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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 1,944 54.96% 1,593 45.04%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 341 9.64% 508 14.36%
Management, business, & financial operations: 133 3.76% 128 3.62%
Management, except farm managers 91 2.57% 76 2.15%
Farmers & farm managers 25 0.71% 5 0.14%
Business & financial operations: 17 0.48% 47 1.33%
Business operations specialists 8 0.23% 31 0.88%
Financial specialists 9 0.25% 16 0.45%
Professional & related occupations: 208 5.88% 380 10.74%
Computer & mathematical 2 0.06% 1 0.03%
Architecture & engineering: 28 0.79% 22 0.62%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 19 0.54% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 9 0.25% 22 0.62%
Life, physical, & social science 38 1.07% 21 0.59%
Community & social services 37 1.05% 23 0.65%
Legal 2 0.06% 13 0.37%
Education, training, & library 41 1.16% 160 4.52%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 20 0.57% 27 0.76%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 40 1.13% 113 3.19%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 30 0.85% 67 1.89%
Health technologists & technicians 10 0.28% 46 1.30%
Service occupations: 140 3.96% 254 7.18%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 67 1.89%
Protective services: 47 1.33% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 45 1.27% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.06% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 26 0.74% 99 2.80%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 65 1.84% 23 0.65%
Personal care & service 2 0.06% 65 1.84%
Sales & office occupations: 163 4.61% 424 11.99%
Sales & related occupations 101 2.86% 183 5.17%
Office & administrative support 62 1.75% 241 6.81%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 117 3.31% 20 0.57%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 529 14.96% 15 0.42%
Construction & extraction: 396 11.20% 9 0.25%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 39 1.10% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 335 9.47% 1 0.03%
Extraction 22 0.62% 8 0.23%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 133 3.76% 6 0.17%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 654 18.49% 372 10.52%
Production 368 10.40% 310 8.76%
Transportation & material moving: 286 8.09% 62 1.75%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 5 0.14% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 163 4.61% 39 1.10%
Rail, water & other transportation 5 0.14% 0 0.00%
Material moving 113 3.19% 23 0.65%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,944 54.96% 1,593 45.04%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 302 8.54% 40 1.13%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 222 6.28% 30 0.85%
Mining 80 2.26% 10 0.28%
Construction 391 11.05% 23 0.65%
Manufacturing 547 15.47% 381 10.77%
Wholesale trade 55 1.55% 12 0.34%
Retail trade 148 4.18% 182 5.15%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 106 3.00% 29 0.82%
Transportation & warehousing 79 2.23% 18 0.51%
Utilities 27 0.76% 11 0.31%
Information 10 0.28% 14 0.40%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 18 0.51% 50 1.41%
Finance & insurance 14 0.40% 42 1.19%
Real estate & rental & leasing 4 0.11% 8 0.23%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 43 1.22% 36 1.02%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 19 0.54% 34 0.96%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 24 0.68% 2 0.06%
Educational, health & social services: 134 3.79% 609 17.22%
Educational services 91 2.57% 317 8.96%
Health care & social assistance 43 1.22% 292 8.26%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 44 1.24% 78 2.21%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1 0.03% 12 0.34%
Accommodation & food services 43 1.22% 66 1.87%
Other services (except public administration) 81 2.29% 51 1.44%
Public administration 65 1.84% 88 2.49%

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

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