Garfield 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 507 51.95% 469 48.05%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 191 19.57% 195 19.98%
Management, business, & financial operations: 140 14.34% 70 7.17%
Management, except farm managers 33 3.38% 26 2.66%
Farmers & farm managers 102 10.45% 17 1.74%
Business & financial operations: 5 0.51% 27 2.77%
Business operations specialists 5 0.51% 4 0.41%
Financial specialists 0 0.00% 23 2.36%
Professional & related occupations: 51 5.23% 125 12.81%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 1 0.10%
Architecture & engineering: 8 0.82% 7 0.72%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 3 0.31% 2 0.20%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 5 0.51% 5 0.51%
Life, physical, & social science 10 1.02% 4 0.41%
Community & social services 5 0.51% 8 0.82%
Legal 7 0.72% 4 0.41%
Education, training, & library 17 1.74% 70 7.17%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 0 0.00% 3 0.31%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 4 0.41% 28 2.87%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 4 0.41% 23 2.36%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 5 0.51%
Service occupations: 36 3.69% 89 9.12%
Healthcare support 2 0.20% 18 1.84%
Protective services: 19 1.95% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 17 1.74% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.20% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 6 0.61% 27 2.77%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 9 0.92% 19 1.95%
Personal care & service 0 0.00% 25 2.56%
Sales & office occupations: 69 7.07% 169 17.32%
Sales & related occupations 60 6.15% 64 6.56%
Office & administrative support 9 0.92% 105 10.76%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 35 3.59% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 77 7.89% 0 0.00%
Construction & extraction: 33 3.38% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 2 0.20% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 31 3.18% 0 0.00%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 44 4.51% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 99 10.14% 16 1.64%
Production 35 3.59% 7 0.72%
Transportation & material moving: 64 6.56% 9 0.92%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 1 0.10% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 37 3.79% 4 0.41%
Rail, water & other transportation 3 0.31% 0 0.00%
Material moving 23 2.36% 5 0.51%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 507 51.95% 469 48.05%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 155 15.88% 27 2.77%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 155 15.88% 27 2.77%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 43 4.41% 9 0.92%
Manufacturing 19 1.95% 7 0.72%
Wholesale trade 72 7.38% 16 1.64%
Retail trade 54 5.53% 57 5.84%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 22 2.25% 14 1.43%
Transportation & warehousing 14 1.43% 9 0.92%
Utilities 8 0.82% 5 0.51%
Information 0 0.00% 8 0.82%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 8 0.82% 29 2.97%
Finance & insurance 8 0.82% 26 2.66%
Real estate & rental & leasing 0 0.00% 3 0.31%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 12 1.23% 16 1.64%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 10 1.02% 10 1.02%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 2 0.20% 6 0.61%
Educational, health & social services: 46 4.71% 183 18.75%
Educational services 37 3.79% 77 7.89%
Health care & social assistance 9 0.92% 106 10.86%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 13 1.33% 25 2.56%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 7 0.72% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 6 0.61% 25 2.56%
Other services (except public administration) 23 2.36% 24 2.46%
Public administration 40 4.10% 54 5.53%

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

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