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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 5,357 53.90% 4,582 46.10%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,320 13.28% 1,476 14.85%
Management, business, & financial operations: 914 9.20% 440 4.43%
Management, except farm managers 381 3.83% 226 2.27%
Farmers & farm managers 460 4.63% 59 0.59%
Business & financial operations: 73 0.73% 155 1.56%
Business operations specialists 52 0.52% 67 0.67%
Financial specialists 21 0.21% 88 0.89%
Professional & related occupations: 406 4.08% 1,036 10.42%
Computer & mathematical 35 0.35% 36 0.36%
Architecture & engineering: 94 0.95% 30 0.30%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 67 0.67% 25 0.25%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 27 0.27% 5 0.05%
Life, physical, & social science 61 0.61% 8 0.08%
Community & social services 63 0.63% 89 0.90%
Legal 0 0.00% 19 0.19%
Education, training, & library 94 0.95% 434 4.37%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 37 0.37% 67 0.67%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 22 0.22% 353 3.55%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 15 0.15% 203 2.04%
Health technologists & technicians 7 0.07% 150 1.51%
Service occupations: 388 3.90% 1,008 10.14%
Healthcare support 44 0.44% 318 3.20%
Protective services: 74 0.74% 12 0.12%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 61 0.61% 10 0.10%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 13 0.13% 2 0.02%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 95 0.96% 301 3.03%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 141 1.42% 112 1.13%
Personal care & service 34 0.34% 265 2.67%
Sales & office occupations: 676 6.80% 1,581 15.91%
Sales & related occupations 430 4.33% 535 5.38%
Office & administrative support 246 2.48% 1,046 10.52%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 141 1.42% 13 0.13%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,092 10.99% 28 0.28%
Construction & extraction: 616 6.20% 20 0.20%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 94 0.95% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 522 5.25% 20 0.20%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 476 4.79% 8 0.08%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,740 17.51% 476 4.79%
Production 1,030 10.36% 355 3.57%
Transportation & material moving: 710 7.14% 121 1.22%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 21 0.21% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 368 3.70% 42 0.42%
Rail, water & other transportation 15 0.15% 11 0.11%
Material moving 306 3.08% 68 0.68%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,357 53.90% 4,582 46.10%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 631 6.35% 90 0.91%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 618 6.22% 90 0.91%
Mining 13 0.13% 0 0.00%
Construction 725 7.29% 46 0.46%
Manufacturing 1,643 16.53% 648 6.52%
Wholesale trade 260 2.62% 47 0.47%
Retail trade 535 5.38% 677 6.81%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 396 3.98% 55 0.55%
Transportation & warehousing 321 3.23% 48 0.48%
Utilities 75 0.75% 7 0.07%
Information 82 0.83% 131 1.32%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 81 0.81% 269 2.71%
Finance & insurance 55 0.55% 236 2.37%
Real estate & rental & leasing 26 0.26% 33 0.33%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 197 1.98% 236 2.37%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 74 0.74% 111 1.12%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 123 1.24% 125 1.26%
Educational, health & social services: 324 3.26% 1,727 17.38%
Educational services 172 1.73% 566 5.69%
Health care & social assistance 152 1.53% 1,161 11.68%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 126 1.27% 252 2.54%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 15 0.15% 35 0.35%
Accommodation & food services 111 1.12% 217 2.18%
Other services (except public administration) 216 2.17% 176 1.77%
Public administration 141 1.42% 228 2.29%

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

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