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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 5,686 52.33% 5,179 47.67%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,767 16.26% 1,856 17.08%
Management, business, & financial operations: 806 7.42% 633 5.83%
Management, except farm managers 581 5.35% 436 4.01%
Farmers & farm managers 92 0.85% 25 0.23%
Business & financial operations: 133 1.22% 172 1.58%
Business operations specialists 99 0.91% 95 0.87%
Financial specialists 34 0.31% 77 0.71%
Professional & related occupations: 961 8.84% 1,223 11.26%
Computer & mathematical 140 1.29% 41 0.38%
Architecture & engineering: 166 1.53% 23 0.21%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 121 1.11% 23 0.21%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 45 0.41% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 107 0.98% 26 0.24%
Community & social services 55 0.51% 169 1.56%
Legal 64 0.59% 17 0.16%
Education, training, & library 119 1.10% 470 4.33%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 128 1.18% 194 1.79%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 182 1.68% 283 2.60%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 140 1.29% 212 1.95%
Health technologists & technicians 42 0.39% 71 0.65%
Service occupations: 745 6.86% 1,245 11.46%
Healthcare support 18 0.17% 219 2.02%
Protective services: 138 1.27% 48 0.44%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 120 1.10% 38 0.35%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 18 0.17% 10 0.09%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 300 2.76% 425 3.91%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 235 2.16% 223 2.05%
Personal care & service 54 0.50% 330 3.04%
Sales & office occupations: 763 7.02% 1,591 14.64%
Sales & related occupations 531 4.89% 548 5.04%
Office & administrative support 232 2.14% 1,043 9.60%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 134 1.23% 28 0.26%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 1,313 12.08% 109 1.00%
Construction & extraction: 914 8.41% 68 0.63%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 54 0.50% 22 0.20%
Construction trades 833 7.67% 46 0.42%
Extraction 27 0.25% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 399 3.67% 41 0.38%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 964 8.87% 350 3.22%
Production 522 4.80% 193 1.78%
Transportation & material moving: 442 4.07% 157 1.45%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 28 0.26% 12 0.11%
Aircraft & traffic control 25 0.23% 8 0.07%
Motor vehicle operators 177 1.63% 46 0.42%
Rail, water & other transportation 83 0.76% 23 0.21%
Material moving 129 1.19% 68 0.63%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,686 52.33% 5,179 47.67%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 310 2.85% 96 0.88%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 300 2.76% 85 0.78%
Mining 10 0.09% 11 0.10%
Construction 985 9.07% 161 1.48%
Manufacturing 792 7.29% 335 3.08%
Wholesale trade 132 1.21% 69 0.64%
Retail trade 585 5.38% 647 5.95%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 386 3.55% 198 1.82%
Transportation & warehousing 303 2.79% 181 1.67%
Utilities 83 0.76% 17 0.16%
Information 143 1.32% 115 1.06%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 148 1.36% 244 2.25%
Finance & insurance 63 0.58% 119 1.10%
Real estate & rental & leasing 85 0.78% 125 1.15%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 483 4.45% 384 3.53%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 319 2.94% 252 2.32%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 164 1.51% 132 1.21%
Educational, health & social services: 494 4.55% 1,495 13.76%
Educational services 200 1.84% 603 5.55%
Health care & social assistance 294 2.71% 892 8.21%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 572 5.26% 807 7.43%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 186 1.71% 176 1.62%
Accommodation & food services 386 3.55% 631 5.81%
Other services (except public administration) 240 2.21% 332 3.06%
Public administration 416 3.83% 296 2.72%

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

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