King and Queen 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 1,649 54.84% 1,358 45.16%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 321 10.68% 349 11.61%
Management, business, & financial operations: 185 6.15% 124 4.12%
Management, except farm managers 138 4.59% 75 2.49%
Farmers & farm managers 22 0.73% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 25 0.83% 49 1.63%
Business operations specialists 8 0.27% 18 0.60%
Financial specialists 17 0.57% 31 1.03%
Professional & related occupations: 136 4.52% 225 7.48%
Computer & mathematical 13 0.43% 13 0.43%
Architecture & engineering: 34 1.13% 5 0.17%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 12 0.40% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 22 0.73% 5 0.17%
Life, physical, & social science 17 0.57% 19 0.63%
Community & social services 31 1.03% 11 0.37%
Legal 9 0.30% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 18 0.60% 88 2.93%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 7 0.23% 20 0.67%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 7 0.23% 69 2.29%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 7 0.23% 49 1.63%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 20 0.67%
Service occupations: 157 5.22% 329 10.94%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 71 2.36%
Protective services: 39 1.30% 16 0.53%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 34 1.13% 11 0.37%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 5 0.17% 5 0.17%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 34 1.13% 104 3.46%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 74 2.46% 58 1.93%
Personal care & service 10 0.33% 80 2.66%
Sales & office occupations: 127 4.22% 453 15.06%
Sales & related occupations 85 2.83% 139 4.62%
Office & administrative support 42 1.40% 314 10.44%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 84 2.79% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 467 15.53% 29 0.96%
Construction & extraction: 248 8.25% 15 0.50%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 43 1.43% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 205 6.82% 15 0.50%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 219 7.28% 14 0.47%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 493 16.40% 198 6.58%
Production 263 8.75% 131 4.36%
Transportation & material moving: 230 7.65% 67 2.23%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 150 4.99% 38 1.26%
Rail, water & other transportation 8 0.27% 4 0.13%
Material moving 72 2.39% 25 0.83%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,649 54.84% 1,358 45.16%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 120 3.99% 14 0.47%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 120 3.99% 14 0.47%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 279 9.28% 43 1.43%
Manufacturing 474 15.76% 174 5.79%
Wholesale trade 42 1.40% 0 0.00%
Retail trade 161 5.35% 198 6.58%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 48 1.60% 47 1.56%
Transportation & warehousing 48 1.60% 47 1.56%
Utilities 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Information 27 0.90% 19 0.63%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 24 0.80% 132 4.39%
Finance & insurance 18 0.60% 105 3.49%
Real estate & rental & leasing 6 0.20% 27 0.90%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 155 5.15% 87 2.89%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 73 2.43% 55 1.83%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 82 2.73% 32 1.06%
Educational, health & social services: 49 1.63% 334 11.11%
Educational services 34 1.13% 148 4.92%
Health care & social assistance 15 0.50% 186 6.19%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 70 2.33% 129 4.29%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 29 0.96% 52 1.73%
Accommodation & food services 41 1.36% 77 2.56%
Other services (except public administration) 121 4.02% 98 3.26%
Public administration 79 2.63% 83 2.76%

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

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