Lincoln 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 1,652 53.20% 1,453 46.80%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 573 18.45% 462 14.88%
Management, business, & financial operations: 447 14.40% 138 4.44%
Management, except farm managers 77 2.48% 68 2.19%
Farmers & farm managers 350 11.27% 26 0.84%
Business & financial operations: 20 0.64% 44 1.42%
Business operations specialists 11 0.35% 14 0.45%
Financial specialists 9 0.29% 30 0.97%
Professional & related occupations: 126 4.06% 324 10.43%
Computer & mathematical 6 0.19% 1 0.03%
Architecture & engineering: 26 0.84% 6 0.19%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 6 0.19% 2 0.06%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 20 0.64% 4 0.13%
Life, physical, & social science 1 0.03% 14 0.45%
Community & social services 15 0.48% 30 0.97%
Legal 3 0.10% 9 0.29%
Education, training, & library 48 1.55% 131 4.22%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 10 0.32% 17 0.55%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 17 0.55% 116 3.74%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 17 0.55% 61 1.96%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 55 1.77%
Service occupations: 123 3.96% 413 13.30%
Healthcare support 13 0.42% 133 4.28%
Protective services: 12 0.39% 5 0.16%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 6 0.19% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 6 0.19% 5 0.16%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 20 0.64% 137 4.41%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 72 2.32% 40 1.29%
Personal care & service 6 0.19% 98 3.16%
Sales & office occupations: 164 5.28% 424 13.66%
Sales & related occupations 121 3.90% 132 4.25%
Office & administrative support 43 1.38% 292 9.40%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 93 3.00% 16 0.52%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 319 10.27% 6 0.19%
Construction & extraction: 142 4.57% 5 0.16%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 16 0.52% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 126 4.06% 5 0.16%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 177 5.70% 1 0.03%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 380 12.24% 132 4.25%
Production 169 5.44% 93 3.00%
Transportation & material moving: 211 6.80% 39 1.26%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 2 0.06% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 135 4.35% 6 0.19%
Rail, water & other transportation 8 0.26% 4 0.13%
Material moving 66 2.13% 29 0.93%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,652 53.20% 1,453 46.80%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 462 14.88% 55 1.77%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 462 14.88% 55 1.77%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 164 5.28% 14 0.45%
Manufacturing 253 8.15% 136 4.38%
Wholesale trade 57 1.84% 11 0.35%
Retail trade 138 4.44% 200 6.44%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 164 5.28% 31 1.00%
Transportation & warehousing 115 3.70% 24 0.77%
Utilities 49 1.58% 7 0.23%
Information 6 0.19% 29 0.93%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 40 1.29% 57 1.84%
Finance & insurance 32 1.03% 57 1.84%
Real estate & rental & leasing 8 0.26% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 46 1.48% 45 1.45%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 22 0.71% 30 0.97%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 24 0.77% 15 0.48%
Educational, health & social services: 140 4.51% 655 21.10%
Educational services 78 2.51% 180 5.80%
Health care & social assistance 62 2.00% 475 15.30%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 43 1.38% 93 3.00%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 23 0.74% 8 0.26%
Accommodation & food services 20 0.64% 85 2.74%
Other services (except public administration) 93 3.00% 71 2.29%
Public administration 46 1.48% 56 1.80%

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

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