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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 3,460 54.45% 2,895 45.55%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 666 10.48% 761 11.97%
Management, business, & financial operations: 470 7.40% 279 4.39%
Management, except farm managers 205 3.23% 81 1.27%
Farmers & farm managers 237 3.73% 94 1.48%
Business & financial operations: 28 0.44% 104 1.64%
Business operations specialists 11 0.17% 42 0.66%
Financial specialists 17 0.27% 62 0.98%
Professional & related occupations: 196 3.08% 482 7.58%
Computer & mathematical 11 0.17% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 27 0.42% 13 0.20%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 17 0.27% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 10 0.16% 13 0.20%
Life, physical, & social science 25 0.39% 24 0.38%
Community & social services 31 0.49% 28 0.44%
Legal 20 0.31% 2 0.03%
Education, training, & library 49 0.77% 221 3.48%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 13 0.20% 44 0.69%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 20 0.31% 150 2.36%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 9 0.14% 74 1.16%
Health technologists & technicians 11 0.17% 76 1.20%
Service occupations: 243 3.82% 576 9.06%
Healthcare support 6 0.09% 127 2.00%
Protective services: 53 0.83% 14 0.22%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 25 0.39% 9 0.14%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 28 0.44% 5 0.08%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 76 1.20% 203 3.19%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 93 1.46% 131 2.06%
Personal care & service 15 0.24% 101 1.59%
Sales & office occupations: 309 4.86% 737 11.60%
Sales & related occupations 206 3.24% 280 4.41%
Office & administrative support 103 1.62% 457 7.19%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 161 2.53% 64 1.01%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 729 11.47% 20 0.31%
Construction & extraction: 353 5.55% 11 0.17%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 47 0.74% 9 0.14%
Construction trades 298 4.69% 2 0.03%
Extraction 8 0.13% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 376 5.92% 9 0.14%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,352 21.27% 737 11.60%
Production 797 12.54% 605 9.52%
Transportation & material moving: 555 8.73% 132 2.08%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 16 0.25%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 263 4.14% 18 0.28%
Rail, water & other transportation 5 0.08% 7 0.11%
Material moving 287 4.52% 91 1.43%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 3,460 54.45% 2,895 45.55%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 481 7.57% 156 2.45%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 464 7.30% 156 2.45%
Mining 17 0.27% 0 0.00%
Construction 404 6.36% 17 0.27%
Manufacturing 1,347 21.20% 914 14.38%
Wholesale trade 69 1.09% 60 0.94%
Retail trade 190 2.99% 380 5.98%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 183 2.88% 33 0.52%
Transportation & warehousing 144 2.27% 27 0.42%
Utilities 39 0.61% 6 0.09%
Information 9 0.14% 21 0.33%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 78 1.23% 81 1.27%
Finance & insurance 75 1.18% 74 1.16%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.05% 7 0.11%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 97 1.53% 100 1.57%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 27 0.42% 58 0.91%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 70 1.10% 42 0.66%
Educational, health & social services: 167 2.63% 706 11.11%
Educational services 122 1.92% 258 4.06%
Health care & social assistance 45 0.71% 448 7.05%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 113 1.78% 139 2.19%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 23 0.36% 11 0.17%
Accommodation & food services 90 1.42% 128 2.01%
Other services (except public administration) 224 3.52% 138 2.17%
Public administration 98 1.54% 150 2.36%

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

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