MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Nebraska -- 2000
Occupation Total Female Male            
Managerial, Professional, & Related 289,073 142,403 146,670            
  Management 129,563 47,351 82,212            
      Management occupations 65,331 25,376 39,955            
      Farmers and farm managers 30,595 3,083 27,512            
      Business and financial operations 33,937 18,892 15,045            
  Professional 159,510 95,052 64,458            
      Computer and mathematical occupations 18,380 5,343 13,037            
      Architecture and engineering 11,615 1,385 10,230            
      Life, physical, and social science 6,527 2,587 3,940            
      Community and social services 12,877 7,795 5,082            
      Legal 6,520 2,930 3,590            
     Education, training, and library 49,585 36,154 13,431            
     Arts, design, entertainment, sports 12,600 6,781 5,819            
     Health care practitioners 41,406 32,077 9,329            
Service Occupations 127,865 82,444 45,421            
  Healthcare Support 19,194 17,179 2,015            
  Protective Services 11,309 2,491 8,818            
  Food Preparation 44,498 28,863 15,635            
  Building and Grounds Cleaning 25,830 11,081 14,749            
  Personal Care 27,034 22,830 4,204            
Sales and Office Occupations 231,800 151,695 80,105            
  Sales and related occupations 98,526 49,443 49,083            
  Office and administrative support 133,274 102,252 31,022            
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry 14,136 2,112 12,024            
Construction, Extraction & Maintenance 81,626 2,837 78,789            
Production, Transportation & Material Moving 132,737 33,241 99,496            
  Production Occupations 76,664 24,873 51,791            
  Transportation and Material Moving 56,073 8,368 47,705            
Total (employed persons 16 years & over) 877,237 414,732 462,505            
  Percent of Total 100.0% 47.3% 52.7%            
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, May 2002.
Nebraska -- 1970, 1980, and 1990
  1990 1980 1970
Occupation Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male
Managerial & Professional 178,362 90,261 88,101 152,192 64,865 87,327 102,885 37,665 65,220
  Executive 80,330 32,785 47,545 71,495 20,898 50,597 43,553 8,202 35,351
  Professional 98,032 57,476 40,556 80,697 43,967 36,730 59,332 29,463 29,869
Technical, Sales, Adm Support 236,516 151,644 84,872 197,332 128,915 68,417 151,756 89,864 61,892
  Health & Technologists 24,126 12,188 11,938 18,101 9,667 8,434 9,737 4,191 5,546
  Sales 90,470 42,974 47,496 71,652 33,784 37,868 58,574 23,613 34,961
  Administrative Support 121,920 96,482 25,438 107,579 85,464 22,115 83,445 62,060 21,385
Service 111,809 75,493 36,316 98,878 66,615 32,263 81,750 55,306 26,444
  Private Household 3,138 3,027 111 3,646 3,537 109 7,682 7,492 190
  Protective Service 8,507 1,254 7,253 6,973 733 6,240 5,261 228 5,033
  Service 100,164 71,212 28,952 88,259 62,345 25,914 68,807 47,586 21,221
Farming, Forestry 57,862 6,501 51,361 73,722 7,575 66,147 78,335 3,419 74,916
Precision Production, Craft, & Repair 79,423 8,219 71,204 82,897 7,285 75,612 68,423 6,013 62,410
Operators, Fabricators, & Laborers 108,841 26,225 82,616 111,612 27,057 84,555 92,907 20,334 72,573
  Mach Operators & Fabricators 44,322 16,403 27,919 44,536 17,387 27,149 35,520 14,038 21,482
  Transportation & Material Moving 33,274 2,966 30,308 34,022 2,494 31,528 27,351 894 26,457
  Handlers, Equipment Cleaners 31,245 6,856 24,389 33,054 7,176 25,878 30,036 5,402 24,634
Total (employed persons 16 years & over) 772,813 358,343 414,470 716,633 302,312 414,321 576,056 212,601 363,455
  Percent of Total 100.0% 46.4% 53.6% 100.0% 42.2% 57.8% 100.0% 36.9% 63.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1980 and 1990.
Last Updated: 8/15/02 9:26
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