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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 3,144 53.32% 2,753 46.68%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 722 12.24% 764 12.96%
Management, business, & financial operations: 500 8.48% 181 3.07%
Management, except farm managers 214 3.63% 74 1.25%
Farmers & farm managers 228 3.87% 28 0.47%
Business & financial operations: 58 0.98% 79 1.34%
Business operations specialists 37 0.63% 19 0.32%
Financial specialists 21 0.36% 60 1.02%
Professional & related occupations: 222 3.76% 583 9.89%
Computer & mathematical 14 0.24% 7 0.12%
Architecture & engineering: 46 0.78% 23 0.39%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 16 0.27% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 30 0.51% 23 0.39%
Life, physical, & social science 19 0.32% 10 0.17%
Community & social services 43 0.73% 55 0.93%
Legal 2 0.03% 22 0.37%
Education, training, & library 44 0.75% 265 4.49%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 21 0.36% 22 0.37%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 33 0.56% 179 3.04%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 33 0.56% 95 1.61%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 84 1.42%
Service occupations: 219 3.71% 538 9.12%
Healthcare support 6 0.10% 133 2.26%
Protective services: 49 0.83% 1 0.02%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 47 0.80% 1 0.02%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.03% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 38 0.64% 233 3.95%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 89 1.51% 51 0.86%
Personal care & service 37 0.63% 120 2.03%
Sales & office occupations: 480 8.14% 975 16.53%
Sales & related occupations 286 4.85% 346 5.87%
Office & administrative support 194 3.29% 629 10.67%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 73 1.24% 3 0.05%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 595 10.09% 18 0.31%
Construction & extraction: 275 4.66% 5 0.08%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 56 0.95% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 217 3.68% 5 0.08%
Extraction 2 0.03% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 320 5.43% 13 0.22%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,055 17.89% 455 7.72%
Production 634 10.75% 320 5.43%
Transportation & material moving: 421 7.14% 135 2.29%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 10 0.17% 1 0.02%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 232 3.93% 28 0.47%
Rail, water & other transportation 11 0.19% 0 0.00%
Material moving 168 2.85% 106 1.80%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 3,144 53.32% 2,753 46.68%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 350 5.94% 30 0.51%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 330 5.60% 30 0.51%
Mining 20 0.34% 0 0.00%
Construction 304 5.16% 17 0.29%
Manufacturing 969 16.43% 499 8.46%
Wholesale trade 141 2.39% 45 0.76%
Retail trade 338 5.73% 457 7.75%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 270 4.58% 120 2.03%
Transportation & warehousing 183 3.10% 42 0.71%
Utilities 87 1.48% 78 1.32%
Information 43 0.73% 38 0.64%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 50 0.85% 124 2.10%
Finance & insurance 41 0.70% 106 1.80%
Real estate & rental & leasing 9 0.15% 18 0.31%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 69 1.17% 73 1.24%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 36 0.61% 52 0.88%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 33 0.56% 21 0.36%
Educational, health & social services: 178 3.02% 873 14.80%
Educational services 105 1.78% 372 6.31%
Health care & social assistance 73 1.24% 501 8.50%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 109 1.85% 234 3.97%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 48 0.81% 10 0.17%
Accommodation & food services 61 1.03% 224 3.80%
Other services (except public administration) 208 3.53% 133 2.26%
Public administration 115 1.95% 110 1.87%

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

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