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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 5,220 53.07% 4,616 46.93%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,222 12.42% 1,179 11.99%
Management, business, & financial operations: 884 8.99% 470 4.78%
Management, except farm managers 308 3.13% 154 1.57%
Farmers & farm managers 492 5.00% 213 2.17%
Business & financial operations: 84 0.85% 103 1.05%
Business operations specialists 37 0.38% 32 0.33%
Financial specialists 47 0.48% 71 0.72%
Professional & related occupations: 338 3.44% 709 7.21%
Computer & mathematical 14 0.14% 27 0.27%
Architecture & engineering: 45 0.46% 39 0.40%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 18 0.18% 16 0.16%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 27 0.27% 23 0.23%
Life, physical, & social science 7 0.07% 10 0.10%
Community & social services 68 0.69% 60 0.61%
Legal 3 0.03% 17 0.17%
Education, training, & library 129 1.31% 302 3.07%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 17 0.17% 32 0.33%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 55 0.56% 222 2.26%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 53 0.54% 165 1.68%
Health technologists & technicians 2 0.02% 57 0.58%
Service occupations: 341 3.47% 867 8.81%
Healthcare support 7 0.07% 205 2.08%
Protective services: 63 0.64% 13 0.13%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 46 0.47% 11 0.11%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 17 0.17% 2 0.02%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 130 1.32% 324 3.29%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 133 1.35% 108 1.10%
Personal care & service 8 0.08% 217 2.21%
Sales & office occupations: 555 5.64% 1,316 13.38%
Sales & related occupations 344 3.50% 322 3.27%
Office & administrative support 211 2.15% 994 10.11%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 297 3.02% 81 0.82%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 952 9.68% 67 0.68%
Construction & extraction: 481 4.89% 45 0.46%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 41 0.42% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 440 4.47% 45 0.46%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 471 4.79% 22 0.22%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,853 18.84% 1,106 11.24%
Production 1,107 11.25% 868 8.82%
Transportation & material moving: 746 7.58% 238 2.42%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 10 0.10% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 410 4.17% 25 0.25%
Rail, water & other transportation 13 0.13% 0 0.00%
Material moving 313 3.18% 213 2.17%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,220 53.07% 4,616 46.93%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 809 8.22% 311 3.16%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 809 8.22% 311 3.16%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 521 5.30% 34 0.35%
Manufacturing 1,641 16.68% 1,318 13.40%
Wholesale trade 140 1.42% 27 0.27%
Retail trade 555 5.64% 519 5.28%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 362 3.68% 85 0.86%
Transportation & warehousing 315 3.20% 81 0.82%
Utilities 47 0.48% 4 0.04%
Information 32 0.33% 29 0.29%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 144 1.46% 241 2.45%
Finance & insurance 104 1.06% 223 2.27%
Real estate & rental & leasing 40 0.41% 18 0.18%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 101 1.03% 128 1.30%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 46 0.47% 75 0.76%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 55 0.56% 53 0.54%
Educational, health & social services: 313 3.18% 1,220 12.40%
Educational services 185 1.88% 380 3.86%
Health care & social assistance 128 1.30% 840 8.54%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 272 2.77% 445 4.52%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 15 0.15% 19 0.19%
Accommodation & food services 257 2.61% 426 4.33%
Other services (except public administration) 221 2.25% 138 1.40%
Public administration 109 1.11% 121 1.23%

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

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