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 United States


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

Dayton-Springfield, OH

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 232,960 51.56% 218,860 48.44%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 73,283 16.22% 75,077 16.62%
Management, business, & financial operations: 32,836 7.27% 23,862 5.28%
Management, except farm managers 23,256 5.15% 13,921 3.08%
Farmers & farm managers 929 0.21% 216 0.05%
Business & financial operations: 8,651 1.91% 9,725 2.15%
Business operations specialists 4,158 0.92% 5,308 1.17%
Financial specialists 4,493 0.99% 4,417 0.98%
Professional & related occupations: 40,447 8.95% 51,215 11.34%
Computer & mathematical 8,112 1.80% 3,497 0.77%
Architecture & engineering: 11,032 2.44% 1,464 0.32%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 8,424 1.86% 958 0.21%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 2,608 0.58% 506 0.11%
Life, physical, & social science 2,005 0.44% 1,478 0.33%
Community & social services 2,545 0.56% 4,361 0.97%
Legal 1,797 0.40% 1,959 0.43%
Education, training, & library 6,070 1.34% 17,675 3.91%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 3,559 0.79% 3,330 0.74%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 5,327 1.18% 17,451 3.86%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 4,218 0.93% 12,119 2.68%
Health technologists & technicians 1,109 0.25% 5,332 1.18%
Service occupations: 25,843 5.72% 40,111 8.88%
Healthcare support 903 0.20% 9,772 2.16%
Protective services: 6,051 1.34% 1,656 0.37%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 3,743 0.83% 850 0.19%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2,308 0.51% 806 0.18%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 8,642 1.91% 15,171 3.36%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 8,431 1.87% 4,973 1.10%
Personal care & service 1,816 0.40% 8,539 1.89%
Sales & office occupations: 39,671 8.78% 79,026 17.49%
Sales & related occupations 23,115 5.12% 25,266 5.59%
Office & administrative support 16,556 3.66% 53,760 11.90%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 602 0.13% 504 0.11%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 34,240 7.58% 1,588 0.35%
Construction & extraction: 18,222 4.03% 685 0.15%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 2,117 0.47% 58 0.01%
Construction trades 15,969 3.53% 627 0.14%
Extraction 136 0.03% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 16,018 3.55% 903 0.20%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 59,321 13.13% 22,554 4.99%
Production 35,984 7.96% 17,117 3.79%
Transportation & material moving: 23,337 5.17% 5,437 1.20%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 694 0.15% 171 0.04%
Aircraft & traffic control 543 0.12% 39 0.01%
Motor vehicle operators 11,403 2.52% 1,969 0.44%
Rail, water & other transportation 703 0.16% 237 0.05%
Material moving 9,994 2.21% 3,021 0.67%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 232,960 51.56% 218,860 48.44%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 1,809 0.40% 619 0.14%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 1,533 0.34% 558 0.12%
Mining 276 0.06% 61 0.01%
Construction 21,725 4.81% 2,853 0.63%
Manufacturing 59,796 13.23% 26,697 5.91%
Wholesale trade 9,741 2.16% 4,634 1.03%
Retail trade 26,086 5.77% 28,248 6.25%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 16,099 3.56% 5,451 1.21%
Transportation & warehousing 13,925 3.08% 4,732 1.05%
Utilities 2,174 0.48% 719 0.16%
Information 5,307 1.17% 4,945 1.09%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 8,914 1.97% 13,857 3.07%
Finance & insurance 5,114 1.13% 10,671 2.36%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3,800 0.84% 3,186 0.71%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 22,704 5.03% 17,845 3.95%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 15,007 3.32% 11,433 2.53%
Management of companies & enterprises 174 0.04% 344 0.08%
Administrative & support & waste management services 7,523 1.67% 6,068 1.34%
Educational, health & social services: 21,653 4.79% 72,132 15.96%
Educational services 11,962 2.65% 27,719 6.13%
Health care & social assistance 9,691 2.14% 44,413 9.83%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 14,773 3.27% 19,073 4.22%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 2,889 0.64% 2,516 0.56%
Accommodation & food services 11,884 2.63% 16,557 3.66%
Other services (except public administration) 9,582 2.12% 10,432 2.31%
Public administration 14,771 3.27% 12,074 2.67%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy