Dallas County

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 7,925 51.49% 7,466 48.51%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,542 10.02% 2,249 14.61%
Management, business, & financial operations: 743 4.83% 617 4.01%
Management, except farm managers 466 3.03% 403 2.62%
Farmers & farm managers 124 0.81% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 153 0.99% 214 1.39%
Business operations specialists 80 0.52% 103 0.67%
Financial specialists 73 0.47% 111 0.72%
Professional & related occupations: 799 5.19% 1,632 10.60%
Computer & mathematical 40 0.26% 33 0.21%
Architecture & engineering: 131 0.85% 14 0.09%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 96 0.62% 6 0.04%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 35 0.23% 8 0.05%
Life, physical, & social science 20 0.13% 31 0.20%
Community & social services 106 0.69% 188 1.22%
Legal 75 0.49% 48 0.31%
Education, training, & library 172 1.12% 689 4.48%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 63 0.41% 23 0.15%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 192 1.25% 606 3.94%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 146 0.95% 317 2.06%
Health technologists & technicians 46 0.30% 289 1.88%
Service occupations: 1,004 6.52% 1,450 9.42%
Healthcare support 15 0.10% 319 2.07%
Protective services: 276 1.79% 39 0.25%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 228 1.48% 28 0.18%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 48 0.31% 11 0.07%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 244 1.59% 496 3.22%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 378 2.46% 242 1.57%
Personal care & service 91 0.59% 354 2.30%
Sales & office occupations: 1,056 6.86% 2,625 17.06%
Sales & related occupations 685 4.45% 928 6.03%
Office & administrative support 371 2.41% 1,697 11.03%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 118 0.77% 17 0.11%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,625 10.56% 33 0.21%
Construction & extraction: 843 5.48% 20 0.13%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 80 0.52% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 752 4.89% 20 0.13%
Extraction 11 0.07% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 782 5.08% 13 0.08%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 2,580 16.76% 1,092 7.10%
Production 1,558 10.12% 989 6.43%
Transportation & material moving: 1,022 6.64% 103 0.67%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 8 0.05% 8 0.05%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 450 2.92% 25 0.16%
Rail, water & other transportation 111 0.72% 11 0.07%
Material moving 453 2.94% 59 0.38%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 7,925 51.49% 7,466 48.51%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 312 2.03% 13 0.08%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 274 1.78% 13 0.08%
Mining 38 0.25% 0 0.00%
Construction 874 5.68% 41 0.27%
Manufacturing 2,486 16.15% 1,296 8.42%
Wholesale trade 297 1.93% 70 0.45%
Retail trade 829 5.39% 982 6.38%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 555 3.61% 178 1.16%
Transportation & warehousing 422 2.74% 127 0.83%
Utilities 133 0.86% 51 0.33%
Information 70 0.45% 122 0.79%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 200 1.30% 342 2.22%
Finance & insurance 73 0.47% 262 1.70%
Real estate & rental & leasing 127 0.83% 80 0.52%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 390 2.53% 315 2.05%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 153 0.99% 183 1.19%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 237 1.54% 132 0.86%
Educational, health & social services: 743 4.83% 2,454 15.94%
Educational services 448 2.91% 954 6.20%
Health care & social assistance 295 1.92% 1,500 9.75%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 391 2.54% 608 3.95%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 94 0.61% 36 0.23%
Accommodation & food services 297 1.93% 572 3.72%
Other services (except public administration) 414 2.69% 459 2.98%
Public administration 364 2.37% 586 3.81%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy