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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 5,363 53.12% 4,733 46.88%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,015 10.05% 1,264 12.52%
Management, business, & financial operations: 592 5.86% 464 4.60%
Management, except farm managers 354 3.51% 261 2.59%
Farmers & farm managers 132 1.31% 5 0.05%
Business & financial operations: 106 1.05% 198 1.96%
Business operations specialists 42 0.42% 105 1.04%
Financial specialists 64 0.63% 93 0.92%
Professional & related occupations: 423 4.19% 800 7.92%
Computer & mathematical 61 0.60% 19 0.19%
Architecture & engineering: 100 0.99% 2 0.02%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 61 0.60% 2 0.02%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 39 0.39% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 22 0.22% 38 0.38%
Community & social services 38 0.38% 68 0.67%
Legal 12 0.12% 16 0.16%
Education, training, & library 81 0.80% 350 3.47%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 29 0.29% 48 0.48%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 80 0.79% 259 2.57%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 50 0.50% 202 2.00%
Health technologists & technicians 30 0.30% 57 0.56%
Service occupations: 443 4.39% 855 8.47%
Healthcare support 12 0.12% 168 1.66%
Protective services: 106 1.05% 29 0.29%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 35 0.35% 5 0.05%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 71 0.70% 24 0.24%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 126 1.25% 300 2.97%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 154 1.53% 74 0.73%
Personal care & service 45 0.45% 284 2.81%
Sales & office occupations: 804 7.96% 1,684 16.68%
Sales & related occupations 529 5.24% 512 5.07%
Office & administrative support 275 2.72% 1,172 11.61%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 103 1.02% 24 0.24%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 888 8.80% 39 0.39%
Construction & extraction: 442 4.38% 8 0.08%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 44 0.44% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 398 3.94% 8 0.08%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 446 4.42% 31 0.31%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 2,110 20.90% 867 8.59%
Production 1,239 12.27% 643 6.37%
Transportation & material moving: 871 8.63% 224 2.22%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 27 0.27% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 371 3.67% 36 0.36%
Rail, water & other transportation 22 0.22% 0 0.00%
Material moving 451 4.47% 188 1.86%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,363 53.12% 4,733 46.88%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 248 2.46% 18 0.18%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 246 2.44% 16 0.16%
Mining 2 0.02% 2 0.02%
Construction 519 5.14% 43 0.43%
Manufacturing 1,899 18.81% 1,074 10.64%
Wholesale trade 336 3.33% 140 1.39%
Retail trade 486 4.81% 432 4.28%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 426 4.22% 191 1.89%
Transportation & warehousing 323 3.20% 140 1.39%
Utilities 103 1.02% 51 0.51%
Information 61 0.60% 236 2.34%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 241 2.39% 451 4.47%
Finance & insurance 174 1.72% 367 3.64%
Real estate & rental & leasing 67 0.66% 84 0.83%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 204 2.02% 181 1.79%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 105 1.04% 88 0.87%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 10 0.10%
Administrative & support & waste management services 99 0.98% 83 0.82%
Educational, health & social services: 236 2.34% 1,228 12.16%
Educational services 120 1.19% 456 4.52%
Health care & social assistance 116 1.15% 772 7.65%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 270 2.67% 372 3.68%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 75 0.74% 87 0.86%
Accommodation & food services 195 1.93% 285 2.82%
Other services (except public administration) 252 2.50% 229 2.27%
Public administration 185 1.83% 138 1.37%

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

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