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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 1,511 52.63% 1,360 47.37%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 321 11.18% 357 12.43%
Management, business, & financial operations: 152 5.29% 101 3.52%
Management, except farm managers 120 4.18% 65 2.26%
Farmers & farm managers 9 0.31% 9 0.31%
Business & financial operations: 23 0.80% 27 0.94%
Business operations specialists 11 0.38% 9 0.31%
Financial specialists 12 0.42% 18 0.63%
Professional & related occupations: 169 5.89% 256 8.92%
Computer & mathematical 13 0.45% 2 0.07%
Architecture & engineering: 39 1.36% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 25 0.87% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 14 0.49% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 16 0.56% 5 0.17%
Community & social services 16 0.56% 17 0.59%
Legal 6 0.21% 7 0.24%
Education, training, & library 45 1.57% 107 3.73%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 20 0.70% 23 0.80%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 14 0.49% 95 3.31%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 10 0.35% 54 1.88%
Health technologists & technicians 4 0.14% 41 1.43%
Service occupations: 186 6.48% 372 12.96%
Healthcare support 3 0.10% 67 2.33%
Protective services: 52 1.81% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 39 1.36% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 13 0.45% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 49 1.71% 200 6.97%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 70 2.44% 58 2.02%
Personal care & service 12 0.42% 47 1.64%
Sales & office occupations: 214 7.45% 405 14.11%
Sales & related occupations 163 5.68% 142 4.95%
Office & administrative support 51 1.78% 263 9.16%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 39 1.36% 4 0.14%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 395 13.76% 14 0.49%
Construction & extraction: 266 9.27% 14 0.49%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 24 0.84% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 233 8.12% 14 0.49%
Extraction 9 0.31% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 129 4.49% 0 0.00%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 356 12.40% 208 7.24%
Production 180 6.27% 165 5.75%
Transportation & material moving: 176 6.13% 43 1.50%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 90 3.13% 14 0.49%
Rail, water & other transportation 17 0.59% 2 0.07%
Material moving 69 2.40% 27 0.94%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,511 52.63% 1,360 47.37%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 84 2.93% 18 0.63%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 75 2.61% 18 0.63%
Mining 9 0.31% 0 0.00%
Construction 292 10.17% 22 0.77%
Manufacturing 257 8.95% 203 7.07%
Wholesale trade 70 2.44% 27 0.94%
Retail trade 195 6.79% 138 4.81%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 101 3.52% 32 1.11%
Transportation & warehousing 82 2.86% 30 1.04%
Utilities 19 0.66% 2 0.07%
Information 29 1.01% 21 0.73%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 36 1.25% 73 2.54%
Finance & insurance 15 0.52% 43 1.50%
Real estate & rental & leasing 21 0.73% 30 1.04%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 70 2.44% 47 1.64%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 50 1.74% 39 1.36%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 20 0.70% 8 0.28%
Educational, health & social services: 87 3.03% 407 14.18%
Educational services 54 1.88% 153 5.33%
Health care & social assistance 33 1.15% 254 8.85%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 126 4.39% 261 9.09%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 32 1.11% 21 0.73%
Accommodation & food services 94 3.27% 240 8.36%
Other services (except public administration) 70 2.44% 55 1.92%
Public administration 94 3.27% 56 1.95%

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

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