Decatur County

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 908 56.86% 689 43.14%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 318 19.91% 232 14.53%
Management, business, & financial operations: 258 16.16% 73 4.57%
Management, except farm managers 54 3.38% 46 2.88%
Farmers & farm managers 189 11.83% 13 0.81%
Business & financial operations: 15 0.94% 14 0.88%
Business operations specialists 2 0.13% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 13 0.81% 14 0.88%
Professional & related occupations: 60 3.76% 159 9.96%
Computer & mathematical 2 0.13% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 4 0.25% 2 0.13%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 3 0.19% 2 0.13%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 1 0.06% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 15 0.94% 12 0.75%
Community & social services 6 0.38% 12 0.75%
Legal 3 0.19% 5 0.31%
Education, training, & library 11 0.69% 83 5.20%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 0 0.00% 3 0.19%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 19 1.19% 42 2.63%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 17 1.06% 27 1.69%
Health technologists & technicians 2 0.13% 15 0.94%
Service occupations: 62 3.88% 226 14.15%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 80 5.01%
Protective services: 14 0.88% 5 0.31%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 14 0.88% 5 0.31%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 3 0.19% 55 3.44%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 42 2.63% 57 3.57%
Personal care & service 3 0.19% 29 1.82%
Sales & office occupations: 117 7.33% 203 12.71%
Sales & related occupations 86 5.39% 64 4.01%
Office & administrative support 31 1.94% 139 8.70%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 79 4.95% 7 0.44%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 166 10.39% 0 0.00%
Construction & extraction: 73 4.57% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 11 0.69% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 50 3.13% 0 0.00%
Extraction 12 0.75% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 93 5.82% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 166 10.39% 21 1.31%
Production 57 3.57% 15 0.94%
Transportation & material moving: 109 6.83% 6 0.38%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 6 0.38% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 54 3.38% 0 0.00%
Rail, water & other transportation 2 0.13% 0 0.00%
Material moving 47 2.94% 6 0.38%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 908 56.86% 689 43.14%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 326 20.41% 30 1.88%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 299 18.72% 26 1.63%
Mining 27 1.69% 4 0.25%
Construction 96 6.01% 19 1.19%
Manufacturing 22 1.38% 8 0.50%
Wholesale trade 42 2.63% 14 0.88%
Retail trade 94 5.89% 80 5.01%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 96 6.01% 7 0.44%
Transportation & warehousing 80 5.01% 7 0.44%
Utilities 16 1.00% 0 0.00%
Information 10 0.63% 13 0.81%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 27 1.69% 49 3.07%
Finance & insurance 16 1.00% 48 3.01%
Real estate & rental & leasing 11 0.69% 1 0.06%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 43 2.69% 16 1.00%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 30 1.88% 11 0.69%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 13 0.81% 5 0.31%
Educational, health & social services: 52 3.26% 326 20.41%
Educational services 25 1.57% 124 7.76%
Health care & social assistance 27 1.69% 202 12.65%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 3 0.19% 48 3.01%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 3 0.19% 48 3.01%
Other services (except public administration) 55 3.44% 22 1.38%
Public administration 42 2.63% 57 3.57%

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

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