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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 5,442 53.39% 4,751 46.61%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,078 10.58% 1,296 12.71%
Management, business, & financial operations: 629 6.17% 289 2.84%
Management, except farm managers 390 3.83% 140 1.37%
Farmers & farm managers 152 1.49% 15 0.15%
Business & financial operations: 87 0.85% 134 1.31%
Business operations specialists 38 0.37% 59 0.58%
Financial specialists 49 0.48% 75 0.74%
Professional & related occupations: 449 4.40% 1,007 9.88%
Computer & mathematical 7 0.07% 17 0.17%
Architecture & engineering: 159 1.56% 38 0.37%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 74 0.73% 4 0.04%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 85 0.83% 34 0.33%
Life, physical, & social science 28 0.27% 8 0.08%
Community & social services 77 0.76% 80 0.78%
Legal 26 0.26% 32 0.31%
Education, training, & library 72 0.71% 531 5.21%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 30 0.29% 52 0.51%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 50 0.49% 249 2.44%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 39 0.38% 120 1.18%
Health technologists & technicians 11 0.11% 129 1.27%
Service occupations: 405 3.97% 970 9.52%
Healthcare support 6 0.06% 184 1.81%
Protective services: 103 1.01% 72 0.71%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 72 0.71% 52 0.51%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 31 0.30% 20 0.20%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 87 0.85% 279 2.74%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 171 1.68% 174 1.71%
Personal care & service 38 0.37% 261 2.56%
Sales & office occupations: 762 7.48% 1,481 14.53%
Sales & related occupations 437 4.29% 541 5.31%
Office & administrative support 325 3.19% 940 9.22%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 110 1.08% 13 0.13%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,039 10.19% 77 0.76%
Construction & extraction: 495 4.86% 58 0.57%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 90 0.88% 9 0.09%
Construction trades 392 3.85% 49 0.48%
Extraction 13 0.13% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 544 5.34% 19 0.19%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 2,048 20.09% 914 8.97%
Production 1,224 12.01% 771 7.56%
Transportation & material moving: 824 8.08% 143 1.40%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 34 0.33% 9 0.09%
Aircraft & traffic control 5 0.05% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 361 3.54% 30 0.29%
Rail, water & other transportation 27 0.26% 2 0.02%
Material moving 397 3.89% 102 1.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,442 53.39% 4,751 46.61%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 376 3.69% 49 0.48%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 356 3.49% 49 0.48%
Mining 20 0.20% 0 0.00%
Construction 555 5.44% 123 1.21%
Manufacturing 2,067 20.28% 1,131 11.10%
Wholesale trade 245 2.40% 73 0.72%
Retail trade 530 5.20% 541 5.31%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 467 4.58% 175 1.72%
Transportation & warehousing 333 3.27% 105 1.03%
Utilities 134 1.31% 70 0.69%
Information 51 0.50% 33 0.32%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 135 1.32% 261 2.56%
Finance & insurance 88 0.86% 193 1.89%
Real estate & rental & leasing 47 0.46% 68 0.67%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 184 1.81% 186 1.82%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 80 0.78% 130 1.28%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 104 1.02% 56 0.55%
Educational, health & social services: 200 1.96% 1,335 13.10%
Educational services 129 1.27% 620 6.08%
Health care & social assistance 71 0.70% 715 7.01%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 220 2.16% 354 3.47%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 68 0.67% 33 0.32%
Accommodation & food services 152 1.49% 321 3.15%
Other services (except public administration) 173 1.70% 242 2.37%
Public administration 239 2.34% 248 2.43%

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

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