Dent 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 3,343 54.74% 2,764 45.26%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 581 9.51% 789 12.92%
Management, business, & financial operations: 309 5.06% 229 3.75%
Management, except farm managers 157 2.57% 114 1.87%
Farmers & farm managers 124 2.03% 29 0.47%
Business & financial operations: 28 0.46% 86 1.41%
Business operations specialists 20 0.33% 31 0.51%
Financial specialists 8 0.13% 55 0.90%
Professional & related occupations: 272 4.45% 560 9.17%
Computer & mathematical 9 0.15% 10 0.16%
Architecture & engineering: 36 0.59% 8 0.13%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 20 0.33% 7 0.11%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 16 0.26% 1 0.02%
Life, physical, & social science 26 0.43% 3 0.05%
Community & social services 59 0.97% 52 0.85%
Legal 12 0.20% 15 0.25%
Education, training, & library 67 1.10% 238 3.90%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 18 0.29% 46 0.75%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 45 0.74% 188 3.08%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 21 0.34% 88 1.44%
Health technologists & technicians 24 0.39% 100 1.64%
Service occupations: 360 5.89% 644 10.55%
Healthcare support 23 0.38% 147 2.41%
Protective services: 99 1.62% 15 0.25%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 56 0.92% 7 0.11%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 43 0.70% 8 0.13%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 62 1.02% 245 4.01%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 156 2.55% 82 1.34%
Personal care & service 20 0.33% 155 2.54%
Sales & office occupations: 413 6.76% 913 14.95%
Sales & related occupations 267 4.37% 336 5.50%
Office & administrative support 146 2.39% 577 9.45%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 81 1.33% 20 0.33%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 812 13.30% 13 0.21%
Construction & extraction: 399 6.53% 7 0.11%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 49 0.80% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 334 5.47% 3 0.05%
Extraction 16 0.26% 4 0.07%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 413 6.76% 6 0.10%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,096 17.95% 385 6.30%
Production 411 6.73% 305 4.99%
Transportation & material moving: 685 11.22% 80 1.31%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 14 0.23% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 339 5.55% 26 0.43%
Rail, water & other transportation 10 0.16% 0 0.00%
Material moving 322 5.27% 54 0.88%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 3,343 54.74% 2,764 45.26%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 456 7.47% 76 1.24%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 222 3.64% 58 0.95%
Mining 234 3.83% 18 0.29%
Construction 393 6.44% 17 0.28%
Manufacturing 623 10.20% 329 5.39%
Wholesale trade 194 3.18% 76 1.24%
Retail trade 430 7.04% 468 7.66%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 246 4.03% 56 0.92%
Transportation & warehousing 217 3.55% 48 0.79%
Utilities 29 0.47% 8 0.13%
Information 33 0.54% 43 0.70%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 52 0.85% 117 1.92%
Finance & insurance 25 0.41% 65 1.06%
Real estate & rental & leasing 27 0.44% 52 0.85%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 112 1.83% 91 1.49%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 32 0.52% 57 0.93%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 80 1.31% 34 0.56%
Educational, health & social services: 254 4.16% 977 16.00%
Educational services 153 2.51% 361 5.91%
Health care & social assistance 101 1.65% 616 10.09%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 150 2.46% 231 3.78%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 31 0.51% 12 0.20%
Accommodation & food services 119 1.95% 219 3.59%
Other services (except public administration) 249 4.08% 146 2.39%
Public administration 151 2.47% 137 2.24%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy