Fergus 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 2,984 53.39% 2,605 46.61%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,176 21.04% 894 16.00%
Management, business, & financial operations: 861 15.41% 297 5.31%
Management, except farm managers 305 5.46% 134 2.40%
Farmers & farm managers 515 9.21% 112 2.00%
Business & financial operations: 41 0.73% 51 0.91%
Business operations specialists 20 0.36% 17 0.30%
Financial specialists 21 0.38% 34 0.61%
Professional & related occupations: 315 5.64% 597 10.68%
Computer & mathematical 12 0.21% 14 0.25%
Architecture & engineering: 66 1.18% 10 0.18%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 24 0.43% 4 0.07%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 42 0.75% 6 0.11%
Life, physical, & social science 40 0.72% 17 0.30%
Community & social services 67 1.20% 46 0.82%
Legal 3 0.05% 6 0.11%
Education, training, & library 48 0.86% 300 5.37%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 25 0.45% 54 0.97%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 54 0.97% 150 2.68%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 38 0.68% 96 1.72%
Health technologists & technicians 16 0.29% 54 0.97%
Service occupations: 234 4.19% 778 13.92%
Healthcare support 13 0.23% 162 2.90%
Protective services: 46 0.82% 5 0.09%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 44 0.79% 2 0.04%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.04% 3 0.05%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 84 1.50% 325 5.81%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 65 1.16% 86 1.54%
Personal care & service 26 0.47% 200 3.58%
Sales & office occupations: 364 6.51% 768 13.74%
Sales & related occupations 277 4.96% 222 3.97%
Office & administrative support 87 1.56% 546 9.77%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 160 2.86% 38 0.68%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 608 10.88% 10 0.18%
Construction & extraction: 366 6.55% 10 0.18%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 49 0.88% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 305 5.46% 10 0.18%
Extraction 12 0.21% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 242 4.33% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 442 7.91% 117 2.09%
Production 160 2.86% 70 1.25%
Transportation & material moving: 282 5.05% 47 0.84%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 11 0.20% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 2 0.04% 6 0.11%
Motor vehicle operators 179 3.20% 20 0.36%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Material moving 90 1.61% 21 0.38%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,984 53.39% 2,605 46.61%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 716 12.81% 227 4.06%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 701 12.54% 221 3.95%
Mining 15 0.27% 6 0.11%
Construction 491 8.79% 52 0.93%
Manufacturing 219 3.92% 59 1.06%
Wholesale trade 108 1.93% 34 0.61%
Retail trade 310 5.55% 315 5.64%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 162 2.90% 70 1.25%
Transportation & warehousing 115 2.06% 54 0.97%
Utilities 47 0.84% 16 0.29%
Information 43 0.77% 63 1.13%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 97 1.74% 123 2.20%
Finance & insurance 69 1.23% 114 2.04%
Real estate & rental & leasing 28 0.50% 9 0.16%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 78 1.40% 86 1.54%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 28 0.50% 59 1.06%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 50 0.89% 27 0.48%
Educational, health & social services: 242 4.33% 996 17.82%
Educational services 133 2.38% 383 6.85%
Health care & social assistance 109 1.95% 613 10.97%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 135 2.42% 334 5.98%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 37 0.66% 43 0.77%
Accommodation & food services 98 1.75% 291 5.21%
Other services (except public administration) 217 3.88% 122 2.18%
Public administration 166 2.97% 124 2.22%

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

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