Washington 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 2,395 56.42% 1,850 43.58%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 598 14.09% 525 12.37%
Management, business, & financial operations: 384 9.05% 204 4.81%
Management, except farm managers 97 2.29% 93 2.19%
Farmers & farm managers 244 5.75% 41 0.97%
Business & financial operations: 43 1.01% 70 1.65%
Business operations specialists 6 0.14% 45 1.06%
Financial specialists 37 0.87% 25 0.59%
Professional & related occupations: 214 5.04% 321 7.56%
Computer & mathematical 32 0.75% 8 0.19%
Architecture & engineering: 27 0.64% 8 0.19%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 2 0.05% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 25 0.59% 8 0.19%
Life, physical, & social science 32 0.75% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 24 0.57% 31 0.73%
Legal 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 82 1.93% 169 3.98%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 0 0.00% 49 1.15%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 17 0.40% 56 1.32%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 17 0.40% 25 0.59%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 31 0.73%
Service occupations: 230 5.42% 430 10.13%
Healthcare support 2 0.05% 101 2.38%
Protective services: 129 3.04% 24 0.57%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 116 2.73% 17 0.40%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 13 0.31% 7 0.16%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 28 0.66% 127 2.99%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 63 1.48% 78 1.84%
Personal care & service 8 0.19% 100 2.36%
Sales & office occupations: 266 6.27% 623 14.68%
Sales & related occupations 179 4.22% 158 3.72%
Office & administrative support 87 2.05% 465 10.95%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 205 4.83% 38 0.90%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 384 9.05% 19 0.45%
Construction & extraction: 222 5.23% 16 0.38%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 15 0.35% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 204 4.81% 16 0.38%
Extraction 3 0.07% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 162 3.82% 3 0.07%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 712 16.77% 215 5.06%
Production 378 8.90% 159 3.75%
Transportation & material moving: 334 7.87% 56 1.32%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 6 0.14% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 2 0.05% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 167 3.93% 12 0.28%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 5 0.12%
Material moving 159 3.75% 39 0.92%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,395 56.42% 1,850 43.58%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 465 10.95% 118 2.78%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 461 10.86% 118 2.78%
Mining 4 0.09% 0 0.00%
Construction 247 5.82% 18 0.42%
Manufacturing 508 11.97% 221 5.21%
Wholesale trade 83 1.96% 48 1.13%
Retail trade 258 6.08% 225 5.30%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 166 3.91% 66 1.55%
Transportation & warehousing 124 2.92% 63 1.48%
Utilities 42 0.99% 3 0.07%
Information 55 1.30% 57 1.34%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 40 0.94% 107 2.52%
Finance & insurance 8 0.19% 63 1.48%
Real estate & rental & leasing 32 0.75% 44 1.04%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 71 1.67% 69 1.63%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 47 1.11% 47 1.11%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 24 0.57% 22 0.52%
Educational, health & social services: 159 3.75% 499 11.76%
Educational services 109 2.57% 235 5.54%
Health care & social assistance 50 1.18% 264 6.22%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 65 1.53% 178 4.19%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 9 0.21% 23 0.54%
Accommodation & food services 56 1.32% 155 3.65%
Other services (except public administration) 112 2.64% 89 2.10%
Public administration 166 3.91% 155 3.65%

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

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