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 4,201 54.78% 3,468 45.22%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,101 14.36% 1,059 13.81%
Management, business, & financial operations: 693 9.04% 323 4.21%
Management, except farm managers 289 3.77% 177 2.31%
Farmers & farm managers 315 4.11% 48 0.63%
Business & financial operations: 89 1.16% 98 1.28%
Business operations specialists 44 0.57% 31 0.40%
Financial specialists 45 0.59% 67 0.87%
Professional & related occupations: 408 5.32% 736 9.60%
Computer & mathematical 30 0.39% 11 0.14%
Architecture & engineering: 115 1.50% 8 0.10%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 89 1.16% 2 0.03%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 26 0.34% 6 0.08%
Life, physical, & social science 25 0.33% 9 0.12%
Community & social services 46 0.60% 33 0.43%
Legal 6 0.08% 32 0.42%
Education, training, & library 80 1.04% 291 3.79%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 13 0.17% 40 0.52%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 93 1.21% 312 4.07%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 68 0.89% 199 2.59%
Health technologists & technicians 25 0.33% 113 1.47%
Service occupations: 384 5.01% 786 10.25%
Healthcare support 23 0.30% 146 1.90%
Protective services: 124 1.62% 16 0.21%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 102 1.33% 6 0.08%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 22 0.29% 10 0.13%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 94 1.23% 266 3.47%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 113 1.47% 167 2.18%
Personal care & service 30 0.39% 191 2.49%
Sales & office occupations: 469 6.12% 1,168 15.23%
Sales & related occupations 295 3.85% 329 4.29%
Office & administrative support 174 2.27% 839 10.94%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 144 1.88% 36 0.47%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 879 11.46% 24 0.31%
Construction & extraction: 427 5.57% 16 0.21%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 14 0.18% 3 0.04%
Construction trades 399 5.20% 13 0.17%
Extraction 14 0.18% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 452 5.89% 8 0.10%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,224 15.96% 395 5.15%
Production 660 8.61% 328 4.28%
Transportation & material moving: 564 7.35% 67 0.87%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 12 0.16% 9 0.12%
Aircraft & traffic control 3 0.04% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 321 4.19% 22 0.29%
Rail, water & other transportation 35 0.46% 13 0.17%
Material moving 193 2.52% 23 0.30%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 4,201 54.78% 3,468 45.22%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 547 7.13% 98 1.28%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 520 6.78% 98 1.28%
Mining 27 0.35% 0 0.00%
Construction 410 5.35% 56 0.73%
Manufacturing 927 12.09% 399 5.20%
Wholesale trade 156 2.03% 33 0.43%
Retail trade 451 5.88% 470 6.13%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 528 6.88% 135 1.76%
Transportation & warehousing 440 5.74% 129 1.68%
Utilities 88 1.15% 6 0.08%
Information 67 0.87% 35 0.46%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 94 1.23% 231 3.01%
Finance & insurance 76 0.99% 218 2.84%
Real estate & rental & leasing 18 0.23% 13 0.17%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 160 2.09% 190 2.48%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 76 0.99% 133 1.73%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 2 0.03%
Administrative & support & waste management services 84 1.10% 55 0.72%
Educational, health & social services: 306 3.99% 1,133 14.77%
Educational services 134 1.75% 408 5.32%
Health care & social assistance 172 2.24% 725 9.45%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 131 1.71% 331 4.32%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 12 0.16% 32 0.42%
Accommodation & food services 119 1.55% 299 3.90%
Other services (except public administration) 197 2.57% 184 2.40%
Public administration 227 2.96% 173 2.26%

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

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