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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 1,315 53.24% 1,155 46.76%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 362 14.66% 339 13.72%
Management, business, & financial operations: 144 5.83% 38 1.54%
Management, except farm managers 106 4.29% 35 1.42%
Farmers & farm managers 23 0.93% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 15 0.61% 3 0.12%
Business operations specialists 5 0.20% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 10 0.40% 3 0.12%
Professional & related occupations: 218 8.83% 301 12.19%
Computer & mathematical 15 0.61% 20 0.81%
Architecture & engineering: 38 1.54% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 22 0.89% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 16 0.65% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 5 0.20% 5 0.20%
Community & social services 4 0.16% 25 1.01%
Legal 8 0.32% 17 0.69%
Education, training, & library 86 3.48% 160 6.48%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 31 1.26% 7 0.28%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 31 1.26% 67 2.71%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 17 0.69% 35 1.42%
Health technologists & technicians 14 0.57% 32 1.30%
Service occupations: 166 6.72% 368 14.90%
Healthcare support 19 0.77% 105 4.25%
Protective services: 30 1.21% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 14 0.57% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 16 0.65% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 62 2.51% 141 5.71%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 48 1.94% 63 2.55%
Personal care & service 7 0.28% 59 2.39%
Sales & office occupations: 159 6.44% 387 15.67%
Sales & related occupations 76 3.08% 127 5.14%
Office & administrative support 83 3.36% 260 10.53%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 43 1.74% 2 0.08%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 294 11.90% 0 0.00%
Construction & extraction: 190 7.69% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 20 0.81% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 104 4.21% 0 0.00%
Extraction 66 2.67% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 104 4.21% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 291 11.78% 59 2.39%
Production 110 4.45% 49 1.98%
Transportation & material moving: 181 7.33% 10 0.40%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 111 4.49% 8 0.32%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Material moving 70 2.83% 2 0.08%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,315 53.24% 1,155 46.76%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 250 10.12% 16 0.65%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 105 4.25% 2 0.08%
Mining 145 5.87% 14 0.57%
Construction 131 5.30% 7 0.28%
Manufacturing 148 5.99% 37 1.50%
Wholesale trade 46 1.86% 0 0.00%
Retail trade 99 4.01% 155 6.28%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 117 4.74% 0 0.00%
Transportation & warehousing 58 2.35% 0 0.00%
Utilities 59 2.39% 0 0.00%
Information 5 0.20% 4 0.16%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 26 1.05% 31 1.26%
Finance & insurance 12 0.49% 31 1.26%
Real estate & rental & leasing 14 0.57% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 54 2.19% 48 1.94%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 44 1.78% 30 1.21%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 10 0.40% 18 0.73%
Educational, health & social services: 259 10.49% 575 23.28%
Educational services 209 8.46% 367 14.86%
Health care & social assistance 50 2.02% 208 8.42%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 94 3.81% 162 6.56%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 32 1.30% 14 0.57%
Accommodation & food services 62 2.51% 148 5.99%
Other services (except public administration) 39 1.58% 79 3.20%
Public administration 47 1.90% 41 1.66%

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

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