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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 2,393 49.61% 2,431 50.39%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 530 10.99% 795 16.48%
Management, business, & financial operations: 275 5.70% 255 5.29%
Management, except farm managers 196 4.06% 105 2.18%
Farmers & farm managers 30 0.62% 5 0.10%
Business & financial operations: 49 1.02% 145 3.01%
Business operations specialists 30 0.62% 44 0.91%
Financial specialists 19 0.39% 101 2.09%
Professional & related occupations: 255 5.29% 540 11.19%
Computer & mathematical 24 0.50% 36 0.75%
Architecture & engineering: 69 1.43% 18 0.37%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 39 0.81% 16 0.33%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 30 0.62% 2 0.04%
Life, physical, & social science 18 0.37% 4 0.08%
Community & social services 39 0.81% 45 0.93%
Legal 10 0.21% 29 0.60%
Education, training, & library 59 1.22% 268 5.56%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 19 0.39% 14 0.29%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 17 0.35% 126 2.61%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 17 0.35% 70 1.45%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 56 1.16%
Service occupations: 270 5.60% 401 8.31%
Healthcare support 7 0.15% 118 2.45%
Protective services: 110 2.28% 22 0.46%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 83 1.72% 22 0.46%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 27 0.56% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 30 0.62% 113 2.34%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 103 2.14% 68 1.41%
Personal care & service 20 0.41% 80 1.66%
Sales & office occupations: 334 6.92% 876 18.16%
Sales & related occupations 209 4.33% 265 5.49%
Office & administrative support 125 2.59% 611 12.67%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 43 0.89% 11 0.23%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 611 12.67% 16 0.33%
Construction & extraction: 418 8.67% 4 0.08%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 91 1.89% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 327 6.78% 4 0.08%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 193 4.00% 12 0.25%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 605 12.54% 332 6.88%
Production 339 7.03% 231 4.79%
Transportation & material moving: 266 5.51% 101 2.09%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 7 0.15% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 189 3.92% 49 1.02%
Rail, water & other transportation 3 0.06% 0 0.00%
Material moving 67 1.39% 52 1.08%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,393 49.61% 2,431 50.39%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 105 2.18% 7 0.15%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 105 2.18% 7 0.15%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 508 10.53% 25 0.52%
Manufacturing 419 8.69% 289 5.99%
Wholesale trade 154 3.19% 72 1.49%
Retail trade 271 5.62% 295 6.12%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 127 2.63% 20 0.41%
Transportation & warehousing 72 1.49% 20 0.41%
Utilities 55 1.14% 0 0.00%
Information 49 1.02% 37 0.77%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 104 2.16% 232 4.81%
Finance & insurance 72 1.49% 190 3.94%
Real estate & rental & leasing 32 0.66% 42 0.87%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 113 2.34% 138 2.86%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 28 0.58% 79 1.64%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 85 1.76% 59 1.22%
Educational, health & social services: 157 3.25% 792 16.42%
Educational services 116 2.40% 387 8.02%
Health care & social assistance 41 0.85% 405 8.40%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 91 1.89% 195 4.04%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 46 0.95% 36 0.75%
Accommodation & food services 45 0.93% 159 3.30%
Other services (except public administration) 103 2.14% 133 2.76%
Public administration 192 3.98% 196 4.06%

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

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