Ouray 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 1,026 56.44% 792 43.56%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 378 20.79% 298 16.39%
Management, business, & financial operations: 206 11.33% 117 6.44%
Management, except farm managers 139 7.65% 84 4.62%
Farmers & farm managers 39 2.15% 12 0.66%
Business & financial operations: 28 1.54% 21 1.16%
Business operations specialists 14 0.77% 3 0.17%
Financial specialists 14 0.77% 18 0.99%
Professional & related occupations: 172 9.46% 181 9.96%
Computer & mathematical 15 0.83% 2 0.11%
Architecture & engineering: 39 2.15% 9 0.50%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 31 1.71% 4 0.22%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 8 0.44% 5 0.28%
Life, physical, & social science 10 0.55% 11 0.61%
Community & social services 16 0.88% 18 0.99%
Legal 14 0.77% 13 0.72%
Education, training, & library 34 1.87% 54 2.97%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 22 1.21% 26 1.43%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 22 1.21% 48 2.64%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 17 0.94% 46 2.53%
Health technologists & technicians 5 0.28% 2 0.11%
Service occupations: 126 6.93% 157 8.64%
Healthcare support 2 0.11% 23 1.27%
Protective services: 26 1.43% 12 0.66%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 19 1.05% 5 0.28%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 7 0.39% 7 0.39%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 49 2.70% 48 2.64%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 22 1.21% 39 2.15%
Personal care & service 27 1.49% 35 1.93%
Sales & office occupations: 119 6.55% 281 15.46%
Sales & related occupations 101 5.56% 83 4.57%
Office & administrative support 18 0.99% 198 10.89%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 20 1.10% 10 0.55%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 290 15.95% 13 0.72%
Construction & extraction: 225 12.38% 11 0.61%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 47 2.59% 2 0.11%
Construction trades 175 9.63% 9 0.50%
Extraction 3 0.17% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 65 3.58% 2 0.11%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 93 5.12% 33 1.82%
Production 62 3.41% 20 1.10%
Transportation & material moving: 31 1.71% 13 0.72%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 4 0.22% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 20 1.10% 3 0.17%
Rail, water & other transportation 0 0.00% 3 0.17%
Material moving 7 0.39% 7 0.39%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,026 56.44% 792 43.56%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 87 4.79% 25 1.38%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 77 4.24% 25 1.38%
Mining 10 0.55% 0 0.00%
Construction 301 16.56% 37 2.04%
Manufacturing 65 3.58% 37 2.04%
Wholesale trade 14 0.77% 21 1.16%
Retail trade 80 4.40% 82 4.51%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 24 1.32% 15 0.83%
Transportation & warehousing 20 1.10% 12 0.66%
Utilities 4 0.22% 3 0.17%
Information 23 1.27% 17 0.94%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 65 3.58% 78 4.29%
Finance & insurance 13 0.72% 30 1.65%
Real estate & rental & leasing 52 2.86% 48 2.64%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 101 5.56% 83 4.57%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 83 4.57% 66 3.63%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 18 0.99% 17 0.94%
Educational, health & social services: 81 4.46% 168 9.24%
Educational services 46 2.53% 71 3.91%
Health care & social assistance 35 1.93% 97 5.34%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 123 6.77% 134 7.37%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 40 2.20% 25 1.38%
Accommodation & food services 83 4.57% 109 6.00%
Other services (except public administration) 28 1.54% 52 2.86%
Public administration 34 1.87% 43 2.37%

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

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