Pleasants 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 1,653 55.43% 1,329 44.57%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 316 10.60% 329 11.03%
Management, business, & financial operations: 124 4.16% 83 2.78%
Management, except farm managers 102 3.42% 49 1.64%
Farmers & farm managers 4 0.13% 6 0.20%
Business & financial operations: 18 0.60% 28 0.94%
Business operations specialists 10 0.34% 17 0.57%
Financial specialists 8 0.27% 11 0.37%
Professional & related occupations: 192 6.44% 246 8.25%
Computer & mathematical 13 0.44% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 47 1.58% 6 0.20%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 43 1.44% 6 0.20%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 4 0.13% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 23 0.77% 7 0.23%
Community & social services 16 0.54% 14 0.47%
Legal 17 0.57% 6 0.20%
Education, training, & library 26 0.87% 94 3.15%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 22 0.74% 6 0.20%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 28 0.94% 113 3.79%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 22 0.74% 72 2.41%
Health technologists & technicians 6 0.20% 41 1.37%
Service occupations: 187 6.27% 392 13.15%
Healthcare support 14 0.47% 100 3.35%
Protective services: 45 1.51% 39 1.31%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 38 1.27% 14 0.47%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 7 0.23% 25 0.84%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 27 0.91% 126 4.23%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 101 3.39% 72 2.41%
Personal care & service 0 0.00% 55 1.84%
Sales & office occupations: 192 6.44% 560 18.78%
Sales & related occupations 116 3.89% 114 3.82%
Office & administrative support 76 2.55% 446 14.96%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 23 0.77% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 349 11.70% 12 0.40%
Construction & extraction: 189 6.34% 7 0.23%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 42 1.41% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 139 4.66% 7 0.23%
Extraction 8 0.27% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 160 5.37% 5 0.17%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 586 19.65% 36 1.21%
Production 333 11.17% 22 0.74%
Transportation & material moving: 253 8.48% 14 0.47%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 2 0.07% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 102 3.42% 1 0.03%
Rail, water & other transportation 17 0.57% 0 0.00%
Material moving 132 4.43% 13 0.44%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,653 55.43% 1,329 44.57%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 59 1.98% 6 0.20%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 52 1.74% 6 0.20%
Mining 7 0.23% 0 0.00%
Construction 214 7.18% 17 0.57%
Manufacturing 509 17.07% 85 2.85%
Wholesale trade 41 1.37% 28 0.94%
Retail trade 176 5.90% 223 7.48%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 168 5.63% 23 0.77%
Transportation & warehousing 64 2.15% 10 0.34%
Utilities 104 3.49% 13 0.44%
Information 40 1.34% 16 0.54%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 33 1.11% 79 2.65%
Finance & insurance 26 0.87% 79 2.65%
Real estate & rental & leasing 7 0.23% 0 0.00%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 95 3.19% 97 3.25%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 33 1.11% 36 1.21%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 62 2.08% 61 2.05%
Educational, health & social services: 94 3.15% 539 18.08%
Educational services 59 1.98% 186 6.24%
Health care & social assistance 35 1.17% 353 11.84%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 54 1.81% 95 3.19%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 13 0.44% 13 0.44%
Accommodation & food services 41 1.37% 82 2.75%
Other services (except public administration) 90 3.02% 37 1.24%
Public administration 80 2.68% 84 2.82%

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

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