Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to Vermont


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Orleans County

Print-Friendly Version

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 6,370 53.00% 5,648 47.00%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,564 13.01% 1,914 15.93%
Management, business, & financial operations: 953 7.93% 477 3.97%
Management, except farm managers 442 3.68% 250 2.08%
Farmers & farm managers 347 2.89% 83 0.69%
Business & financial operations: 164 1.36% 144 1.20%
Business operations specialists 67 0.56% 78 0.65%
Financial specialists 97 0.81% 66 0.55%
Professional & related occupations: 611 5.08% 1,437 11.96%
Computer & mathematical 25 0.21% 38 0.32%
Architecture & engineering: 83 0.69% 11 0.09%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 52 0.43% 6 0.05%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 31 0.26% 5 0.04%
Life, physical, & social science 38 0.32% 30 0.25%
Community & social services 79 0.66% 170 1.41%
Legal 19 0.16% 25 0.21%
Education, training, & library 217 1.81% 695 5.78%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 71 0.59% 82 0.68%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 79 0.66% 386 3.21%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 69 0.57% 255 2.12%
Health technologists & technicians 10 0.08% 131 1.09%
Service occupations: 535 4.45% 1,259 10.48%
Healthcare support 13 0.11% 270 2.25%
Protective services: 183 1.52% 23 0.19%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 131 1.09% 14 0.12%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 52 0.43% 9 0.07%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 146 1.21% 441 3.67%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 145 1.21% 209 1.74%
Personal care & service 48 0.40% 316 2.63%
Sales & office occupations: 860 7.16% 1,708 14.21%
Sales & related occupations 561 4.67% 576 4.79%
Office & administrative support 299 2.49% 1,132 9.42%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 465 3.87% 35 0.29%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,229 10.23% 48 0.40%
Construction & extraction: 727 6.05% 41 0.34%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 121 1.01% 3 0.02%
Construction trades 604 5.03% 38 0.32%
Extraction 2 0.02% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 502 4.18% 7 0.06%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,717 14.29% 684 5.69%
Production 1,007 8.38% 586 4.88%
Transportation & material moving: 710 5.91% 98 0.82%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 2 0.02% 5 0.04%
Aircraft & traffic control 2 0.02% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 417 3.47% 31 0.26%
Rail, water & other transportation 49 0.41% 2 0.02%
Material moving 240 2.00% 60 0.50%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 6,370 53.00% 5,648 47.00%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 864 7.19% 129 1.07%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 854 7.11% 129 1.07%
Mining 10 0.08% 0 0.00%
Construction 777 6.47% 75 0.62%
Manufacturing 1,473 12.26% 727 6.05%
Wholesale trade 210 1.75% 69 0.57%
Retail trade 688 5.72% 722 6.01%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 406 3.38% 164 1.36%
Transportation & warehousing 350 2.91% 147 1.22%
Utilities 56 0.47% 17 0.14%
Information 70 0.58% 117 0.97%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 153 1.27% 239 1.99%
Finance & insurance 99 0.82% 196 1.63%
Real estate & rental & leasing 54 0.45% 43 0.36%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 215 1.79% 253 2.11%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 120 1.00% 179 1.49%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 95 0.79% 74 0.62%
Educational, health & social services: 527 4.39% 1,984 16.51%
Educational services 367 3.05% 925 7.70%
Health care & social assistance 160 1.33% 1,059 8.81%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 297 2.47% 465 3.87%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 39 0.32% 35 0.29%
Accommodation & food services 258 2.15% 430 3.58%
Other services (except public administration) 343 2.85% 355 2.95%
Public administration 347 2.89% 349 2.90%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy