Macon 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 5,359 56.35% 4,151 43.65%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 842 8.85% 778 8.18%
Management, business, & financial operations: 507 5.33% 216 2.27%
Management, except farm managers 245 2.58% 132 1.39%
Farmers & farm managers 210 2.21% 22 0.23%
Business & financial operations: 52 0.55% 62 0.65%
Business operations specialists 36 0.38% 56 0.59%
Financial specialists 16 0.17% 6 0.06%
Professional & related occupations: 335 3.52% 562 5.91%
Computer & mathematical 12 0.13% 21 0.22%
Architecture & engineering: 98 1.03% 22 0.23%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 34 0.36% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 64 0.67% 22 0.23%
Life, physical, & social science 8 0.08% 6 0.06%
Community & social services 39 0.41% 30 0.32%
Legal 10 0.11% 2 0.02%
Education, training, & library 64 0.67% 260 2.73%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 42 0.44% 11 0.12%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 62 0.65% 210 2.21%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 35 0.37% 100 1.05%
Health technologists & technicians 27 0.28% 110 1.16%
Service occupations: 386 4.06% 643 6.76%
Healthcare support 13 0.14% 151 1.59%
Protective services: 99 1.04% 12 0.13%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 85 0.89% 5 0.05%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 14 0.15% 7 0.07%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 80 0.84% 187 1.97%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 176 1.85% 104 1.09%
Personal care & service 18 0.19% 189 1.99%
Sales & office occupations: 590 6.20% 1,360 14.30%
Sales & related occupations 274 2.88% 448 4.71%
Office & administrative support 316 3.32% 912 9.59%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 167 1.76% 25 0.26%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,359 14.29% 118 1.24%
Construction & extraction: 853 8.97% 83 0.87%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 95 1.00% 7 0.07%
Construction trades 743 7.81% 76 0.80%
Extraction 15 0.16% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 506 5.32% 35 0.37%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 2,015 21.19% 1,227 12.90%
Production 1,293 13.60% 1,103 11.60%
Transportation & material moving: 722 7.59% 124 1.30%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 12 0.13% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 366 3.85% 20 0.21%
Rail, water & other transportation 25 0.26% 0 0.00%
Material moving 319 3.35% 104 1.09%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,359 56.35% 4,151 43.65%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 440 4.63% 38 0.40%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 417 4.38% 38 0.40%
Mining 23 0.24% 0 0.00%
Construction 878 9.23% 81 0.85%
Manufacturing 1,955 20.56% 1,327 13.95%
Wholesale trade 180 1.89% 146 1.54%
Retail trade 493 5.18% 638 6.71%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 376 3.95% 43 0.45%
Transportation & warehousing 289 3.04% 33 0.35%
Utilities 87 0.91% 10 0.11%
Information 89 0.94% 118 1.24%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 92 0.97% 230 2.42%
Finance & insurance 46 0.48% 189 1.99%
Real estate & rental & leasing 46 0.48% 41 0.43%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 162 1.70% 208 2.19%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 81 0.85% 82 0.86%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 13 0.14%
Administrative & support & waste management services 81 0.85% 113 1.19%
Educational, health & social services: 222 2.33% 930 9.78%
Educational services 127 1.34% 302 3.18%
Health care & social assistance 95 1.00% 628 6.60%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 129 1.36% 171 1.80%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 30 0.32% 20 0.21%
Accommodation & food services 99 1.04% 151 1.59%
Other services (except public administration) 183 1.92% 109 1.15%
Public administration 160 1.68% 112 1.18%

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

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