Florence 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 1,244 52.87% 1,109 47.13%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 289 12.28% 294 12.49%
Management, business, & financial operations: 145 6.16% 70 2.97%
Management, except farm managers 90 3.82% 30 1.27%
Farmers & farm managers 41 1.74% 16 0.68%
Business & financial operations: 14 0.59% 24 1.02%
Business operations specialists 10 0.42% 2 0.08%
Financial specialists 4 0.17% 22 0.93%
Professional & related occupations: 144 6.12% 224 9.52%
Computer & mathematical 15 0.64% 5 0.21%
Architecture & engineering: 26 1.10% 9 0.38%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 20 0.85% 2 0.08%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 6 0.25% 7 0.30%
Life, physical, & social science 17 0.72% 2 0.08%
Community & social services 26 1.10% 12 0.51%
Legal 0 0.00% 2 0.08%
Education, training, & library 20 0.85% 100 4.25%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 5 0.21% 6 0.25%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 35 1.49% 88 3.74%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 16 0.68% 48 2.04%
Health technologists & technicians 19 0.81% 40 1.70%
Service occupations: 99 4.21% 332 14.11%
Healthcare support 2 0.08% 63 2.68%
Protective services: 19 0.81% 7 0.30%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 15 0.64% 7 0.30%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 4 0.17% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 39 1.66% 142 6.03%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 32 1.36% 67 2.85%
Personal care & service 7 0.30% 53 2.25%
Sales & office occupations: 140 5.95% 318 13.51%
Sales & related occupations 78 3.31% 77 3.27%
Office & administrative support 62 2.63% 241 10.24%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 42 1.78% 3 0.13%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 291 12.37% 16 0.68%
Construction & extraction: 164 6.97% 16 0.68%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 27 1.15% 3 0.13%
Construction trades 133 5.65% 13 0.55%
Extraction 4 0.17% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 127 5.40% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 383 16.28% 146 6.20%
Production 266 11.30% 116 4.93%
Transportation & material moving: 117 4.97% 30 1.27%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 2 0.08% 2 0.08%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 67 2.85% 11 0.47%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 2 0.08%
Material moving 48 2.04% 15 0.64%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,244 52.87% 1,109 47.13%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 85 3.61% 27 1.15%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 85 3.61% 27 1.15%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 197 8.37% 39 1.66%
Manufacturing 371 15.77% 137 5.82%
Wholesale trade 42 1.78% 7 0.30%
Retail trade 128 5.44% 100 4.25%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 63 2.68% 49 2.08%
Transportation & warehousing 56 2.38% 41 1.74%
Utilities 7 0.30% 8 0.34%
Information 15 0.64% 14 0.59%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 26 1.10% 56 2.38%
Finance & insurance 5 0.21% 32 1.36%
Real estate & rental & leasing 21 0.89% 24 1.02%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 39 1.66% 44 1.87%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 13 0.55% 23 0.98%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 26 1.10% 21 0.89%
Educational, health & social services: 99 4.21% 382 16.23%
Educational services 36 1.53% 142 6.03%
Health care & social assistance 63 2.68% 240 10.20%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 60 2.55% 144 6.12%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 9 0.38% 6 0.25%
Accommodation & food services 51 2.17% 138 5.86%
Other services (except public administration) 71 3.02% 45 1.91%
Public administration 48 2.04% 65 2.76%

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

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