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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 2,157 53.06% 1,908 46.94%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 455 11.19% 466 11.46%
Management, business, & financial operations: 334 8.22% 166 4.08%
Management, except farm managers 108 2.66% 63 1.55%
Farmers & farm managers 201 4.94% 41 1.01%
Business & financial operations: 25 0.62% 62 1.53%
Business operations specialists 11 0.27% 26 0.64%
Financial specialists 14 0.34% 36 0.89%
Professional & related occupations: 121 2.98% 300 7.38%
Computer & mathematical 6 0.15% 20 0.49%
Architecture & engineering: 18 0.44% 10 0.25%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 10 0.25% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 8 0.20% 10 0.25%
Life, physical, & social science 6 0.15% 2 0.05%
Community & social services 19 0.47% 21 0.52%
Legal 11 0.27% 11 0.27%
Education, training, & library 15 0.37% 107 2.63%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 20 0.49% 17 0.42%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 26 0.64% 112 2.76%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 21 0.52% 64 1.57%
Health technologists & technicians 5 0.12% 48 1.18%
Service occupations: 133 3.27% 408 10.04%
Healthcare support 3 0.07% 102 2.51%
Protective services: 11 0.27% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 10 0.25% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 1 0.02% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 26 0.64% 143 3.52%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 84 2.07% 61 1.50%
Personal care & service 9 0.22% 102 2.51%
Sales & office occupations: 302 7.43% 658 16.19%
Sales & related occupations 204 5.02% 247 6.08%
Office & administrative support 98 2.41% 411 10.11%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 80 1.97% 10 0.25%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 430 10.58% 24 0.59%
Construction & extraction: 269 6.62% 22 0.54%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 17 0.42% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 241 5.93% 22 0.54%
Extraction 11 0.27% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 161 3.96% 2 0.05%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 757 18.62% 342 8.41%
Production 429 10.55% 249 6.13%
Transportation & material moving: 328 8.07% 93 2.29%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 4 0.10% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 154 3.79% 10 0.25%
Rail, water & other transportation 13 0.32% 3 0.07%
Material moving 157 3.86% 80 1.97%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,157 53.06% 1,908 46.94%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 306 7.53% 63 1.55%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 296 7.28% 63 1.55%
Mining 10 0.25% 0 0.00%
Construction 291 7.16% 25 0.62%
Manufacturing 598 14.71% 428 10.53%
Wholesale trade 127 3.12% 22 0.54%
Retail trade 258 6.35% 290 7.13%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 147 3.62% 20 0.49%
Transportation & warehousing 134 3.30% 18 0.44%
Utilities 13 0.32% 2 0.05%
Information 22 0.54% 14 0.34%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 67 1.65% 140 3.44%
Finance & insurance 50 1.23% 127 3.12%
Real estate & rental & leasing 17 0.42% 13 0.32%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 88 2.16% 75 1.85%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 33 0.81% 54 1.33%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 55 1.35% 21 0.52%
Educational, health & social services: 131 3.22% 523 12.87%
Educational services 80 1.97% 157 3.86%
Health care & social assistance 51 1.25% 366 9.00%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 52 1.28% 158 3.89%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 23 0.57% 17 0.42%
Accommodation & food services 29 0.71% 141 3.47%
Other services (except public administration) 46 1.13% 72 1.77%
Public administration 24 0.59% 78 1.92%

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

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