Macon 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 2,501 52.08% 2,301 47.92%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 404 8.41% 647 13.47%
Management, business, & financial operations: 245 5.10% 143 2.98%
Management, except farm managers 98 2.04% 89 1.85%
Farmers & farm managers 121 2.52% 5 0.10%
Business & financial operations: 26 0.54% 49 1.02%
Business operations specialists 13 0.27% 28 0.58%
Financial specialists 13 0.27% 21 0.44%
Professional & related occupations: 159 3.31% 504 10.50%
Computer & mathematical 3 0.06% 9 0.19%
Architecture & engineering: 32 0.67% 12 0.25%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 7 0.15% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 25 0.52% 12 0.25%
Life, physical, & social science 13 0.27% 5 0.10%
Community & social services 27 0.56% 47 0.98%
Legal 2 0.04% 2 0.04%
Education, training, & library 46 0.96% 262 5.46%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 7 0.15% 27 0.56%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 29 0.60% 140 2.92%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 20 0.42% 68 1.42%
Health technologists & technicians 9 0.19% 72 1.50%
Service occupations: 295 6.14% 512 10.66%
Healthcare support 14 0.29% 138 2.87%
Protective services: 106 2.21% 68 1.42%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 101 2.10% 48 1.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 5 0.10% 20 0.42%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 49 1.02% 99 2.06%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 95 1.98% 108 2.25%
Personal care & service 31 0.65% 99 2.06%
Sales & office occupations: 171 3.56% 642 13.37%
Sales & related occupations 86 1.79% 250 5.21%
Office & administrative support 85 1.77% 392 8.16%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 160 3.33% 49 1.02%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 605 12.60% 34 0.71%
Construction & extraction: 390 8.12% 34 0.71%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 68 1.42% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 305 6.35% 34 0.71%
Extraction 17 0.35% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 215 4.48% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 866 18.03% 417 8.68%
Production 499 10.39% 330 6.87%
Transportation & material moving: 367 7.64% 87 1.81%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 6 0.12% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 237 4.94% 50 1.04%
Rail, water & other transportation 16 0.33% 0 0.00%
Material moving 108 2.25% 37 0.77%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,501 52.08% 2,301 47.92%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 421 8.77% 50 1.04%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 321 6.68% 43 0.90%
Mining 100 2.08% 7 0.15%
Construction 387 8.06% 51 1.06%
Manufacturing 702 14.62% 422 8.79%
Wholesale trade 64 1.33% 58 1.21%
Retail trade 124 2.58% 294 6.12%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 156 3.25% 39 0.81%
Transportation & warehousing 126 2.62% 37 0.77%
Utilities 30 0.62% 2 0.04%
Information 20 0.42% 21 0.44%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 35 0.73% 59 1.23%
Finance & insurance 32 0.67% 37 0.77%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.06% 22 0.46%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 79 1.65% 39 0.81%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 26 0.54% 18 0.37%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 53 1.10% 21 0.44%
Educational, health & social services: 137 2.85% 819 17.06%
Educational services 76 1.58% 383 7.98%
Health care & social assistance 61 1.27% 436 9.08%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 83 1.73% 93 1.94%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 26 0.54% 3 0.06%
Accommodation & food services 57 1.19% 90 1.87%
Other services (except public administration) 80 1.67% 104 2.17%
Public administration 213 4.44% 252 5.25%

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

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