Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to Texas


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Cherokee County

Print-Friendly Version

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 10,201 54.58% 8,490 45.42%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,768 9.46% 2,595 13.88%
Management, business, & financial operations: 995 5.32% 696 3.72%
Management, except farm managers 569 3.04% 343 1.84%
Farmers & farm managers 281 1.50% 104 0.56%
Business & financial operations: 145 0.78% 249 1.33%
Business operations specialists 86 0.46% 114 0.61%
Financial specialists 59 0.32% 135 0.72%
Professional & related occupations: 773 4.14% 1,899 10.16%
Computer & mathematical 39 0.21% 33 0.18%
Architecture & engineering: 123 0.66% 32 0.17%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 70 0.37% 12 0.06%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 53 0.28% 20 0.11%
Life, physical, & social science 58 0.31% 20 0.11%
Community & social services 142 0.76% 137 0.73%
Legal 60 0.32% 54 0.29%
Education, training, & library 164 0.88% 849 4.54%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 51 0.27% 66 0.35%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 136 0.73% 708 3.79%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 104 0.56% 306 1.64%
Health technologists & technicians 32 0.17% 402 2.15%
Service occupations: 1,449 7.75% 1,862 9.96%
Healthcare support 74 0.40% 654 3.50%
Protective services: 637 3.41% 162 0.87%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 545 2.92% 123 0.66%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 92 0.49% 39 0.21%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 242 1.29% 476 2.55%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 398 2.13% 208 1.11%
Personal care & service 98 0.52% 362 1.94%
Sales & office occupations: 1,256 6.72% 2,997 16.03%
Sales & related occupations 716 3.83% 1,097 5.87%
Office & administrative support 540 2.89% 1,900 10.17%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 586 3.14% 155 0.83%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 2,349 12.57% 67 0.36%
Construction & extraction: 1,480 7.92% 51 0.27%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 168 0.90% 13 0.07%
Construction trades 1,191 6.37% 38 0.20%
Extraction 121 0.65% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 869 4.65% 16 0.09%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 2,793 14.94% 814 4.36%
Production 1,614 8.64% 675 3.61%
Transportation & material moving: 1,179 6.31% 139 0.74%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 14 0.07% 6 0.03%
Aircraft & traffic control 4 0.02% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 637 3.41% 16 0.09%
Rail, water & other transportation 61 0.33% 5 0.03%
Material moving 463 2.48% 112 0.60%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 10,201 54.58% 8,490 45.42%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 1,240 6.63% 313 1.67%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 1,009 5.40% 285 1.52%
Mining 231 1.24% 28 0.15%
Construction 1,502 8.04% 76 0.41%
Manufacturing 1,979 10.59% 928 4.96%
Wholesale trade 375 2.01% 180 0.96%
Retail trade 1,124 6.01% 1,244 6.66%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 734 3.93% 161 0.86%
Transportation & warehousing 532 2.85% 124 0.66%
Utilities 202 1.08% 37 0.20%
Information 150 0.80% 132 0.71%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 267 1.43% 484 2.59%
Finance & insurance 174 0.93% 359 1.92%
Real estate & rental & leasing 93 0.50% 125 0.67%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 391 2.09% 429 2.30%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 163 0.87% 241 1.29%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 6 0.03%
Administrative & support & waste management services 228 1.22% 182 0.97%
Educational, health & social services: 823 4.40% 3,185 17.04%
Educational services 317 1.70% 1,031 5.52%
Health care & social assistance 506 2.71% 2,154 11.52%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 413 2.21% 480 2.57%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 94 0.50% 79 0.42%
Accommodation & food services 319 1.71% 401 2.15%
Other services (except public administration) 446 2.39% 405 2.17%
Public administration 757 4.05% 473 2.53%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy