20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women
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Women’s |
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Employed |
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Median |
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Employed |
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Percent |
Weekly |
Occupation |
Women |
Women) |
Women |
Earnings |
Total, 16 years and older |
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(all employed women) |
67,876 |
145,362 |
46.7 |
$638 |
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Secretaries and administrative assistants |
3,168 |
3,296 |
96.1 |
614 |
Registered Nurses |
2,548 |
2,778 |
91.7 |
1,011 |
Elementary and middle school teachers |
2,403 |
2,958 |
81.2 |
871 |
Cashiers |
2,287 |
3,031 |
75.5 |
349 |
Retail salespersons |
1,783 |
3,416 |
52.2 |
440 |
Nursing, psychiatric, and |
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home health aides |
1,675 |
1,889 |
88.7 |
424 |
First-line supervisors/managers |
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of retail sales workers |
1,505 |
3,471 |
43.3 |
556 |
Waiters and waitresses |
1,471 |
2,010 |
73.2 |
367 |
Receptionists and information clerks |
1,323 |
1,413 |
93.6 |
502 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and |
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auditing clerks |
1,311 |
1,434 |
91.4 |
603 |
Customer service representatives |
1,302 |
1,908 |
68.3 |
568 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,287 |
1,434 |
89.7 |
371 |
Childcare workers |
1,256 |
1,314 |
95.6 |
393 |
Managers, all others |
1,244 |
3,473 |
35.8 |
1,010 |
First-line supervisors/managers of |
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office and administrative support |
1,169 |
1,641 |
71.2 |
688 |
Accountants and auditors |
1,077 |
1,762 |
61.1 |
908 |
Office clerks, general |
993 |
1,176 |
84.4 |
582 |
Teacher assistants |
936 |
1,020 |
91.8 |
413 |
Cooks |
801 |
1,997 |
40.1 |
363 |
Personal and home care aides |
744 |
871 |
85.4 |
404 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2008.
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