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 North Carolina


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

Watauga County

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 11,418 53.48% 9,931 46.52%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 3,480 16.30% 3,838 17.98%
Management, business, & financial operations: 1,391 6.52% 978 4.58%
Management, except farm managers 1,034 4.84% 663 3.11%
Farmers & farm managers 37 0.17% 8 0.04%
Business & financial operations: 320 1.50% 307 1.44%
Business operations specialists 121 0.57% 125 0.59%
Financial specialists 199 0.93% 182 0.85%
Professional & related occupations: 2,089 9.79% 2,860 13.40%
Computer & mathematical 182 0.85% 81 0.38%
Architecture & engineering: 181 0.85% 81 0.38%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 115 0.54% 14 0.07%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 66 0.31% 67 0.31%
Life, physical, & social science 58 0.27% 99 0.46%
Community & social services 293 1.37% 346 1.62%
Legal 60 0.28% 65 0.30%
Education, training, & library 821 3.85% 1,298 6.08%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 281 1.32% 240 1.12%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 213 1.00% 650 3.04%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 175 0.82% 478 2.24%
Health technologists & technicians 38 0.18% 172 0.81%
Service occupations: 2,094 9.81% 1,867 8.75%
Healthcare support 66 0.31% 212 0.99%
Protective services: 227 1.06% 39 0.18%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 140 0.66% 20 0.09%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 87 0.41% 19 0.09%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 1,056 4.95% 846 3.96%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 583 2.73% 421 1.97%
Personal care & service 162 0.76% 349 1.63%
Sales & office occupations: 2,136 10.01% 3,543 16.60%
Sales & related occupations 1,385 6.49% 1,354 6.34%
Office & administrative support 751 3.52% 2,189 10.25%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 174 0.82% 31 0.15%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 2,300 10.77% 54 0.25%
Construction & extraction: 1,657 7.76% 39 0.18%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 223 1.04% 7 0.03%
Construction trades 1,420 6.65% 32 0.15%
Extraction 14 0.07% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 643 3.01% 15 0.07%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,234 5.78% 598 2.80%
Production 548 2.57% 434 2.03%
Transportation & material moving: 686 3.21% 164 0.77%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 20 0.09% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 4 0.02% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 453 2.12% 88 0.41%
Rail, water & other transportation 14 0.07% 0 0.00%
Material moving 195 0.91% 76 0.36%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 11,418 53.48% 9,931 46.52%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 188 0.88% 34 0.16%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 171 0.80% 34 0.16%
Mining 17 0.08% 0 0.00%
Construction 1,790 8.38% 160 0.75%
Manufacturing 811 3.80% 561 2.63%
Wholesale trade 259 1.21% 106 0.50%
Retail trade 1,524 7.14% 1,437 6.73%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 465 2.18% 99 0.46%
Transportation & warehousing 366 1.71% 91 0.43%
Utilities 99 0.46% 8 0.04%
Information 333 1.56% 148 0.69%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 429 2.01% 623 2.92%
Finance & insurance 188 0.88% 348 1.63%
Real estate & rental & leasing 241 1.13% 275 1.29%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 820 3.84% 498 2.33%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 329 1.54% 336 1.57%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 491 2.30% 162 0.76%
Educational, health & social services: 1,987 9.31% 3,985 18.67%
Educational services 1,551 7.26% 2,478 11.61%
Health care & social assistance 436 2.04% 1,507 7.06%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 1,808 8.47% 1,405 6.58%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 321 1.50% 180 0.84%
Accommodation & food services 1,487 6.97% 1,225 5.74%
Other services (except public administration) 657 3.08% 656 3.07%
Public administration 347 1.63% 219 1.03%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy