Armstrong 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 557 57.13% 418 42.87%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 169 17.33% 160 16.41%
Management, business, & financial operations: 119 12.21% 44 4.51%
Management, except farm managers 34 3.49% 21 2.15%
Farmers & farm managers 64 6.56% 14 1.44%
Business & financial operations: 21 2.15% 9 0.92%
Business operations specialists 19 1.95% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 2 0.21% 9 0.92%
Professional & related occupations: 50 5.13% 116 11.90%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 2 0.21%
Architecture & engineering: 15 1.54% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 9 0.92% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 6 0.62% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 4 0.41% 0 0.00%
Community & social services 2 0.21% 7 0.72%
Legal 2 0.21% 6 0.62%
Education, training, & library 14 1.44% 57 5.85%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 2 0.21% 0 0.00%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 11 1.13% 44 4.51%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 11 1.13% 28 2.87%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 16 1.64%
Service occupations: 74 7.59% 83 8.51%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 16 1.64%
Protective services: 38 3.90% 17 1.74%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 22 2.26% 12 1.23%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 16 1.64% 5 0.51%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 13 1.33% 29 2.97%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 17 1.74% 10 1.03%
Personal care & service 6 0.62% 11 1.13%
Sales & office occupations: 64 6.56% 160 16.41%
Sales & related occupations 42 4.31% 47 4.82%
Office & administrative support 22 2.26% 113 11.59%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 22 2.26% 4 0.41%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 104 10.67% 0 0.00%
Construction & extraction: 56 5.74% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 6 0.62% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 47 4.82% 0 0.00%
Extraction 3 0.31% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 48 4.92% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 124 12.72% 11 1.13%
Production 25 2.56% 10 1.03%
Transportation & material moving: 99 10.15% 1 0.10%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 8 0.82% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 50 5.13% 1 0.10%
Rail, water & other transportation 10 1.03% 0 0.00%
Material moving 31 3.18% 0 0.00%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 557 57.13% 418 42.87%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 86 8.82% 18 1.85%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 84 8.62% 18 1.85%
Mining 2 0.21% 0 0.00%
Construction 73 7.49% 6 0.62%
Manufacturing 61 6.26% 26 2.67%
Wholesale trade 52 5.33% 8 0.82%
Retail trade 28 2.87% 54 5.54%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 78 8.00% 18 1.85%
Transportation & warehousing 64 6.56% 16 1.64%
Utilities 14 1.44% 2 0.21%
Information 5 0.51% 0 0.00%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 19 1.95% 31 3.18%
Finance & insurance 10 1.03% 27 2.77%
Real estate & rental & leasing 9 0.92% 4 0.41%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 20 2.05% 15 1.54%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 12 1.23% 9 0.92%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 8 0.82% 6 0.62%
Educational, health & social services: 26 2.67% 172 17.64%
Educational services 20 2.05% 78 8.00%
Health care & social assistance 6 0.62% 94 9.64%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 39 4.00% 29 2.97%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 10 1.03% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 29 2.97% 29 2.97%
Other services (except public administration) 28 2.87% 15 1.54%
Public administration 42 4.31% 26 2.67%

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

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