Wheatland 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 574 56.27% 446 43.73%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 208 20.39% 174 17.06%
Management, business, & financial operations: 154 15.10% 78 7.65%
Management, except farm managers 26 2.55% 38 3.73%
Farmers & farm managers 128 12.55% 32 3.14%
Business & financial operations: 0 0.00% 8 0.78%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 2 0.20%
Financial specialists 0 0.00% 6 0.59%
Professional & related occupations: 54 5.29% 96 9.41%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 4 0.39% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 4 0.39% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 3 0.29% 3 0.29%
Community & social services 15 1.47% 5 0.49%
Legal 0 0.00% 2 0.20%
Education, training, & library 24 2.35% 61 5.98%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 3 0.29% 10 0.98%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 5 0.49% 15 1.47%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 3 0.29% 12 1.18%
Health technologists & technicians 2 0.20% 3 0.29%
Service occupations: 60 5.88% 150 14.71%
Healthcare support 8 0.78% 22 2.16%
Protective services: 14 1.37% 2 0.20%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 12 1.18% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.20% 2 0.20%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 17 1.67% 72 7.06%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 14 1.37% 39 3.82%
Personal care & service 7 0.69% 15 1.47%
Sales & office occupations: 46 4.51% 101 9.90%
Sales & related occupations 22 2.16% 35 3.43%
Office & administrative support 24 2.35% 66 6.47%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 132 12.94% 8 0.78%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 81 7.94% 5 0.49%
Construction & extraction: 53 5.20% 5 0.49%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 2 0.20% 2 0.20%
Construction trades 46 4.51% 0 0.00%
Extraction 5 0.49% 3 0.29%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 28 2.75% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 47 4.61% 8 0.78%
Production 19 1.86% 6 0.59%
Transportation & material moving: 28 2.75% 2 0.20%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 20 1.96% 2 0.20%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Material moving 8 0.78% 0 0.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 574 56.27% 446 43.73%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 328 32.16% 90 8.82%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 320 31.37% 90 8.82%
Mining 8 0.78% 0 0.00%
Construction 39 3.82% 7 0.69%
Manufacturing 12 1.18% 8 0.78%
Wholesale trade 4 0.39% 6 0.59%
Retail trade 23 2.25% 36 3.53%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 31 3.04% 14 1.37%
Transportation & warehousing 31 3.04% 14 1.37%
Utilities 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Information 4 0.39% 9 0.88%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 4 0.39% 20 1.96%
Finance & insurance 1 0.10% 15 1.47%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.29% 5 0.49%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 16 1.57% 7 0.69%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 11 1.08% 5 0.49%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 5 0.49% 2 0.20%
Educational, health & social services: 34 3.33% 125 12.25%
Educational services 23 2.25% 61 5.98%
Health care & social assistance 11 1.08% 64 6.27%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 29 2.84% 75 7.35%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 7 0.69% 5 0.49%
Accommodation & food services 22 2.16% 70 6.86%
Other services (except public administration) 29 2.84% 16 1.57%
Public administration 21 2.06% 33 3.24%

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

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