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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 567 55.00% 464 45.00%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 207 20.08% 195 18.91%
Management, business, & financial operations: 108 10.48% 66 6.40%
Management, except farm managers 52 5.04% 45 4.36%
Farmers & farm managers 48 4.66% 4 0.39%
Business & financial operations: 8 0.78% 17 1.65%
Business operations specialists 4 0.39% 4 0.39%
Financial specialists 4 0.39% 13 1.26%
Professional & related occupations: 99 9.60% 129 12.51%
Computer & mathematical 8 0.78% 4 0.39%
Architecture & engineering: 10 0.97% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 10 0.97% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 21 2.04% 4 0.39%
Community & social services 8 0.78% 0 0.00%
Legal 2 0.19% 2 0.19%
Education, training, & library 32 3.10% 92 8.92%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 14 1.36% 7 0.68%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 4 0.39% 20 1.94%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 4 0.39% 18 1.75%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 2 0.19%
Service occupations: 108 10.48% 89 8.63%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 5 0.48%
Protective services: 48 4.66% 4 0.39%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 30 2.91% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 18 1.75% 4 0.39%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 12 1.16% 34 3.30%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 35 3.39% 38 3.69%
Personal care & service 13 1.26% 8 0.78%
Sales & office occupations: 54 5.24% 166 16.10%
Sales & related occupations 30 2.91% 49 4.75%
Office & administrative support 24 2.33% 117 11.35%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 62 6.01% 7 0.68%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 82 7.95% 0 0.00%
Construction & extraction: 46 4.46% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 21 2.04% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 25 2.42% 0 0.00%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 36 3.49% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 54 5.24% 7 0.68%
Production 15 1.45% 0 0.00%
Transportation & material moving: 39 3.78% 7 0.68%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 3 0.29% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 21 2.04% 0 0.00%
Rail, water & other transportation 4 0.39% 0 0.00%
Material moving 11 1.07% 7 0.68%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 567 55.00% 464 45.00%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 123 11.93% 25 2.42%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 114 11.06% 25 2.42%
Mining 9 0.87% 0 0.00%
Construction 53 5.14% 3 0.29%
Manufacturing 18 1.75% 3 0.29%
Wholesale trade 5 0.48% 8 0.78%
Retail trade 57 5.53% 57 5.53%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 34 3.30% 15 1.45%
Transportation & warehousing 28 2.72% 12 1.16%
Utilities 6 0.58% 3 0.29%
Information 13 1.26% 12 1.16%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 11 1.07% 26 2.52%
Finance & insurance 9 0.87% 24 2.33%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2 0.19% 2 0.19%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 52 5.04% 48 4.66%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 37 3.59% 30 2.91%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 15 1.45% 18 1.75%
Educational, health & social services: 85 8.24% 145 14.06%
Educational services 69 6.69% 114 11.06%
Health care & social assistance 16 1.55% 31 3.01%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 60 5.82% 82 7.95%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 17 1.65% 15 1.45%
Accommodation & food services 43 4.17% 67 6.50%
Other services (except public administration) 16 1.55% 19 1.84%
Public administration 40 3.88% 21 2.04%

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

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