Prince Edward 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 3,861 50.31% 3,813 49.69%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,034 13.47% 1,372 17.88%
Management, business, & financial operations: 483 6.29% 347 4.52%
Management, except farm managers 354 4.61% 261 3.40%
Farmers & farm managers 107 1.39% 21 0.27%
Business & financial operations: 22 0.29% 65 0.85%
Business operations specialists 22 0.29% 34 0.44%
Financial specialists 0 0.00% 31 0.40%
Professional & related occupations: 551 7.18% 1,025 13.36%
Computer & mathematical 34 0.44% 18 0.23%
Architecture & engineering: 79 1.03% 34 0.44%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 39 0.51% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 40 0.52% 34 0.44%
Life, physical, & social science 64 0.83% 8 0.10%
Community & social services 58 0.76% 95 1.24%
Legal 0 0.00% 10 0.13%
Education, training, & library 150 1.95% 497 6.48%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 67 0.87% 36 0.47%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 99 1.29% 327 4.26%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 68 0.89% 209 2.72%
Health technologists & technicians 31 0.40% 118 1.54%
Service occupations: 692 9.02% 806 10.50%
Healthcare support 19 0.25% 126 1.64%
Protective services: 267 3.48% 64 0.83%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 212 2.76% 54 0.70%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 55 0.72% 10 0.13%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 205 2.67% 310 4.04%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 171 2.23% 166 2.16%
Personal care & service 30 0.39% 140 1.82%
Sales & office occupations: 661 8.61% 1,209 15.75%
Sales & related occupations 326 4.25% 444 5.79%
Office & administrative support 335 4.37% 765 9.97%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 124 1.62% 34 0.44%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 557 7.26% 25 0.33%
Construction & extraction: 404 5.26% 11 0.14%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 68 0.89% 4 0.05%
Construction trades 326 4.25% 7 0.09%
Extraction 10 0.13% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 153 1.99% 14 0.18%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 793 10.33% 367 4.78%
Production 394 5.13% 266 3.47%
Transportation & material moving: 399 5.20% 101 1.32%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 11 0.14% 10 0.13%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 252 3.28% 53 0.69%
Rail, water & other transportation 16 0.21% 0 0.00%
Material moving 120 1.56% 38 0.50%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 3,861 50.31% 3,813 49.69%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 242 3.15% 58 0.76%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 211 2.75% 58 0.76%
Mining 31 0.40% 0 0.00%
Construction 515 6.71% 40 0.52%
Manufacturing 504 6.57% 351 4.57%
Wholesale trade 108 1.41% 29 0.38%
Retail trade 420 5.47% 444 5.79%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 215 2.80% 68 0.89%
Transportation & warehousing 187 2.44% 52 0.68%
Utilities 28 0.36% 16 0.21%
Information 121 1.58% 65 0.85%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 68 0.89% 110 1.43%
Finance & insurance 40 0.52% 99 1.29%
Real estate & rental & leasing 28 0.36% 11 0.14%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 153 1.99% 103 1.34%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 48 0.63% 26 0.34%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 105 1.37% 77 1.00%
Educational, health & social services: 655 8.54% 1,729 22.53%
Educational services 516 6.72% 943 12.29%
Health care & social assistance 139 1.81% 786 10.24%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 286 3.73% 415 5.41%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 78 1.02% 39 0.51%
Accommodation & food services 208 2.71% 376 4.90%
Other services (except public administration) 170 2.22% 170 2.22%
Public administration 404 5.26% 231 3.01%

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

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