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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 4,051 54.84% 3,336 45.16%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 748 10.13% 950 12.86%
Management, business, & financial operations: 436 5.90% 220 2.98%
Management, except farm managers 254 3.44% 116 1.57%
Farmers & farm managers 145 1.96% 9 0.12%
Business & financial operations: 37 0.50% 95 1.29%
Business operations specialists 21 0.28% 48 0.65%
Financial specialists 16 0.22% 47 0.64%
Professional & related occupations: 312 4.22% 730 9.88%
Computer & mathematical 11 0.15% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 59 0.80% 10 0.14%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 50 0.68% 10 0.14%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 9 0.12% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 44 0.60% 22 0.30%
Community & social services 21 0.28% 78 1.06%
Legal 21 0.28% 15 0.20%
Education, training, & library 63 0.85% 351 4.75%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 28 0.38% 13 0.18%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 65 0.88% 241 3.26%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 44 0.60% 116 1.57%
Health technologists & technicians 21 0.28% 125 1.69%
Service occupations: 373 5.05% 487 6.59%
Healthcare support 8 0.11% 190 2.57%
Protective services: 135 1.83% 36 0.49%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 107 1.45% 7 0.09%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 28 0.38% 29 0.39%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 82 1.11% 153 2.07%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 134 1.81% 31 0.42%
Personal care & service 14 0.19% 77 1.04%
Sales & office occupations: 383 5.18% 1,058 14.32%
Sales & related occupations 218 2.95% 374 5.06%
Office & administrative support 165 2.23% 684 9.26%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 90 1.22% 17 0.23%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 880 11.91% 36 0.49%
Construction & extraction: 474 6.42% 28 0.38%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 42 0.57% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 432 5.85% 28 0.38%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 406 5.50% 8 0.11%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,577 21.35% 788 10.67%
Production 936 12.67% 656 8.88%
Transportation & material moving: 641 8.68% 132 1.79%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 256 3.47% 49 0.66%
Rail, water & other transportation 116 1.57% 0 0.00%
Material moving 269 3.64% 83 1.12%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 4,051 54.84% 3,336 45.16%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 292 3.95% 26 0.35%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 283 3.83% 26 0.35%
Mining 9 0.12% 0 0.00%
Construction 425 5.75% 19 0.26%
Manufacturing 1,498 20.28% 893 12.09%
Wholesale trade 171 2.31% 47 0.64%
Retail trade 339 4.59% 382 5.17%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 395 5.35% 38 0.51%
Transportation & warehousing 314 4.25% 30 0.41%
Utilities 81 1.10% 8 0.11%
Information 15 0.20% 77 1.04%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 89 1.20% 146 1.98%
Finance & insurance 76 1.03% 140 1.90%
Real estate & rental & leasing 13 0.18% 6 0.08%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 173 2.34% 95 1.29%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 52 0.70% 40 0.54%
Management of companies & enterprises 13 0.18% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 108 1.46% 55 0.74%
Educational, health & social services: 244 3.30% 1,119 15.15%
Educational services 111 1.50% 440 5.96%
Health care & social assistance 133 1.80% 679 9.19%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 93 1.26% 216 2.92%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 15 0.20% 46 0.62%
Accommodation & food services 78 1.06% 170 2.30%
Other services (except public administration) 121 1.64% 90 1.22%
Public administration 196 2.65% 188 2.55%

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

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