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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 2,041 54.28% 1,719 45.72%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 518 13.78% 506 13.46%
Management, business, & financial operations: 402 10.69% 161 4.28%
Management, except farm managers 131 3.48% 49 1.30%
Farmers & farm managers 242 6.44% 41 1.09%
Business & financial operations: 29 0.77% 71 1.89%
Business operations specialists 12 0.32% 39 1.04%
Financial specialists 17 0.45% 32 0.85%
Professional & related occupations: 116 3.09% 345 9.18%
Computer & mathematical 1 0.03% 5 0.13%
Architecture & engineering: 21 0.56% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 8 0.21% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 13 0.35% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 6 0.16% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 13 0.35% 34 0.90%
Legal 7 0.19% 8 0.21%
Education, training, & library 26 0.69% 171 4.55%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 7 0.19% 12 0.32%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 35 0.93% 115 3.06%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 29 0.77% 81 2.15%
Health technologists & technicians 6 0.16% 34 0.90%
Service occupations: 123 3.27% 416 11.06%
Healthcare support 6 0.16% 114 3.03%
Protective services: 41 1.09% 4 0.11%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 33 0.88% 4 0.11%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 8 0.21% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 25 0.66% 109 2.90%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 50 1.33% 104 2.77%
Personal care & service 1 0.03% 85 2.26%
Sales & office occupations: 200 5.32% 479 12.74%
Sales & related occupations 91 2.42% 147 3.91%
Office & administrative support 109 2.90% 332 8.83%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 48 1.28% 15 0.40%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 371 9.87% 12 0.32%
Construction & extraction: 190 5.05% 8 0.21%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 17 0.45% 3 0.08%
Construction trades 167 4.44% 5 0.13%
Extraction 6 0.16% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 181 4.81% 4 0.11%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 781 20.77% 291 7.74%
Production 453 12.05% 241 6.41%
Transportation & material moving: 328 8.72% 50 1.33%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 3 0.08% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 181 4.81% 16 0.43%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 2 0.05%
Material moving 144 3.83% 32 0.85%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,041 54.28% 1,719 45.72%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 331 8.80% 59 1.57%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 306 8.14% 57 1.52%
Mining 25 0.66% 2 0.05%
Construction 190 5.05% 8 0.21%
Manufacturing 682 18.14% 299 7.95%
Wholesale trade 66 1.76% 30 0.80%
Retail trade 186 4.95% 200 5.32%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 164 4.36% 24 0.64%
Transportation & warehousing 149 3.96% 24 0.64%
Utilities 15 0.40% 0 0.00%
Information 9 0.24% 69 1.84%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 37 0.98% 80 2.13%
Finance & insurance 26 0.69% 79 2.10%
Real estate & rental & leasing 11 0.29% 1 0.03%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 71 1.89% 81 2.15%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 40 1.06% 60 1.60%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 31 0.82% 21 0.56%
Educational, health & social services: 114 3.03% 601 15.98%
Educational services 62 1.65% 213 5.66%
Health care & social assistance 52 1.38% 388 10.32%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 45 1.20% 100 2.66%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 8 0.21% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 37 0.98% 100 2.66%
Other services (except public administration) 86 2.29% 96 2.55%
Public administration 60 1.60% 72 1.91%

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

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