Jerome 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 4,636 57.35% 3,448 42.65%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,184 14.65% 1,051 13.00%
Management, business, & financial operations: 824 10.19% 381 4.71%
Management, except farm managers 311 3.85% 211 2.61%
Farmers & farm managers 437 5.41% 58 0.72%
Business & financial operations: 76 0.94% 112 1.39%
Business operations specialists 20 0.25% 27 0.33%
Financial specialists 56 0.69% 85 1.05%
Professional & related occupations: 360 4.45% 670 8.29%
Computer & mathematical 7 0.09% 23 0.28%
Architecture & engineering: 47 0.58% 8 0.10%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 28 0.35% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 19 0.24% 8 0.10%
Life, physical, & social science 59 0.73% 15 0.19%
Community & social services 52 0.64% 66 0.82%
Legal 25 0.31% 23 0.28%
Education, training, & library 75 0.93% 338 4.18%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 34 0.42% 35 0.43%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 61 0.75% 162 2.00%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 57 0.71% 139 1.72%
Health technologists & technicians 4 0.05% 23 0.28%
Service occupations: 374 4.63% 880 10.89%
Healthcare support 8 0.10% 171 2.12%
Protective services: 90 1.11% 10 0.12%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 70 0.87% 6 0.07%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 20 0.25% 4 0.05%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 105 1.30% 340 4.21%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 144 1.78% 201 2.49%
Personal care & service 27 0.33% 158 1.95%
Sales & office occupations: 613 7.58% 1,113 13.77%
Sales & related occupations 390 4.82% 390 4.82%
Office & administrative support 223 2.76% 723 8.94%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 675 8.35% 68 0.84%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 796 9.85% 27 0.33%
Construction & extraction: 434 5.37% 14 0.17%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 56 0.69% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 378 4.68% 14 0.17%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 362 4.48% 13 0.16%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 994 12.30% 309 3.82%
Production 439 5.43% 179 2.21%
Transportation & material moving: 555 6.87% 130 1.61%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 21 0.26% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 9 0.11% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 300 3.71% 61 0.75%
Rail, water & other transportation 14 0.17% 6 0.07%
Material moving 211 2.61% 63 0.78%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 4,636 57.35% 3,448 42.65%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 1,202 14.87% 136 1.68%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 1,202 14.87% 136 1.68%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 522 6.46% 89 1.10%
Manufacturing 660 8.16% 302 3.74%
Wholesale trade 212 2.62% 102 1.26%
Retail trade 417 5.16% 605 7.48%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 487 6.02% 135 1.67%
Transportation & warehousing 372 4.60% 126 1.56%
Utilities 115 1.42% 9 0.11%
Information 69 0.85% 26 0.32%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 108 1.34% 176 2.18%
Finance & insurance 53 0.66% 145 1.79%
Real estate & rental & leasing 55 0.68% 31 0.38%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 130 1.61% 153 1.89%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 77 0.95% 99 1.22%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 53 0.66% 54 0.67%
Educational, health & social services: 193 2.39% 1,048 12.96%
Educational services 129 1.60% 475 5.88%
Health care & social assistance 64 0.79% 573 7.09%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 212 2.62% 338 4.18%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 94 1.16% 45 0.56%
Accommodation & food services 118 1.46% 293 3.62%
Other services (except public administration) 202 2.50% 134 1.66%
Public administration 222 2.75% 204 2.52%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy