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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 1,552 61.39% 976 38.61%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 329 13.01% 287 11.35%
Management, business, & financial operations: 155 6.13% 98 3.88%
Management, except farm managers 111 4.39% 77 3.05%
Farmers & farm managers 37 1.46% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 7 0.28% 21 0.83%
Business operations specialists 7 0.28% 7 0.28%
Financial specialists 0 0.00% 14 0.55%
Professional & related occupations: 174 6.88% 189 7.48%
Computer & mathematical 5 0.20% 13 0.51%
Architecture & engineering: 43 1.70% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 10 0.40% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 33 1.31% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 37 1.46% 5 0.20%
Community & social services 16 0.63% 6 0.24%
Legal 13 0.51% 6 0.24%
Education, training, & library 52 2.06% 116 4.59%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 8 0.32% 43 1.70%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 8 0.32% 20 0.79%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 23 0.91%
Service occupations: 141 5.58% 266 10.52%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 34 1.34%
Protective services: 42 1.66% 18 0.71%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 34 1.34% 6 0.24%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 8 0.32% 12 0.47%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 59 2.33% 108 4.27%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 34 1.34% 41 1.62%
Personal care & service 6 0.24% 65 2.57%
Sales & office occupations: 125 4.94% 302 11.95%
Sales & related occupations 53 2.10% 75 2.97%
Office & administrative support 72 2.85% 227 8.98%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 47 1.86% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 526 20.81% 22 0.87%
Construction & extraction: 346 13.69% 22 0.87%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 43 1.70% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 184 7.28% 7 0.28%
Extraction 119 4.71% 15 0.59%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 180 7.12% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 384 15.19% 99 3.92%
Production 138 5.46% 24 0.95%
Transportation & material moving: 246 9.73% 75 2.97%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 8 0.32% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 9 0.36% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 129 5.10% 28 1.11%
Rail, water & other transportation 13 0.51% 16 0.63%
Material moving 87 3.44% 31 1.23%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,552 61.39% 976 38.61%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 643 25.44% 78 3.09%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 84 3.32% 6 0.24%
Mining 559 22.11% 72 2.85%
Construction 172 6.80% 14 0.55%
Manufacturing 92 3.64% 14 0.55%
Wholesale trade 54 2.14% 9 0.36%
Retail trade 51 2.02% 120 4.75%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 112 4.43% 47 1.86%
Transportation & warehousing 68 2.69% 20 0.79%
Utilities 44 1.74% 27 1.07%
Information 3 0.12% 6 0.24%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 10 0.40% 33 1.31%
Finance & insurance 0 0.00% 12 0.47%
Real estate & rental & leasing 10 0.40% 21 0.83%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 17 0.67% 13 0.51%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 9 0.36% 13 0.51%
Management of companies & enterprises 7 0.28% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 1 0.04% 0 0.00%
Educational, health & social services: 132 5.22% 315 12.46%
Educational services 109 4.31% 143 5.66%
Health care & social assistance 23 0.91% 172 6.80%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 88 3.48% 163 6.45%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 21 0.83% 22 0.87%
Accommodation & food services 67 2.65% 141 5.58%
Other services (except public administration) 34 1.34% 56 2.22%
Public administration 144 5.70% 108 4.27%

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

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