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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 890 55.21% 722 44.79%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 426 26.43% 280 17.37%
Management, business, & financial operations: 353 21.90% 134 8.31%
Management, except farm managers 42 2.61% 32 1.99%
Farmers & farm managers 302 18.73% 82 5.09%
Business & financial operations: 9 0.56% 20 1.24%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 5 0.31%
Financial specialists 9 0.56% 15 0.93%
Professional & related occupations: 73 4.53% 146 9.06%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 2 0.12%
Architecture & engineering: 8 0.50% 1 0.06%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 1 0.06% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 7 0.43% 1 0.06%
Life, physical, & social science 5 0.31% 3 0.19%
Community & social services 17 1.05% 17 1.05%
Legal 9 0.56% 4 0.25%
Education, training, & library 18 1.12% 80 4.96%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 3 0.19% 3 0.19%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 13 0.81% 36 2.23%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 11 0.68% 20 1.24%
Health technologists & technicians 2 0.12% 16 0.99%
Service occupations: 51 3.16% 124 7.69%
Healthcare support 4 0.25% 22 1.36%
Protective services: 18 1.12% 3 0.19%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 15 0.93% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 3 0.19% 3 0.19%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 11 0.68% 47 2.92%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 14 0.87% 28 1.74%
Personal care & service 4 0.25% 24 1.49%
Sales & office occupations: 80 4.96% 242 15.01%
Sales & related occupations 69 4.28% 52 3.23%
Office & administrative support 11 0.68% 190 11.79%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 48 2.98% 24 1.49%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 127 7.88% 0 0.00%
Construction & extraction: 65 4.03% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 17 1.05% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 48 2.98% 0 0.00%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 62 3.85% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 158 9.80% 52 3.23%
Production 65 4.03% 40 2.48%
Transportation & material moving: 93 5.77% 12 0.74%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 5 0.31% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 58 3.60% 2 0.12%
Rail, water & other transportation 3 0.19% 0 0.00%
Material moving 27 1.67% 10 0.62%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 890 55.21% 722 44.79%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 361 22.39% 116 7.20%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 354 21.96% 116 7.20%
Mining 7 0.43% 0 0.00%
Construction 84 5.21% 8 0.50%
Manufacturing 89 5.52% 49 3.04%
Wholesale trade 20 1.24% 10 0.62%
Retail trade 60 3.72% 79 4.90%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 83 5.15% 34 2.11%
Transportation & warehousing 69 4.28% 16 0.99%
Utilities 14 0.87% 18 1.12%
Information 23 1.43% 12 0.74%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 25 1.55% 57 3.54%
Finance & insurance 18 1.12% 57 3.54%
Real estate & rental & leasing 7 0.43% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 21 1.30% 15 0.93%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 19 1.18% 10 0.62%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 2 0.12% 5 0.31%
Educational, health & social services: 41 2.54% 221 13.71%
Educational services 19 1.18% 94 5.83%
Health care & social assistance 22 1.36% 127 7.88%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 20 1.24% 41 2.54%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 7 0.43% 10 0.62%
Accommodation & food services 13 0.81% 31 1.92%
Other services (except public administration) 39 2.42% 42 2.61%
Public administration 24 1.49% 38 2.36%

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

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