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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 2,065 56.73% 1,575 43.27%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 412 11.32% 500 13.74%
Management, business, & financial operations: 191 5.25% 116 3.19%
Management, except farm managers 90 2.47% 83 2.28%
Farmers & farm managers 62 1.70% 15 0.41%
Business & financial operations: 39 1.07% 18 0.49%
Business operations specialists 6 0.16% 7 0.19%
Financial specialists 33 0.91% 11 0.30%
Professional & related occupations: 221 6.07% 384 10.55%
Computer & mathematical 19 0.52% 5 0.14%
Architecture & engineering: 25 0.69% 1 0.03%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 11 0.30% 1 0.03%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 14 0.38% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 39 1.07% 4 0.11%
Community & social services 18 0.49% 66 1.81%
Legal 18 0.49% 5 0.14%
Education, training, & library 50 1.37% 164 4.51%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 25 0.69% 39 1.07%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 27 0.74% 100 2.75%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 27 0.74% 67 1.84%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 33 0.91%
Service occupations: 311 8.54% 448 12.31%
Healthcare support 6 0.16% 100 2.75%
Protective services: 86 2.36% 18 0.49%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 59 1.62% 17 0.47%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 27 0.74% 1 0.03%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 40 1.10% 158 4.34%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 142 3.90% 78 2.14%
Personal care & service 37 1.02% 94 2.58%
Sales & office occupations: 228 6.26% 533 14.64%
Sales & related occupations 116 3.19% 190 5.22%
Office & administrative support 112 3.08% 343 9.42%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 151 4.15% 10 0.27%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 501 13.76% 21 0.58%
Construction & extraction: 350 9.62% 12 0.33%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 40 1.10% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 296 8.13% 12 0.33%
Extraction 14 0.38% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 151 4.15% 9 0.25%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 462 12.69% 63 1.73%
Production 225 6.18% 24 0.66%
Transportation & material moving: 237 6.51% 39 1.07%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 4 0.11% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 119 3.27% 12 0.33%
Rail, water & other transportation 13 0.36% 11 0.30%
Material moving 101 2.77% 16 0.44%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,065 56.73% 1,575 43.27%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 261 7.17% 35 0.96%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 237 6.51% 35 0.96%
Mining 24 0.66% 0 0.00%
Construction 331 9.09% 26 0.71%
Manufacturing 289 7.94% 48 1.32%
Wholesale trade 33 0.91% 7 0.19%
Retail trade 146 4.01% 199 5.47%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 107 2.94% 47 1.29%
Transportation & warehousing 80 2.20% 47 1.29%
Utilities 27 0.74% 0 0.00%
Information 41 1.13% 33 0.91%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 36 0.99% 85 2.34%
Finance & insurance 24 0.66% 60 1.65%
Real estate & rental & leasing 12 0.33% 25 0.69%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 162 4.45% 48 1.32%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 134 3.68% 33 0.91%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 28 0.77% 15 0.41%
Educational, health & social services: 133 3.65% 520 14.29%
Educational services 97 2.66% 211 5.80%
Health care & social assistance 36 0.99% 309 8.49%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 335 9.20% 338 9.29%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 40 1.10% 7 0.19%
Accommodation & food services 295 8.10% 331 9.09%
Other services (except public administration) 49 1.35% 76 2.09%
Public administration 142 3.90% 113 3.10%

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

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