Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to United States


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Lexington, KY

Print-Friendly Version

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 130,838 52.83% 116,820 47.17%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 43,892 17.72% 44,032 17.78%
Management, business, & financial operations: 18,626 7.52% 13,335 5.38%
Management, except farm managers 12,678 5.12% 7,693 3.11%
Farmers & farm managers 1,745 0.70% 375 0.15%
Business & financial operations: 4,203 1.70% 5,267 2.13%
Business operations specialists 2,239 0.90% 2,530 1.02%
Financial specialists 1,964 0.79% 2,737 1.11%
Professional & related occupations: 25,266 10.20% 30,697 12.39%
Computer & mathematical 3,685 1.49% 1,368 0.55%
Architecture & engineering: 5,090 2.06% 529 0.21%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 3,871 1.56% 328 0.13%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 1,219 0.49% 201 0.08%
Life, physical, & social science 1,431 0.58% 1,146 0.46%
Community & social services 1,891 0.76% 2,113 0.85%
Legal 1,356 0.55% 1,150 0.46%
Education, training, & library 5,524 2.23% 11,270 4.55%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 2,193 0.89% 1,976 0.80%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 4,096 1.65% 11,145 4.50%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 3,090 1.25% 7,815 3.16%
Health technologists & technicians 1,006 0.41% 3,330 1.34%
Service occupations: 16,027 6.47% 20,594 8.32%
Healthcare support 533 0.22% 3,759 1.52%
Protective services: 3,145 1.27% 775 0.31%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 1,871 0.76% 304 0.12%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 1,274 0.51% 471 0.19%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 6,170 2.49% 7,785 3.14%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 4,508 1.82% 3,240 1.31%
Personal care & service 1,671 0.67% 5,035 2.03%
Sales & office occupations: 22,820 9.21% 40,727 16.44%
Sales & related occupations 13,708 5.54% 14,156 5.72%
Office & administrative support 9,112 3.68% 26,571 10.73%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 2,405 0.97% 522 0.21%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 19,454 7.86% 991 0.40%
Construction & extraction: 11,493 4.64% 428 0.17%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 1,592 0.64% 143 0.06%
Construction trades 9,855 3.98% 285 0.12%
Extraction 46 0.02% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 7,961 3.21% 563 0.23%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 26,240 10.60% 9,954 4.02%
Production 15,628 6.31% 7,823 3.16%
Transportation & material moving: 10,612 4.28% 2,131 0.86%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 375 0.15% 64 0.03%
Aircraft & traffic control 149 0.06% 15 0.01%
Motor vehicle operators 5,648 2.28% 951 0.38%
Rail, water & other transportation 287 0.12% 85 0.03%
Material moving 4,153 1.68% 1,016 0.41%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 130,838 52.83% 116,820 47.17%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 5,504 2.22% 1,660 0.67%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 5,299 2.14% 1,626 0.66%
Mining 205 0.08% 34 0.01%
Construction 14,183 5.73% 1,688 0.68%
Manufacturing 26,264 10.60% 11,346 4.58%
Wholesale trade 5,720 2.31% 2,190 0.88%
Retail trade 14,436 5.83% 15,268 6.16%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 7,265 2.93% 2,217 0.90%
Transportation & warehousing 5,944 2.40% 1,602 0.65%
Utilities 1,321 0.53% 615 0.25%
Information 3,118 1.26% 3,033 1.22%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 5,330 2.15% 7,207 2.91%
Finance & insurance 3,163 1.28% 5,288 2.14%
Real estate & rental & leasing 2,167 0.87% 1,919 0.77%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 10,604 4.28% 8,136 3.29%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 6,863 2.77% 5,319 2.15%
Management of companies & enterprises 57 0.02% 121 0.05%
Administrative & support & waste management services 3,684 1.49% 2,696 1.09%
Educational, health & social services: 17,452 7.05% 42,934 17.34%
Educational services 11,021 4.45% 18,986 7.67%
Health care & social assistance 6,431 2.60% 23,948 9.67%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 10,612 4.28% 11,099 4.48%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1,853 0.75% 1,441 0.58%
Accommodation & food services 8,759 3.54% 9,658 3.90%
Other services (except public administration) 5,230 2.11% 5,453 2.20%
Public administration 5,120 2.07% 4,589 1.85%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy