MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Nebraska -- 2000 & 2009
	2000			2009
Occupation	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male
Managerial, Professional, & Related	289,073	142,403	146,670	314,690	161,368	153,322
Management	129,563	47,351	82,212	135,873	52,092	83,781
Management occupations	65,331	25,376	39,955	99,352	31,680	67,672
Farmers and farm managers	30,595	3,083	27,512	NA	NA	NA
Business and financial operations	33,937	18,892	15,045	36,521	20,412	16,109
Professional	159,510	95,052	64,458	178,817	109,276	69,541
Computer and mathematical occupations	18,380	5,343	13,037	19,260	5,258	14,002
Architecture and engineering	11,615	1,385	10,230	11,494	1,488	10,006
Life, physical, and social science	6,527	2,587	3,940	8,056	3,512	4,544
Community and social services	12,877	7,795	5,082	15,101	9,314	5,787
Legal	6,520	2,930	3,590	8,111	3,962	4,149
Education, training, and library	49,585	36,154	13,431	53,051	39,407	13,644
Arts, design, entertainment, sports	12,600	6,781	5,819	13,931	7,230	6,701
Health care practitioners	41,406	32,077	9,329	49,813	39,105	10,708
Service Occupations	127,865	82,444	45,421	150,434	93,040	57,394
Healthcare Support	19,194	17,179	2,015	22,785	20,632	2,153
Protective Services	11,309	2,491	8,818	13,333	3,218	10,115
Food Preparation	44,498	28,863	15,635	51,778	31,016	20,762
Building and Grounds Cleaning	25,830	11,081	14,749	31,982	12,623	19,359
Personal Care	27,034	22,830	4,204	30,556	25,551	5,005
Sales and Office Occupations	231,800	151,695	80,105	234,599	148,778	85,821
Sales and related occupations	98,526	49,443	49,083	97,937	46,575	51,362
Office and administrative support	133,274	102,252	31,022	136,662	102,203	34,459
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry	14,136	2,112	12,024	14,555	2,062	12,493
Construction, Extraction & Maintenance	81,626	2,837	78,789	82,204	2,369	79,835
Production, Transportation & Material Moving	132,737	33,241	99,496	128,087	28,725	99,362
Production Occupations	76,664	24,873	51,791	68,058	20,160	47,898
Transportation and Material Moving	56,073	8,368	47,705	60,029	8,565	51,464
Total (employed persons 16 years & over)	877,237	414,732	462,505	924,569	436,342	488,227
Percent of Total	100.0%	47.3%	52.7%	100.0%	47.2%	52.8%
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey,2011
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:	3/21/11
by Nebraska Databook
email:	michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov