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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 1,188 52.50% 1,075 47.50%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 166 7.34% 330 14.58%
Management, business, & financial operations: 76 3.36% 102 4.51%
Management, except farm managers 52 2.30% 26 1.15%
Farmers & farm managers 8 0.35% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 16 0.71% 76 3.36%
Business operations specialists 9 0.40% 38 1.68%
Financial specialists 7 0.31% 38 1.68%
Professional & related occupations: 90 3.98% 228 10.08%
Computer & mathematical 0 0.00% 6 0.27%
Architecture & engineering: 41 1.81% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 41 1.81% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 7 0.31% 8 0.35%
Community & social services 13 0.57% 7 0.31%
Legal 4 0.18% 19 0.84%
Education, training, & library 16 0.71% 99 4.37%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 1 0.04% 18 0.80%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 8 0.35% 71 3.14%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 8 0.35% 25 1.10%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 46 2.03%
Service occupations: 53 2.34% 163 7.20%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 34 1.50%
Protective services: 24 1.06% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 6 0.27% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 18 0.80% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 9 0.40% 73 3.23%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 20 0.88% 39 1.72%
Personal care & service 0 0.00% 17 0.75%
Sales & office occupations: 156 6.89% 455 20.11%
Sales & related occupations 76 3.36% 158 6.98%
Office & administrative support 80 3.54% 297 13.12%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 70 3.09% 18 0.80%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 292 12.90% 12 0.53%
Construction & extraction: 170 7.51% 4 0.18%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 19 0.84% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 151 6.67% 4 0.18%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 122 5.39% 8 0.35%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 451 19.93% 97 4.29%
Production 251 11.09% 44 1.94%
Transportation & material moving: 200 8.84% 53 2.34%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 121 5.35% 8 0.35%
Rail, water & other transportation 9 0.40% 11 0.49%
Material moving 70 3.09% 34 1.50%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,188 52.50% 1,075 47.50%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 85 3.76% 31 1.37%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 58 2.56% 31 1.37%
Mining 27 1.19% 0 0.00%
Construction 181 8.00% 11 0.49%
Manufacturing 310 13.70% 93 4.11%
Wholesale trade 126 5.57% 13 0.57%
Retail trade 120 5.30% 186 8.22%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 130 5.74% 23 1.02%
Transportation & warehousing 92 4.07% 21 0.93%
Utilities 38 1.68% 2 0.09%
Information 9 0.40% 13 0.57%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 12 0.53% 123 5.44%
Finance & insurance 3 0.13% 123 5.44%
Real estate & rental & leasing 9 0.40% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 50 2.21% 90 3.98%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 2 0.09% 48 2.12%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 48 2.12% 42 1.86%
Educational, health & social services: 83 3.67% 294 12.99%
Educational services 64 2.83% 113 4.99%
Health care & social assistance 19 0.84% 181 8.00%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 6 0.27% 79 3.49%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 0 0.00% 7 0.31%
Accommodation & food services 6 0.27% 72 3.18%
Other services (except public administration) 41 1.81% 40 1.77%
Public administration 35 1.55% 79 3.49%

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

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