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 California


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

San Francisco 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 232,781 54.41% 195,042 45.59%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 112,047 26.19% 94,757 22.15%
Management, business, & financial operations: 46,047 10.76% 39,462 9.22%
Management, except farm managers 30,275 7.08% 24,135 5.64%
Farmers & farm managers 51 0.01% 25 0.01%
Business & financial operations: 15,721 3.67% 15,302 3.58%
Business operations specialists 7,709 1.80% 8,204 1.92%
Financial specialists 8,012 1.87% 7,098 1.66%
Professional & related occupations: 66,000 15.43% 55,295 12.92%
Computer & mathematical 17,873 4.18% 6,220 1.45%
Architecture & engineering: 7,543 1.76% 2,184 0.51%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 6,308 1.47% 1,741 0.41%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 1,235 0.29% 443 0.10%
Life, physical, & social science 4,233 0.99% 3,922 0.92%
Community & social services 2,486 0.58% 3,613 0.84%
Legal 6,756 1.58% 5,355 1.25%
Education, training, & library 6,726 1.57% 12,618 2.95%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 13,704 3.20% 11,342 2.65%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 6,679 1.56% 10,041 2.35%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 5,445 1.27% 8,194 1.92%
Health technologists & technicians 1,234 0.29% 1,847 0.43%
Service occupations: 32,876 7.68% 28,488 6.66%
Healthcare support 1,328 0.31% 4,335 1.01%
Protective services: 4,418 1.03% 1,504 0.35%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 1,489 0.35% 593 0.14%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2,929 0.68% 911 0.21%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 16,557 3.87% 8,775 2.05%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 6,689 1.56% 6,219 1.45%
Personal care & service 3,884 0.91% 7,655 1.79%
Sales & office occupations: 49,690 11.61% 59,626 13.94%
Sales & related occupations 26,317 6.15% 21,503 5.03%
Office & administrative support 23,373 5.46% 38,123 8.91%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 301 0.07% 161 0.04%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 17,056 3.99% 934 0.22%
Construction & extraction: 10,618 2.48% 441 0.10%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 1,195 0.28% 58 0.01%
Construction trades 9,411 2.20% 383 0.09%
Extraction 12 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 6,438 1.50% 493 0.12%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 20,811 4.86% 11,076 2.59%
Production 9,249 2.16% 8,873 2.07%
Transportation & material moving: 11,562 2.70% 2,203 0.51%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 415 0.10% 86 0.02%
Aircraft & traffic control 121 0.03% 19 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 6,211 1.45% 672 0.16%
Rail, water & other transportation 1,015 0.24% 78 0.02%
Material moving 3,800 0.89% 1,348 0.32%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 232,781 54.41% 195,042 45.59%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 502 0.12% 323 0.08%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 307 0.07% 217 0.05%
Mining 195 0.05% 106 0.02%
Construction 13,062 3.05% 1,899 0.44%
Manufacturing 15,020 3.51% 13,208 3.09%
Wholesale trade 6,904 1.61% 4,050 0.95%
Retail trade 23,677 5.53% 20,258 4.74%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 13,846 3.24% 5,265 1.23%
Transportation & warehousing 12,802 2.99% 4,532 1.06%
Utilities 1,044 0.24% 733 0.17%
Information 17,629 4.12% 12,371 2.89%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 23,790 5.56% 19,689 4.60%
Finance & insurance 17,900 4.18% 15,742 3.68%
Real estate & rental & leasing 5,890 1.38% 3,947 0.92%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 46,753 10.93% 35,820 8.37%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 37,137 8.68% 29,229 6.83%
Management of companies & enterprises 148 0.03% 140 0.03%
Administrative & support & waste management services 9,468 2.21% 6,451 1.51%
Educational, health & social services: 24,999 5.84% 44,462 10.39%
Educational services 11,860 2.77% 18,253 4.27%
Health care & social assistance 13,139 3.07% 26,209 6.13%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 28,779 6.73% 19,300 4.51%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 5,830 1.36% 4,843 1.13%
Accommodation & food services 22,949 5.36% 14,457 3.38%
Other services (except public administration) 10,338 2.42% 11,657 2.72%
Public administration 7,482 1.75% 6,740 1.58%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy