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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 1,994 52.81% 1,782 47.19%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 466 12.34% 514 13.61%
Management, business, & financial operations: 227 6.01% 157 4.16%
Management, except farm managers 151 4.00% 127 3.36%
Farmers & farm managers 27 0.72% 4 0.11%
Business & financial operations: 49 1.30% 26 0.69%
Business operations specialists 19 0.50% 14 0.37%
Financial specialists 30 0.79% 12 0.32%
Professional & related occupations: 239 6.33% 357 9.45%
Computer & mathematical 17 0.45% 4 0.11%
Architecture & engineering: 33 0.87% 7 0.19%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 20 0.53% 2 0.05%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 13 0.34% 5 0.13%
Life, physical, & social science 36 0.95% 13 0.34%
Community & social services 28 0.74% 18 0.48%
Legal 6 0.16% 2 0.05%
Education, training, & library 54 1.43% 183 4.85%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 19 0.50% 23 0.61%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 46 1.22% 107 2.83%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 36 0.95% 66 1.75%
Health technologists & technicians 10 0.26% 41 1.09%
Service occupations: 363 9.61% 489 12.95%
Healthcare support 13 0.34% 86 2.28%
Protective services: 189 5.01% 48 1.27%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 166 4.40% 44 1.17%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 23 0.61% 4 0.11%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 80 2.12% 204 5.40%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 66 1.75% 56 1.48%
Personal care & service 15 0.40% 95 2.52%
Sales & office occupations: 184 4.87% 638 16.90%
Sales & related occupations 102 2.70% 219 5.80%
Office & administrative support 82 2.17% 419 11.10%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 79 2.09% 2 0.05%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 380 10.06% 18 0.48%
Construction & extraction: 255 6.75% 13 0.34%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 30 0.79% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 218 5.77% 13 0.34%
Extraction 7 0.19% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 125 3.31% 5 0.13%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 522 13.82% 121 3.20%
Production 338 8.95% 76 2.01%
Transportation & material moving: 184 4.87% 45 1.19%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 67 1.77% 19 0.50%
Rail, water & other transportation 7 0.19% 2 0.05%
Material moving 110 2.91% 24 0.64%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,994 52.81% 1,782 47.19%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 148 3.92% 15 0.40%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 139 3.68% 15 0.40%
Mining 9 0.24% 0 0.00%
Construction 251 6.65% 37 0.98%
Manufacturing 547 14.49% 184 4.87%
Wholesale trade 25 0.66% 4 0.11%
Retail trade 126 3.34% 237 6.28%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 83 2.20% 41 1.09%
Transportation & warehousing 70 1.85% 41 1.09%
Utilities 13 0.34% 0 0.00%
Information 29 0.77% 12 0.32%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 41 1.09% 135 3.58%
Finance & insurance 30 0.79% 114 3.02%
Real estate & rental & leasing 11 0.29% 21 0.56%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 94 2.49% 33 0.87%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 48 1.27% 19 0.50%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 46 1.22% 14 0.37%
Educational, health & social services: 147 3.89% 580 15.36%
Educational services 84 2.22% 254 6.73%
Health care & social assistance 63 1.67% 326 8.63%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 143 3.79% 282 7.47%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 44 1.17% 55 1.46%
Accommodation & food services 99 2.62% 227 6.01%
Other services (except public administration) 75 1.99% 78 2.07%
Public administration 285 7.55% 144 3.81%

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

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