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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 1,810 55.88% 1,429 44.12%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 383 11.82% 407 12.57%
Management, business, & financial operations: 227 7.01% 126 3.89%
Management, except farm managers 137 4.23% 92 2.84%
Farmers & farm managers 70 2.16% 11 0.34%
Business & financial operations: 20 0.62% 23 0.71%
Business operations specialists 14 0.43% 8 0.25%
Financial specialists 6 0.19% 15 0.46%
Professional & related occupations: 156 4.82% 281 8.68%
Computer & mathematical 7 0.22% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 17 0.52% 6 0.19%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 10 0.31% 5 0.15%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 7 0.22% 1 0.03%
Life, physical, & social science 24 0.74% 5 0.15%
Community & social services 13 0.40% 27 0.83%
Legal 12 0.37% 2 0.06%
Education, training, & library 41 1.27% 181 5.59%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 12 0.37% 13 0.40%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 30 0.93% 47 1.45%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 18 0.56% 24 0.74%
Health technologists & technicians 12 0.37% 23 0.71%
Service occupations: 221 6.82% 490 15.13%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 94 2.90%
Protective services: 81 2.50% 20 0.62%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 64 1.98% 20 0.62%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 17 0.52% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 40 1.23% 183 5.65%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 97 2.99% 121 3.74%
Personal care & service 3 0.09% 72 2.22%
Sales & office occupations: 137 4.23% 475 14.67%
Sales & related occupations 86 2.66% 172 5.31%
Office & administrative support 51 1.57% 303 9.35%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 132 4.08% 8 0.25%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 469 14.48% 8 0.25%
Construction & extraction: 321 9.91% 5 0.15%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 44 1.36% 2 0.06%
Construction trades 199 6.14% 3 0.09%
Extraction 78 2.41% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 148 4.57% 3 0.09%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 468 14.45% 41 1.27%
Production 251 7.75% 17 0.52%
Transportation & material moving: 217 6.70% 24 0.74%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 7 0.22% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 100 3.09% 2 0.06%
Rail, water & other transportation 14 0.43% 8 0.25%
Material moving 96 2.96% 14 0.43%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,810 55.88% 1,429 44.12%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 551 17.01% 61 1.88%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 220 6.79% 45 1.39%
Mining 331 10.22% 16 0.49%
Construction 256 7.90% 16 0.49%
Manufacturing 264 8.15% 36 1.11%
Wholesale trade 37 1.14% 22 0.68%
Retail trade 103 3.18% 199 6.14%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 102 3.15% 14 0.43%
Transportation & warehousing 67 2.07% 9 0.28%
Utilities 35 1.08% 5 0.15%
Information 8 0.25% 19 0.59%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 44 1.36% 83 2.56%
Finance & insurance 30 0.93% 73 2.25%
Real estate & rental & leasing 14 0.43% 10 0.31%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 57 1.76% 50 1.54%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 35 1.08% 28 0.86%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 22 0.68% 22 0.68%
Educational, health & social services: 125 3.86% 525 16.21%
Educational services 89 2.75% 255 7.87%
Health care & social assistance 36 1.11% 270 8.34%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 66 2.04% 197 6.08%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 16 0.49% 12 0.37%
Accommodation & food services 50 1.54% 185 5.71%
Other services (except public administration) 91 2.81% 99 3.06%
Public administration 106 3.27% 108 3.33%

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

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