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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 3,567 52.08% 3,282 47.92%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,094 15.97% 1,276 18.63%
Management, business, & financial operations: 504 7.36% 437 6.38%
Management, except farm managers 309 4.51% 205 2.99%
Farmers & farm managers 137 2.00% 33 0.48%
Business & financial operations: 58 0.85% 199 2.91%
Business operations specialists 7 0.10% 63 0.92%
Financial specialists 51 0.74% 136 1.99%
Professional & related occupations: 590 8.61% 839 12.25%
Computer & mathematical 65 0.95% 20 0.29%
Architecture & engineering: 40 0.58% 17 0.25%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 21 0.31% 10 0.15%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 19 0.28% 7 0.10%
Life, physical, & social science 22 0.32% 40 0.58%
Community & social services 79 1.15% 90 1.31%
Legal 28 0.41% 45 0.66%
Education, training, & library 199 2.91% 387 5.65%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 54 0.79% 36 0.53%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 103 1.50% 204 2.98%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 77 1.12% 95 1.39%
Health technologists & technicians 26 0.38% 109 1.59%
Service occupations: 366 5.34% 629 9.18%
Healthcare support 13 0.19% 94 1.37%
Protective services: 106 1.55% 16 0.23%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 75 1.10% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 31 0.45% 16 0.23%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 141 2.06% 249 3.64%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 86 1.26% 119 1.74%
Personal care & service 20 0.29% 151 2.20%
Sales & office occupations: 743 10.85% 1,182 17.26%
Sales & related occupations 484 7.07% 385 5.62%
Office & administrative support 259 3.78% 797 11.64%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 198 2.89% 60 0.88%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 710 10.37% 11 0.16%
Construction & extraction: 500 7.30% 7 0.10%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 77 1.12% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 418 6.10% 7 0.10%
Extraction 5 0.07% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 210 3.07% 4 0.06%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 456 6.66% 124 1.81%
Production 138 2.01% 62 0.91%
Transportation & material moving: 318 4.64% 62 0.91%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 199 2.91% 29 0.42%
Rail, water & other transportation 7 0.10% 8 0.12%
Material moving 112 1.64% 25 0.37%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 3,567 52.08% 3,282 47.92%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 346 5.05% 102 1.49%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 341 4.98% 102 1.49%
Mining 5 0.07% 0 0.00%
Construction 496 7.24% 32 0.47%
Manufacturing 153 2.23% 44 0.64%
Wholesale trade 174 2.54% 37 0.54%
Retail trade 481 7.02% 383 5.59%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 206 3.01% 39 0.57%
Transportation & warehousing 165 2.41% 39 0.57%
Utilities 41 0.60% 0 0.00%
Information 91 1.33% 57 0.83%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 186 2.72% 272 3.97%
Finance & insurance 115 1.68% 184 2.69%
Real estate & rental & leasing 71 1.04% 88 1.28%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 163 2.38% 174 2.54%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 76 1.11% 139 2.03%
Management of companies & enterprises 2 0.03% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 85 1.24% 35 0.51%
Educational, health & social services: 602 8.79% 1,349 19.70%
Educational services 374 5.46% 614 8.96%
Health care & social assistance 228 3.33% 735 10.73%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 293 4.28% 432 6.31%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 42 0.61% 54 0.79%
Accommodation & food services 251 3.66% 378 5.52%
Other services (except public administration) 163 2.38% 156 2.28%
Public administration 213 3.11% 205 2.99%

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

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