Bowman 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 865 52.08% 796 47.92%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 308 18.54% 312 18.78%
Management, business, & financial operations: 235 14.15% 113 6.80%
Management, except farm managers 35 2.11% 56 3.37%
Farmers & farm managers 183 11.02% 42 2.53%
Business & financial operations: 17 1.02% 15 0.90%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 17 1.02% 15 0.90%
Professional & related occupations: 73 4.39% 199 11.98%
Computer & mathematical 2 0.12% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 10 0.60% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 4 0.24% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 6 0.36% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 6 0.36% 7 0.42%
Community & social services 6 0.36% 25 1.51%
Legal 9 0.54% 2 0.12%
Education, training, & library 23 1.38% 84 5.06%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 3 0.18% 22 1.32%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 14 0.84% 59 3.55%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 9 0.54% 47 2.83%
Health technologists & technicians 5 0.30% 12 0.72%
Service occupations: 36 2.17% 198 11.92%
Healthcare support 6 0.36% 40 2.41%
Protective services: 5 0.30% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 4 0.24% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 1 0.06% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 16 0.96% 99 5.96%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 7 0.42% 16 0.96%
Personal care & service 2 0.12% 43 2.59%
Sales & office occupations: 110 6.62% 237 14.27%
Sales & related occupations 70 4.21% 75 4.52%
Office & administrative support 40 2.41% 162 9.75%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 35 2.11% 11 0.66%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 168 10.11% 3 0.18%
Construction & extraction: 90 5.42% 3 0.18%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 14 0.84% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 58 3.49% 3 0.18%
Extraction 18 1.08% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 78 4.70% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 208 12.52% 35 2.11%
Production 59 3.55% 16 0.96%
Transportation & material moving: 149 8.97% 19 1.14%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 2 0.12%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 76 4.58% 12 0.72%
Rail, water & other transportation 11 0.66% 0 0.00%
Material moving 62 3.73% 5 0.30%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 865 52.08% 796 47.92%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 310 18.66% 63 3.79%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 241 14.51% 56 3.37%
Mining 69 4.15% 7 0.42%
Construction 81 4.88% 12 0.72%
Manufacturing 39 2.35% 16 0.96%
Wholesale trade 65 3.91% 14 0.84%
Retail trade 120 7.22% 101 6.08%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 44 2.65% 12 0.72%
Transportation & warehousing 30 1.81% 12 0.72%
Utilities 14 0.84% 0 0.00%
Information 10 0.60% 18 1.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 19 1.14% 38 2.29%
Finance & insurance 17 1.02% 38 2.29%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2 0.12% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 41 2.47% 37 2.23%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 29 1.75% 23 1.38%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 12 0.72% 14 0.84%
Educational, health & social services: 55 3.31% 347 20.89%
Educational services 32 1.93% 106 6.38%
Health care & social assistance 23 1.38% 241 14.51%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 27 1.63% 74 4.46%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 3 0.18% 8 0.48%
Accommodation & food services 24 1.44% 66 3.97%
Other services (except public administration) 43 2.59% 29 1.75%
Public administration 11 0.66% 35 2.11%

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

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