20 Leading
Occupations of Employed Women
Full-time Wage and Salary Workers
2004
Annual Averages
(Employment in thousands)
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Total |
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Women’s |
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Total |
Employed |
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Median |
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Employed |
(Men and |
Percent |
Weekly |
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Women |
Women) |
Women |
Earnings |
| Total, 16 years and older |
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| wage and salary workers) |
44,223 |
101,224 |
43.7 |
$573 |
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| Secretaries and admin. assistants |
2,570 |
2,657 |
96.7 |
550 |
| Elementary and middle school teachers |
1,772 |
2,206 |
96.7 |
550 |
| Registered nurses |
1,651 |
1,800 |
91.8 |
895 |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and |
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| home health aides |
1,113 |
1,261 |
88.3 |
383 |
| Cashiers |
1,016 |
1,355 |
75 |
313 |
| First-line supervisors/managers |
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| of office and admin. support |
1,001 |
1,441 |
69.5 |
636 |
| First-line supervisors/managers |
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| of retail sales workers |
985 |
2,246 |
43.9 |
505 |
| Customer service representatives |
967 |
1,379 |
70.1 |
504 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, |
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| and auditing clerks |
916 |
1,004 |
91.2 |
542 |
| Accountants and auditors |
842 |
1,385 |
60.8 |
757 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
795 |
847 |
93.9 |
463 |
| Retail salespersons |
766 |
1,865 |
41.1 |
386 |
| Maid and housekeeping cleaners |
723 |
818 |
89.7 |
324 |
| Office clerks, general |
559 |
667 |
83.8 |
499 |
| Secondary school teachers |
555 |
1,013 |
54.8 |
824 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
538 |
799 |
67.3 |
327 |
| Financial managers |
535 |
961 |
55.7 |
839 |
| Teacher assistants |
500 |
545 |
91.7 |
373 |
| Preschool and kindergarten teachers |
473 |
484 |
97.7 |
515 |
| Social workers |
472 |
620 |
76.1 |
689 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Annual Averages 2004.
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