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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 4,159 55.96% 3,273 44.04%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 877 11.80% 936 12.59%
Management, business, & financial operations: 477 6.42% 326 4.39%
Management, except farm managers 284 3.82% 181 2.44%
Farmers & farm managers 153 2.06% 35 0.47%
Business & financial operations: 40 0.54% 110 1.48%
Business operations specialists 26 0.35% 40 0.54%
Financial specialists 14 0.19% 70 0.94%
Professional & related occupations: 400 5.38% 610 8.21%
Computer & mathematical 44 0.59% 20 0.27%
Architecture & engineering: 60 0.81% 14 0.19%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 42 0.57% 2 0.03%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 18 0.24% 12 0.16%
Life, physical, & social science 30 0.40% 4 0.05%
Community & social services 66 0.89% 28 0.38%
Legal 42 0.57% 18 0.24%
Education, training, & library 73 0.98% 284 3.82%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 41 0.55% 23 0.31%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 44 0.59% 219 2.95%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 44 0.59% 147 1.98%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 72 0.97%
Service occupations: 456 6.14% 744 10.01%
Healthcare support 2 0.03% 125 1.68%
Protective services: 185 2.49% 91 1.22%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 148 1.99% 89 1.20%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 37 0.50% 2 0.03%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 96 1.29% 324 4.36%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 160 2.15% 94 1.26%
Personal care & service 13 0.17% 110 1.48%
Sales & office occupations: 432 5.81% 1,134 15.26%
Sales & related occupations 255 3.43% 371 4.99%
Office & administrative support 177 2.38% 763 10.27%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 102 1.37% 1 0.01%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 837 11.26% 21 0.28%
Construction & extraction: 456 6.14% 11 0.15%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 58 0.78% 4 0.05%
Construction trades 388 5.22% 7 0.09%
Extraction 10 0.13% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 381 5.13% 10 0.13%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,455 19.58% 437 5.88%
Production 914 12.30% 319 4.29%
Transportation & material moving: 541 7.28% 118 1.59%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 2 0.03%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 316 4.25% 41 0.55%
Rail, water & other transportation 16 0.22% 2 0.03%
Material moving 209 2.81% 73 0.98%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 4,159 55.96% 3,273 44.04%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 308 4.14% 48 0.65%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 290 3.90% 48 0.65%
Mining 18 0.24% 0 0.00%
Construction 508 6.84% 60 0.81%
Manufacturing 1,303 17.53% 454 6.11%
Wholesale trade 155 2.09% 92 1.24%
Retail trade 388 5.22% 546 7.35%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 293 3.94% 68 0.91%
Transportation & warehousing 205 2.76% 30 0.40%
Utilities 88 1.18% 38 0.51%
Information 54 0.73% 43 0.58%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 56 0.75% 145 1.95%
Finance & insurance 41 0.55% 115 1.55%
Real estate & rental & leasing 15 0.20% 30 0.40%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 204 2.74% 120 1.61%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 75 1.01% 95 1.28%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 129 1.74% 25 0.34%
Educational, health & social services: 225 3.03% 935 12.58%
Educational services 111 1.49% 348 4.68%
Health care & social assistance 114 1.53% 587 7.90%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 191 2.57% 385 5.18%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 86 1.16% 63 0.85%
Accommodation & food services 105 1.41% 322 4.33%
Other services (except public administration) 241 3.24% 125 1.68%
Public administration 233 3.14% 252 3.39%

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

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