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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 664 55.80% 526 44.20%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 288 24.20% 175 14.71%
Management, business, & financial operations: 243 20.42% 85 7.14%
Management, except farm managers 33 2.77% 22 1.85%
Farmers & farm managers 198 16.64% 41 3.45%
Business & financial operations: 12 1.01% 22 1.85%
Business operations specialists 4 0.34% 5 0.42%
Financial specialists 8 0.67% 17 1.43%
Professional & related occupations: 45 3.78% 90 7.56%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 5 0.42% 2 0.17%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 5 0.42% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 2 0.17%
Life, physical, & social science 0 0.00% 4 0.34%
Community & social services 5 0.42% 3 0.25%
Legal 2 0.17% 1 0.08%
Education, training, & library 20 1.68% 40 3.36%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 1 0.08% 4 0.34%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 12 1.01% 36 3.03%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 12 1.01% 15 1.26%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 21 1.76%
Service occupations: 32 2.69% 138 11.60%
Healthcare support 2 0.17% 49 4.12%
Protective services: 9 0.76% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 9 0.76% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 7 0.59% 53 4.45%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 14 1.18% 21 1.76%
Personal care & service 0 0.00% 15 1.26%
Sales & office occupations: 73 6.13% 171 14.37%
Sales & related occupations 46 3.87% 38 3.19%
Office & administrative support 27 2.27% 133 11.18%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 78 6.55% 13 1.09%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 92 7.73% 3 0.25%
Construction & extraction: 53 4.45% 3 0.25%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 11 0.92% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 42 3.53% 3 0.25%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 39 3.28% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 101 8.49% 26 2.18%
Production 50 4.20% 22 1.85%
Transportation & material moving: 51 4.29% 4 0.34%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 2 0.17% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 41 3.45% 4 0.34%
Rail, water & other transportation 3 0.25% 0 0.00%
Material moving 5 0.42% 0 0.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 664 55.80% 526 44.20%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 285 23.95% 75 6.30%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 285 23.95% 75 6.30%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 52 4.37% 6 0.50%
Manufacturing 58 4.87% 13 1.09%
Wholesale trade 18 1.51% 3 0.25%
Retail trade 51 4.29% 55 4.62%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 35 2.94% 7 0.59%
Transportation & warehousing 29 2.44% 7 0.59%
Utilities 6 0.50% 0 0.00%
Information 11 0.92% 6 0.50%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 18 1.51% 46 3.87%
Finance & insurance 18 1.51% 46 3.87%
Real estate & rental & leasing 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 10 0.84% 38 3.19%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 6 0.50% 12 1.01%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 4 0.34% 26 2.18%
Educational, health & social services: 60 5.04% 187 15.71%
Educational services 47 3.95% 50 4.20%
Health care & social assistance 13 1.09% 137 11.51%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 9 0.76% 39 3.28%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 2 0.17% 2 0.17%
Accommodation & food services 7 0.59% 37 3.11%
Other services (except public administration) 37 3.11% 19 1.60%
Public administration 20 1.68% 32 2.69%

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

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