Ellis 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 1,063 54.51% 887 45.49%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 325 16.67% 333 17.08%
Management, business, & financial operations: 242 12.41% 110 5.64%
Management, except farm managers 81 4.15% 44 2.26%
Farmers & farm managers 137 7.03% 27 1.38%
Business & financial operations: 24 1.23% 39 2.00%
Business operations specialists 16 0.82% 10 0.51%
Financial specialists 8 0.41% 29 1.49%
Professional & related occupations: 83 4.26% 223 11.44%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 2 0.10%
Architecture & engineering: 5 0.26% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 5 0.26% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 10 0.51% 16 0.82%
Community & social services 13 0.67% 17 0.87%
Legal 0 0.00% 3 0.15%
Education, training, & library 22 1.13% 96 4.92%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 4 0.21% 8 0.41%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 29 1.49% 81 4.15%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 19 0.97% 37 1.90%
Health technologists & technicians 10 0.51% 44 2.26%
Service occupations: 75 3.85% 200 10.26%
Healthcare support 7 0.36% 40 2.05%
Protective services: 28 1.44% 2 0.10%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 23 1.18% 2 0.10%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 5 0.26% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 20 1.03% 73 3.74%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 16 0.82% 26 1.33%
Personal care & service 4 0.21% 59 3.03%
Sales & office occupations: 102 5.23% 301 15.44%
Sales & related occupations 84 4.31% 92 4.72%
Office & administrative support 18 0.92% 209 10.72%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 76 3.90% 11 0.56%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 262 13.44% 8 0.41%
Construction & extraction: 165 8.46% 5 0.26%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 24 1.23% 2 0.10%
Construction trades 111 5.69% 3 0.15%
Extraction 30 1.54% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 97 4.97% 3 0.15%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 223 11.44% 34 1.74%
Production 89 4.56% 19 0.97%
Transportation & material moving: 134 6.87% 15 0.77%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 7 0.36% 2 0.10%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 82 4.21% 11 0.56%
Rail, water & other transportation 4 0.21% 0 0.00%
Material moving 41 2.10% 2 0.10%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,063 54.51% 887 45.49%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 330 16.92% 62 3.18%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 237 12.15% 51 2.62%
Mining 93 4.77% 11 0.56%
Construction 144 7.38% 6 0.31%
Manufacturing 52 2.67% 16 0.82%
Wholesale trade 33 1.69% 10 0.51%
Retail trade 96 4.92% 113 5.79%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 118 6.05% 21 1.08%
Transportation & warehousing 94 4.82% 18 0.92%
Utilities 24 1.23% 3 0.15%
Information 17 0.87% 19 0.97%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 20 1.03% 85 4.36%
Finance & insurance 18 0.92% 80 4.10%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2 0.10% 5 0.26%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 27 1.38% 40 2.05%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 19 0.97% 35 1.79%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 8 0.41% 5 0.26%
Educational, health & social services: 86 4.41% 340 17.44%
Educational services 44 2.26% 122 6.26%
Health care & social assistance 42 2.15% 218 11.18%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 21 1.08% 53 2.72%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 2 0.10% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 19 0.97% 53 2.72%
Other services (except public administration) 58 2.97% 67 3.44%
Public administration 61 3.13% 55 2.82%

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

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