Hickory 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 1,643 56.52% 1,264 43.48%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 338 11.63% 304 10.46%
Management, business, & financial operations: 240 8.26% 101 3.47%
Management, except farm managers 70 2.41% 51 1.75%
Farmers & farm managers 143 4.92% 12 0.41%
Business & financial operations: 27 0.93% 38 1.31%
Business operations specialists 11 0.38% 7 0.24%
Financial specialists 16 0.55% 31 1.07%
Professional & related occupations: 98 3.37% 203 6.98%
Computer & mathematical 9 0.31% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 8 0.28% 3 0.10%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 2 0.07% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 6 0.21% 3 0.10%
Life, physical, & social science 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 34 1.17% 14 0.48%
Legal 0 0.00% 20 0.69%
Education, training, & library 23 0.79% 96 3.30%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 10 0.34% 21 0.72%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 14 0.48% 49 1.69%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 7 0.24% 21 0.72%
Health technologists & technicians 7 0.24% 28 0.96%
Service occupations: 141 4.85% 347 11.94%
Healthcare support 9 0.31% 89 3.06%
Protective services: 26 0.89% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 15 0.52% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 11 0.38% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 29 1.00% 124 4.27%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 77 2.65% 44 1.51%
Personal care & service 0 0.00% 90 3.10%
Sales & office occupations: 220 7.57% 425 14.62%
Sales & related occupations 163 5.61% 170 5.85%
Office & administrative support 57 1.96% 255 8.77%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 44 1.51% 20 0.69%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 395 13.59% 24 0.83%
Construction & extraction: 264 9.08% 21 0.72%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 34 1.17% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 218 7.50% 21 0.72%
Extraction 12 0.41% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 131 4.51% 3 0.10%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 505 17.37% 144 4.95%
Production 197 6.78% 126 4.33%
Transportation & material moving: 308 10.60% 18 0.62%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 3 0.10% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 235 8.08% 7 0.24%
Rail, water & other transportation 2 0.07% 0 0.00%
Material moving 68 2.34% 11 0.38%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,643 56.52% 1,264 43.48%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 187 6.43% 41 1.41%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 187 6.43% 41 1.41%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 312 10.73% 15 0.52%
Manufacturing 222 7.64% 176 6.05%
Wholesale trade 70 2.41% 0 0.00%
Retail trade 146 5.02% 232 7.98%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 197 6.78% 41 1.41%
Transportation & warehousing 171 5.88% 41 1.41%
Utilities 26 0.89% 0 0.00%
Information 26 0.89% 37 1.27%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 69 2.37% 53 1.82%
Finance & insurance 49 1.69% 40 1.38%
Real estate & rental & leasing 20 0.69% 13 0.45%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 67 2.30% 53 1.82%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 16 0.55% 34 1.17%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 51 1.75% 19 0.65%
Educational, health & social services: 93 3.20% 394 13.55%
Educational services 62 2.13% 141 4.85%
Health care & social assistance 31 1.07% 253 8.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 84 2.89% 105 3.61%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 12 0.41% 11 0.38%
Accommodation & food services 72 2.48% 94 3.23%
Other services (except public administration) 114 3.92% 63 2.17%
Public administration 56 1.93% 54 1.86%

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

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