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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 5,423 53.45% 4,723 46.55%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,613 15.90% 1,695 16.71%
Management, business, & financial operations: 910 8.97% 567 5.59%
Management, except farm managers 503 4.96% 316 3.11%
Farmers & farm managers 289 2.85% 34 0.34%
Business & financial operations: 118 1.16% 217 2.14%
Business operations specialists 47 0.46% 93 0.92%
Financial specialists 71 0.70% 124 1.22%
Professional & related occupations: 703 6.93% 1,128 11.12%
Computer & mathematical 188 1.85% 121 1.19%
Architecture & engineering: 153 1.51% 42 0.41%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 115 1.13% 20 0.20%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 38 0.37% 22 0.22%
Life, physical, & social science 38 0.37% 29 0.29%
Community & social services 42 0.41% 66 0.65%
Legal 25 0.25% 23 0.23%
Education, training, & library 101 1.00% 326 3.21%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 53 0.52% 134 1.32%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 103 1.02% 387 3.81%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 82 0.81% 253 2.49%
Health technologists & technicians 21 0.21% 134 1.32%
Service occupations: 450 4.44% 866 8.54%
Healthcare support 25 0.25% 203 2.00%
Protective services: 100 0.99% 23 0.23%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 58 0.57% 1 0.01%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 42 0.41% 22 0.22%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 172 1.70% 282 2.78%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 143 1.41% 159 1.57%
Personal care & service 10 0.10% 199 1.96%
Sales & office occupations: 982 9.68% 1,937 19.09%
Sales & related occupations 650 6.41% 548 5.40%
Office & administrative support 332 3.27% 1,389 13.69%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 68 0.67% 8 0.08%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,295 12.76% 18 0.18%
Construction & extraction: 770 7.59% 11 0.11%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 160 1.58% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 590 5.82% 11 0.11%
Extraction 20 0.20% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 525 5.17% 7 0.07%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,015 10.00% 199 1.96%
Production 497 4.90% 112 1.10%
Transportation & material moving: 518 5.11% 87 0.86%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 13 0.13% 3 0.03%
Aircraft & traffic control 7 0.07% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 308 3.04% 24 0.24%
Rail, water & other transportation 47 0.46% 0 0.00%
Material moving 143 1.41% 60 0.59%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,423 53.45% 4,723 46.55%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 405 3.99% 47 0.46%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 389 3.83% 47 0.46%
Mining 16 0.16% 0 0.00%
Construction 903 8.90% 55 0.54%
Manufacturing 758 7.47% 298 2.94%
Wholesale trade 169 1.67% 69 0.68%
Retail trade 688 6.78% 526 5.18%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 520 5.13% 225 2.22%
Transportation & warehousing 341 3.36% 126 1.24%
Utilities 179 1.76% 99 0.98%
Information 224 2.21% 260 2.56%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 243 2.40% 487 4.80%
Finance & insurance 177 1.74% 431 4.25%
Real estate & rental & leasing 66 0.65% 56 0.55%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 492 4.85% 457 4.50%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 340 3.35% 326 3.21%
Management of companies & enterprises 7 0.07% 3 0.03%
Administrative & support & waste management services 145 1.43% 128 1.26%
Educational, health & social services: 360 3.55% 1,502 14.80%
Educational services 195 1.92% 519 5.12%
Health care & social assistance 165 1.63% 983 9.69%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 247 2.43% 414 4.08%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 65 0.64% 147 1.45%
Accommodation & food services 182 1.79% 267 2.63%
Other services (except public administration) 266 2.62% 237 2.34%
Public administration 148 1.46% 146 1.44%

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

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