20 Leading
Occupations of Employed Women
Full-time Wage and Salary Workers
2003
Annual Averages
(Employment in thousands)
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Median |
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Percent |
Weekly |
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| wage and salary workers) |
44,076 |
100,302 |
43.9 |
$552 |
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| Secretaries and administrative
assistants |
2,692 |
2,794 |
96.3 |
531 |
| Elementary and middle school teachers |
1,780 |
2,208 |
80.6 |
757 |
| Registered nurses |
1,650 |
1,829 |
90.2 |
887 |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides |
1,144 |
1,285 |
89 |
372 |
| Cashiers |
1,040 |
1,378 |
75.5 |
315 |
| Customer service representatives |
1,038 |
1,503 |
69.1 |
503 |
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| office and administrative
support |
984 |
1,450 |
67.9 |
609 |
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| of retail sales
workers |
938 |
2,259 |
41.5 |
496 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks |
894 |
978 |
91.4 |
512 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
831 |
892 |
93.2 |
446 |
| Accountants and auditors |
784 |
1,344 |
58.3 |
756 |
| Retail salespersons |
765 |
1,840 |
41.6 |
382 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
682 |
806 |
84.6 |
317 |
| Secondary school teachers |
540 |
1,009 |
53.5 |
824 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
528 |
775 |
68.1 |
318 |
| Teacher assistants |
527 |
580 |
90.9 |
344 |
| Office clerks, general |
511 |
610 |
83.8 |
502 |
| Financial managers |
491 |
952 |
51.6 |
823 |
| Preschool and kindergarten teachers |
476 |
484 |
98.3 |
493 |
| Cooks |
452 |
1,149 |
39.3 |
317 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Annual Averages 2003.
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