.01% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 95 4.01% 4 0.17%
Extraction 8 0.34% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 97 4.10% 3 0.13%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 242 10.22% 49 2.07%
Production 90 3.80% 34 1.44%
Transportation & material moving: 152 6.42% 15 0.63%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 4 0.17% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 91 3.84% 15 0.63%
Rail, water & other transportation 4 0.17% 0 0.00%
Material moving 53 2.24% 0 0.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,295 54.71% 1,072 45.29%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 391 16.52% 65 2.75%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 337 14.24% 58 2.45%
Mining 54 2.28% 7 0.30%
Construction 117 4.94% 15 0.63%
Manufacturing 88 3.72% 27 1.14%
Wholesale trade 44 1.86% 12 0.51%
Retail trade 122 5.15% 130 5.49%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 173 7.31% 66 2.79%
Transportation & warehousing 118 4.99% 48 2.03%
Utilities 55 2.32% 18 0.76%
Information 5 0.21% 13 0.55%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 19 0.80% 73 3.08%
Finance & insurance 17 0.72% 71 3.00%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2 0.08% 2 0.08%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 41 1.73% 53 2.24%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 32 1.35% 40 1.69%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 9 0.38% 13 0.55%
Educational, health & social services: 71 3.00% 373 15.76%
Educational services 61 2.58% 139 5.87%
Health care & social assistance 10 0.42% 234 9.89%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 34 1.44% 77 3.25%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 5 0.21% 8 0.34%
Accommodation & food services 29 1.23% 69 2.92%
Other services (except public administration) 60 2.53% 78 3.30%
Public administration 130 5.49% 90 3.80%

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

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