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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 5,087 52.33% 4,634 47.67%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,352 13.91% 1,469 15.11%
Management, business, & financial operations: 858 8.83% 507 5.22%
Management, except farm managers 338 3.48% 298 3.07%
Farmers & farm managers 453 4.66% 63 0.65%
Business & financial operations: 67 0.69% 146 1.50%
Business operations specialists 27 0.28% 56 0.58%
Financial specialists 40 0.41% 90 0.93%
Professional & related occupations: 494 5.08% 962 9.90%
Computer & mathematical 104 1.07% 24 0.25%
Architecture & engineering: 128 1.32% 35 0.36%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 76 0.78% 20 0.21%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 52 0.53% 15 0.15%
Life, physical, & social science 15 0.15% 44 0.45%
Community & social services 29 0.30% 82 0.84%
Legal 7 0.07% 45 0.46%
Education, training, & library 110 1.13% 382 3.93%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 36 0.37% 66 0.68%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 65 0.67% 284 2.92%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 57 0.59% 195 2.01%
Health technologists & technicians 8 0.08% 89 0.92%
Service occupations: 562 5.78% 863 8.88%
Healthcare support 8 0.08% 187 1.92%
Protective services: 162 1.67% 23 0.24%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 139 1.43% 18 0.19%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 23 0.24% 5 0.05%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 102 1.05% 342 3.52%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 226 2.32% 59 0.61%
Personal care & service 64 0.66% 252 2.59%
Sales & office occupations: 640 6.58% 1,661 17.09%
Sales & related occupations 387 3.98% 539 5.54%
Office & administrative support 253 2.60% 1,122 11.54%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 135 1.39% 33 0.34%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 945 9.72% 34 0.35%
Construction & extraction: 495 5.09% 15 0.15%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 46 0.47% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 440 4.53% 15 0.15%
Extraction 9 0.09% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 450 4.63% 19 0.20%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,453 14.95% 574 5.90%
Production 779 8.01% 439 4.52%
Transportation & material moving: 674 6.93% 135 1.39%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 24 0.25% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 376 3.87% 20 0.21%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 14 0.14%
Material moving 274 2.82% 101 1.04%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,087 52.33% 4,634 47.67%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 633 6.51% 163 1.68%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 611 6.29% 158 1.63%
Mining 22 0.23% 5 0.05%
Construction 601 6.18% 41 0.42%
Manufacturing 1,200 12.34% 673 6.92%
Wholesale trade 286 2.94% 119 1.22%
Retail trade 544 5.60% 635 6.53%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 333 3.43% 93 0.96%
Transportation & warehousing 251 2.58% 51 0.52%
Utilities 82 0.84% 42 0.43%
Information 134 1.38% 182 1.87%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 98 1.01% 230 2.37%
Finance & insurance 82 0.84% 189 1.94%
Real estate & rental & leasing 16 0.16% 41 0.42%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 305 3.14% 349 3.59%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 162 1.67% 215 2.21%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 143 1.47% 134 1.38%
Educational, health & social services: 337 3.47% 1,350 13.89%
Educational services 233 2.40% 555 5.71%
Health care & social assistance 104 1.07% 795 8.18%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 144 1.48% 309 3.18%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 28 0.29% 33 0.34%
Accommodation & food services 116 1.19% 276 2.84%
Other services (except public administration) 235 2.42% 235 2.42%
Public administration 237 2.44% 255 2.62%

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

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