Montgomery 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 5,386 53.21% 4,737 46.79%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,228 12.13% 1,269 12.54%
Management, business, & financial operations: 614 6.07% 423 4.18%
Management, except farm managers 320 3.16% 209 2.06%
Farmers & farm managers 203 2.01% 34 0.34%
Business & financial operations: 91 0.90% 180 1.78%
Business operations specialists 69 0.68% 66 0.65%
Financial specialists 22 0.22% 114 1.13%
Professional & related occupations: 614 6.07% 846 8.36%
Computer & mathematical 49 0.48% 12 0.12%
Architecture & engineering: 115 1.14% 16 0.16%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 89 0.88% 11 0.11%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 26 0.26% 5 0.05%
Life, physical, & social science 7 0.07% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 22 0.22% 69 0.68%
Legal 16 0.16% 25 0.25%
Education, training, & library 215 2.12% 405 4.00%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 65 0.64% 42 0.41%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 125 1.23% 277 2.74%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 91 0.90% 147 1.45%
Health technologists & technicians 34 0.34% 130 1.28%
Service occupations: 433 4.28% 862 8.52%
Healthcare support 18 0.18% 186 1.84%
Protective services: 118 1.17% 53 0.52%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 98 0.97% 32 0.32%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 20 0.20% 21 0.21%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 115 1.14% 270 2.67%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 155 1.53% 132 1.30%
Personal care & service 27 0.27% 221 2.18%
Sales & office occupations: 868 8.57% 1,697 16.76%
Sales & related occupations 489 4.83% 683 6.75%
Office & administrative support 379 3.74% 1,014 10.02%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 59 0.58% 13 0.13%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,079 10.66% 44 0.43%
Construction & extraction: 540 5.33% 18 0.18%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 65 0.64% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 462 4.56% 18 0.18%
Extraction 13 0.13% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 539 5.32% 26 0.26%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,719 16.98% 852 8.42%
Production 940 9.29% 726 7.17%
Transportation & material moving: 779 7.70% 126 1.24%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 23 0.23% 12 0.12%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 435 4.30% 46 0.45%
Rail, water & other transportation 3 0.03% 12 0.12%
Material moving 318 3.14% 56 0.55%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,386 53.21% 4,737 46.79%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 266 2.63% 47 0.46%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 252 2.49% 47 0.46%
Mining 14 0.14% 0 0.00%
Construction 673 6.65% 58 0.57%
Manufacturing 1,500 14.82% 996 9.84%
Wholesale trade 260 2.57% 87 0.86%
Retail trade 678 6.70% 780 7.71%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 340 3.36% 102 1.01%
Transportation & warehousing 302 2.98% 69 0.68%
Utilities 38 0.38% 33 0.33%
Information 157 1.55% 64 0.63%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 136 1.34% 196 1.94%
Finance & insurance 81 0.80% 144 1.42%
Real estate & rental & leasing 55 0.54% 52 0.51%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 197 1.95% 225 2.22%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 86 0.85% 125 1.23%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 111 1.10% 100 0.99%
Educational, health & social services: 472 4.66% 1,378 13.61%
Educational services 261 2.58% 599 5.92%
Health care & social assistance 211 2.08% 779 7.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 174 1.72% 346 3.42%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 27 0.27% 12 0.12%
Accommodation & food services 147 1.45% 334 3.30%
Other services (except public administration) 313 3.09% 186 1.84%
Public administration 220 2.17% 272 2.69%

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

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