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 Virginia


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

Covington city

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 1,471 54.56% 1,225 45.44%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 163 6.05% 221 8.20%
Management, business, & financial operations: 84 3.12% 46 1.71%
Management, except farm managers 67 2.49% 18 0.67%
Farmers & farm managers 5 0.19% 3 0.11%
Business & financial operations: 12 0.45% 25 0.93%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 12 0.45% 25 0.93%
Professional & related occupations: 79 2.93% 175 6.49%
Computer & mathematical 7 0.26% 7 0.26%
Architecture & engineering: 17 0.63% 9 0.33%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 10 0.37% 9 0.33%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 7 0.26% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 14 0.52% 10 0.37%
Community & social services 15 0.56% 36 1.34%
Legal 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 7 0.26% 58 2.15%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 6 0.22% 7 0.26%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 13 0.48% 48 1.78%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 13 0.48% 19 0.70%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 29 1.08%
Service occupations: 199 7.38% 358 13.28%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 47 1.74%
Protective services: 62 2.30% 23 0.85%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 20 0.74% 23 0.85%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 42 1.56% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 49 1.82% 113 4.19%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 88 3.26% 65 2.41%
Personal care & service 0 0.00% 110 4.08%
Sales & office occupations: 169 6.27% 435 16.14%
Sales & related occupations 94 3.49% 220 8.16%
Office & administrative support 75 2.78% 215 7.97%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 8 0.30% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 372 13.80% 12 0.45%
Construction & extraction: 191 7.08% 12 0.45%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 24 0.89% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 157 5.82% 12 0.45%
Extraction 10 0.37% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 181 6.71% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 560 20.77% 199 7.38%
Production 340 12.61% 148 5.49%
Transportation & material moving: 220 8.16% 51 1.89%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 120 4.45% 26 0.96%
Rail, water & other transportation 10 0.37% 6 0.22%
Material moving 90 3.34% 19 0.70%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,471 54.56% 1,225 45.44%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 19 0.70% 11 0.41%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 19 0.70% 11 0.41%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 254 9.42% 16 0.59%
Manufacturing 496 18.40% 181 6.71%
Wholesale trade 29 1.08% 11 0.41%
Retail trade 211 7.83% 267 9.90%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 111 4.12% 26 0.96%
Transportation & warehousing 80 2.97% 26 0.96%
Utilities 31 1.15% 0 0.00%
Information 35 1.30% 37 1.37%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 38 1.41% 30 1.11%
Finance & insurance 6 0.22% 30 1.11%
Real estate & rental & leasing 32 1.19% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 69 2.56% 53 1.97%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 0 0.00% 47 1.74%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 69 2.56% 6 0.22%
Educational, health & social services: 49 1.82% 287 10.65%
Educational services 30 1.11% 100 3.71%
Health care & social assistance 19 0.70% 187 6.94%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 76 2.82% 128 4.75%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 5 0.19% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 71 2.63% 128 4.75%
Other services (except public administration) 41 1.52% 100 3.71%
Public administration 43 1.59% 78 2.89%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy