Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to Iowa


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Fayette County

Print-Friendly Version

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 5,633 54.04% 4,791 45.96%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,607 15.42% 1,443 13.84%
Management, business, & financial operations: 1,099 10.54% 558 5.35%
Management, except farm managers 285 2.73% 229 2.20%
Farmers & farm managers 732 7.02% 163 1.56%
Business & financial operations: 82 0.79% 166 1.59%
Business operations specialists 43 0.41% 67 0.64%
Financial specialists 39 0.37% 99 0.95%
Professional & related occupations: 508 4.87% 885 8.49%
Computer & mathematical 26 0.25% 10 0.10%
Architecture & engineering: 106 1.02% 12 0.12%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 83 0.80% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 23 0.22% 12 0.12%
Life, physical, & social science 22 0.21% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 59 0.57% 105 1.01%
Legal 21 0.20% 7 0.07%
Education, training, & library 166 1.59% 342 3.28%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 29 0.28% 60 0.58%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 79 0.76% 349 3.35%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 58 0.56% 218 2.09%
Health technologists & technicians 21 0.20% 131 1.26%
Service occupations: 388 3.72% 1,032 9.90%
Healthcare support 34 0.33% 307 2.95%
Protective services: 58 0.56% 11 0.11%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 49 0.47% 2 0.02%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 9 0.09% 9 0.09%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 116 1.11% 380 3.65%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 147 1.41% 105 1.01%
Personal care & service 33 0.32% 229 2.20%
Sales & office occupations: 823 7.90% 1,574 15.10%
Sales & related occupations 561 5.38% 518 4.97%
Office & administrative support 262 2.51% 1,056 10.13%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 212 2.03% 66 0.63%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 923 8.85% 20 0.19%
Construction & extraction: 537 5.15% 2 0.02%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 52 0.50% 2 0.02%
Construction trades 483 4.63% 0 0.00%
Extraction 2 0.02% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 386 3.70% 18 0.17%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,680 16.12% 656 6.29%
Production 903 8.66% 542 5.20%
Transportation & material moving: 777 7.45% 114 1.09%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 27 0.26% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 462 4.43% 33 0.32%
Rail, water & other transportation 16 0.15% 1 0.01%
Material moving 272 2.61% 80 0.77%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,633 54.04% 4,791 45.96%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 1,020 9.79% 260 2.49%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 1,002 9.61% 260 2.49%
Mining 18 0.17% 0 0.00%
Construction 607 5.82% 45 0.43%
Manufacturing 1,184 11.36% 655 6.28%
Wholesale trade 311 2.98% 99 0.95%
Retail trade 644 6.18% 586 5.62%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 358 3.43% 111 1.06%
Transportation & warehousing 335 3.21% 103 0.99%
Utilities 23 0.22% 8 0.08%
Information 78 0.75% 96 0.92%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 137 1.31% 325 3.12%
Finance & insurance 106 1.02% 279 2.68%
Real estate & rental & leasing 31 0.30% 46 0.44%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 239 2.29% 216 2.07%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 117 1.12% 112 1.07%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 122 1.17% 104 1.00%
Educational, health & social services: 424 4.07% 1,712 16.42%
Educational services 291 2.79% 593 5.69%
Health care & social assistance 133 1.28% 1,119 10.73%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 214 2.05% 367 3.52%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 47 0.45% 37 0.35%
Accommodation & food services 167 1.60% 330 3.17%
Other services (except public administration) 254 2.44% 169 1.62%
Public administration 163 1.56% 150 1.44%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy