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 Alaska


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

Anchorage Borough

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 65,599 52.17% 60,138 47.83%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 22,718 18.07% 23,553 18.73%
Management, business, & financial operations: 9,786 7.78% 8,586 6.83%
Management, except farm managers 7,449 5.92% 4,857 3.86%
Farmers & farm managers 8 0.01% 49 0.04%
Business & financial operations: 2,329 1.85% 3,680 2.93%
Business operations specialists 1,174 0.93% 1,471 1.17%
Financial specialists 1,155 0.92% 2,209 1.76%
Professional & related occupations: 12,932 10.28% 14,967 11.90%
Computer & mathematical 1,481 1.18% 717 0.57%
Architecture & engineering: 3,144 2.50% 568 0.45%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 2,342 1.86% 398 0.32%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 802 0.64% 170 0.14%
Life, physical, & social science 1,142 0.91% 678 0.54%
Community & social services 1,133 0.90% 1,346 1.07%
Legal 1,062 0.84% 1,045 0.83%
Education, training, & library 1,876 1.49% 5,084 4.04%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 1,404 1.12% 1,170 0.93%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 1,690 1.34% 4,359 3.47%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 1,322 1.05% 3,148 2.50%
Health technologists & technicians 368 0.29% 1,211 0.96%
Service occupations: 8,475 6.74% 10,495 8.35%
Healthcare support 349 0.28% 1,590 1.26%
Protective services: 2,011 1.60% 514 0.41%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 1,056 0.84% 207 0.16%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 955 0.76% 307 0.24%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 3,227 2.57% 3,190 2.54%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 2,145 1.71% 1,618 1.29%
Personal care & service 743 0.59% 3,583 2.85%
Sales & office occupations: 12,861 10.23% 22,973 18.27%
Sales & related occupations 6,872 5.47% 6,529 5.19%
Office & administrative support 5,989 4.76% 16,444 13.08%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 328 0.26% 104 0.08%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 11,539 9.18% 597 0.47%
Construction & extraction: 5,938 4.72% 258 0.21%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 808 0.64% 8 0.01%
Construction trades 4,874 3.88% 240 0.19%
Extraction 256 0.20% 10 0.01%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 5,601 4.45% 339 0.27%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 9,678 7.70% 2,416 1.92%
Production 2,444 1.94% 1,117 0.89%
Transportation & material moving: 7,234 5.75% 1,299 1.03%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 315 0.25% 99 0.08%
Aircraft & traffic control 1,169 0.93% 153 0.12%
Motor vehicle operators 2,650 2.11% 352 0.28%
Rail, water & other transportation 656 0.52% 74 0.06%
Material moving 2,444 1.94% 621 0.49%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 65,599 52.17% 60,138 47.83%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 2,907 2.31% 979 0.78%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 397 0.32% 270 0.21%
Mining 2,510 2.00% 709 0.56%
Construction 6,790 5.40% 1,205 0.96%
Manufacturing 1,750 1.39% 792 0.63%
Wholesale trade 3,188 2.54% 1,240 0.99%
Retail trade 7,826 6.22% 7,501 5.97%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 8,259 6.57% 3,550 2.82%
Transportation & warehousing 7,532 5.99% 3,089 2.46%
Utilities 727 0.58% 461 0.37%
Information 2,131 1.69% 1,948 1.55%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 3,136 2.49% 4,518 3.59%
Finance & insurance 1,748 1.39% 3,322 2.64%
Real estate & rental & leasing 1,388 1.10% 1,196 0.95%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 7,040 5.60% 5,805 4.62%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 4,542 3.61% 3,885 3.09%
Management of companies & enterprises 57 0.05% 27 0.02%
Administrative & support & waste management services 2,441 1.94% 1,893 1.51%
Educational, health & social services: 6,484 5.16% 18,048 14.35%
Educational services 3,229 2.57% 6,985 5.56%
Health care & social assistance 3,255 2.59% 11,063 8.80%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 5,627 4.48% 5,715 4.55%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 967 0.77% 1,019 0.81%
Accommodation & food services 4,660 3.71% 4,696 3.73%
Other services (except public administration) 3,689 2.93% 3,467 2.76%
Public administration 6,772 5.39% 5,370 4.27%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy