Polk 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 4,332 54.68% 3,590 45.32%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,171 14.78% 1,119 14.13%
Management, business, & financial operations: 576 7.27% 330 4.17%
Management, except farm managers 395 4.99% 234 2.95%
Farmers & farm managers 12 0.15% 11 0.14%
Business & financial operations: 169 2.13% 85 1.07%
Business operations specialists 77 0.97% 43 0.54%
Financial specialists 92 1.16% 42 0.53%
Professional & related occupations: 595 7.51% 789 9.96%
Computer & mathematical 47 0.59% 10 0.13%
Architecture & engineering: 124 1.57% 17 0.21%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 70 0.88% 12 0.15%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 54 0.68% 5 0.06%
Life, physical, & social science 38 0.48% 39 0.49%
Community & social services 71 0.90% 62 0.78%
Legal 25 0.32% 27 0.34%
Education, training, & library 98 1.24% 317 4.00%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 81 1.02% 62 0.78%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 111 1.40% 255 3.22%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 80 1.01% 189 2.39%
Health technologists & technicians 31 0.39% 66 0.83%
Service occupations: 420 5.30% 701 8.85%
Healthcare support 20 0.25% 203 2.56%
Protective services: 65 0.82% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 35 0.44% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 30 0.38% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 97 1.22% 250 3.16%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 201 2.54% 121 1.53%
Personal care & service 37 0.47% 127 1.60%
Sales & office occupations: 614 7.75% 1,258 15.88%
Sales & related occupations 391 4.94% 399 5.04%
Office & administrative support 223 2.81% 859 10.84%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 92 1.16% 7 0.09%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 960 12.12% 55 0.69%
Construction & extraction: 591 7.46% 11 0.14%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 36 0.45% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 555 7.01% 11 0.14%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 369 4.66% 44 0.56%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,075 13.57% 450 5.68%
Production 664 8.38% 366 4.62%
Transportation & material moving: 411 5.19% 84 1.06%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 13 0.16% 2 0.03%
Aircraft & traffic control 6 0.08% 3 0.04%
Motor vehicle operators 171 2.16% 43 0.54%
Rail, water & other transportation 10 0.13% 0 0.00%
Material moving 211 2.66% 36 0.45%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 4,332 54.68% 3,590 45.32%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 132 1.67% 26 0.33%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 121 1.53% 26 0.33%
Mining 11 0.14% 0 0.00%
Construction 760 9.59% 44 0.56%
Manufacturing 1,198 15.12% 623 7.86%
Wholesale trade 98 1.24% 54 0.68%
Retail trade 449 5.67% 389 4.91%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 191 2.41% 122 1.54%
Transportation & warehousing 129 1.63% 106 1.34%
Utilities 62 0.78% 16 0.20%
Information 78 0.98% 86 1.09%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 159 2.01% 258 3.26%
Finance & insurance 84 1.06% 181 2.28%
Real estate & rental & leasing 75 0.95% 77 0.97%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 390 4.92% 146 1.84%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 254 3.21% 117 1.48%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 2 0.03%
Administrative & support & waste management services 136 1.72% 27 0.34%
Educational, health & social services: 292 3.69% 1,168 14.74%
Educational services 124 1.57% 425 5.36%
Health care & social assistance 168 2.12% 743 9.38%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 252 3.18% 367 4.63%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 108 1.36% 59 0.74%
Accommodation & food services 144 1.82% 308 3.89%
Other services (except public administration) 201 2.54% 181 2.28%
Public administration 132 1.67% 126 1.59%

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

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