Montgomery 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 2,831 51.62% 2,653 48.38%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 642 11.71% 694 12.65%
Management, business, & financial operations: 450 8.21% 188 3.43%
Management, except farm managers 201 3.67% 127 2.32%
Farmers & farm managers 204 3.72% 5 0.09%
Business & financial operations: 45 0.82% 56 1.02%
Business operations specialists 14 0.26% 11 0.20%
Financial specialists 31 0.57% 45 0.82%
Professional & related occupations: 192 3.50% 506 9.23%
Computer & mathematical 8 0.15% 8 0.15%
Architecture & engineering: 33 0.60% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 16 0.29% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 17 0.31% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 10 0.18% 11 0.20%
Community & social services 32 0.58% 56 1.02%
Legal 1 0.02% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 55 1.00% 190 3.46%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 2 0.04% 26 0.47%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 51 0.93% 215 3.92%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 49 0.89% 152 2.77%
Health technologists & technicians 2 0.04% 63 1.15%
Service occupations: 270 4.92% 602 10.98%
Healthcare support 2 0.04% 125 2.28%
Protective services: 109 1.99% 15 0.27%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 87 1.59% 15 0.27%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 22 0.40% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 13 0.24% 170 3.10%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 131 2.39% 96 1.75%
Personal care & service 15 0.27% 196 3.57%
Sales & office occupations: 366 6.67% 936 17.07%
Sales & related occupations 216 3.94% 197 3.59%
Office & administrative support 150 2.74% 739 13.48%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 114 2.08% 55 1.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 609 11.11% 10 0.18%
Construction & extraction: 316 5.76% 5 0.09%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 55 1.00% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 261 4.76% 5 0.09%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 293 5.34% 5 0.09%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 830 15.13% 356 6.49%
Production 515 9.39% 282 5.14%
Transportation & material moving: 315 5.74% 74 1.35%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 7 0.13%
Aircraft & traffic control 2 0.04% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 176 3.21% 22 0.40%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 7 0.13%
Material moving 137 2.50% 38 0.69%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,831 51.62% 2,653 48.38%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 336 6.13% 74 1.35%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 325 5.93% 68 1.24%
Mining 11 0.20% 6 0.11%
Construction 343 6.25% 50 0.91%
Manufacturing 733 13.37% 382 6.97%
Wholesale trade 115 2.10% 56 1.02%
Retail trade 302 5.51% 463 8.44%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 224 4.08% 55 1.00%
Transportation & warehousing 160 2.92% 45 0.82%
Utilities 64 1.17% 10 0.18%
Information 45 0.82% 84 1.53%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 80 1.46% 158 2.88%
Finance & insurance 42 0.77% 137 2.50%
Real estate & rental & leasing 38 0.69% 21 0.38%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 101 1.84% 88 1.60%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 38 0.69% 66 1.20%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 63 1.15% 22 0.40%
Educational, health & social services: 202 3.68% 813 14.82%
Educational services 100 1.82% 226 4.12%
Health care & social assistance 102 1.86% 587 10.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 31 0.57% 174 3.17%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 16 0.29% 28 0.51%
Accommodation & food services 15 0.27% 146 2.66%
Other services (except public administration) 202 3.68% 173 3.15%
Public administration 117 2.13% 83 1.51%

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

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