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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 1,607 52.97% 1,427 47.03%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 265 8.73% 472 15.56%
Management, business, & financial operations: 97 3.20% 97 3.20%
Management, except farm managers 51 1.68% 72 2.37%
Farmers & farm managers 33 1.09% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 13 0.43% 25 0.82%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 13 0.43% 25 0.82%
Professional & related occupations: 168 5.54% 375 12.36%
Computer & mathematical 10 0.33% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 44 1.45% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 39 1.29% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 5 0.16% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 0 0.00% 19 0.63%
Community & social services 50 1.65% 61 2.01%
Legal 4 0.13% 13 0.43%
Education, training, & library 53 1.75% 230 7.58%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 4 0.13% 14 0.46%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 3 0.10% 38 1.25%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 0 0.00% 5 0.16%
Health technologists & technicians 3 0.10% 33 1.09%
Service occupations: 232 7.65% 490 16.15%
Healthcare support 2 0.07% 231 7.61%
Protective services: 56 1.85% 13 0.43%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 46 1.52% 13 0.43%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 10 0.33% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 23 0.76% 100 3.30%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 93 3.07% 56 1.85%
Personal care & service 58 1.91% 90 2.97%
Sales & office occupations: 169 5.57% 375 12.36%
Sales & related occupations 96 3.16% 132 4.35%
Office & administrative support 73 2.41% 243 8.01%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 127 4.19% 20 0.66%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 357 11.77% 0 0.00%
Construction & extraction: 247 8.14% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 22 0.73% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 200 6.59% 0 0.00%
Extraction 25 0.82% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 110 3.63% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 457 15.06% 70 2.31%
Production 169 5.57% 57 1.88%
Transportation & material moving: 288 9.49% 13 0.43%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 1 0.03% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 177 5.83% 6 0.20%
Rail, water & other transportation 8 0.26% 0 0.00%
Material moving 102 3.36% 7 0.23%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,607 52.97% 1,427 47.03%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 300 9.89% 24 0.79%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 245 8.08% 24 0.79%
Mining 55 1.81% 0 0.00%
Construction 226 7.45% 0 0.00%
Manufacturing 216 7.12% 64 2.11%
Wholesale trade 77 2.54% 5 0.16%
Retail trade 116 3.82% 173 5.70%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 176 5.80% 12 0.40%
Transportation & warehousing 168 5.54% 12 0.40%
Utilities 8 0.26% 0 0.00%
Information 8 0.26% 11 0.36%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 67 2.21% 72 2.37%
Finance & insurance 11 0.36% 45 1.48%
Real estate & rental & leasing 56 1.85% 27 0.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 66 2.18% 29 0.96%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 27 0.89% 29 0.96%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 39 1.29% 0 0.00%
Educational, health & social services: 154 5.08% 790 26.04%
Educational services 147 4.85% 377 12.43%
Health care & social assistance 7 0.23% 413 13.61%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 58 1.91% 121 3.99%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 15 0.49% 2 0.07%
Accommodation & food services 43 1.42% 119 3.92%
Other services (except public administration) 49 1.62% 50 1.65%
Public administration 94 3.10% 76 2.50%

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

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