Nontraditional Occupations For1 Women in 2008
(Numbers in thousands)
Occupations
Architects, except naval: Employed Both Sexes = 233; Employed Female = 58; Percent Female = 24.8
Farmers and ranchers: Employed Both Sexes = 751; Employed Female = 183; Percent Female = 24.4
Network systems and data communications analysts: Employed Both Sexes = 422; Employed Female = 100; Percent Female = 23.7
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers: Employed Both Sexes 867; Employed Female = 205; Percent Female = 23.6
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers: Employed Both Sexes = 217; Employed Female = 52; Percent Female = 23.9
Drafters: Employed Both Sexes = 162; Employed Female = 38; Percent Female = 23.4
Chief executives: Employed Both Sexes = 1,655; Employed Female = 387; Percent Female = 23.4
Dishwashers: Employed Both Sexes = 289; Employed Female = 66; Percent Female 22.7
Computer programmers: Employed Both Sexes = 534; Employed Female = 119; Percent Female = 22.4
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other: Employed Both Sexes = 102; Employed Female = 22; Percent Female = 21.7
Network and computer systems administrators: Employed Both Sexes = 227; Employed Female = 49; Percent Female = 21.4
Metal workers and plastic worker all other: Employed Both Sexes = 349; Employed Female = 74; Percent Female = 21.1
Computer software engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 1,034; Employed Female = 216; Percent Female = 20.9
Barbers: Employed Both Sexes = 87; Employed Female = 18; Percent Female = 20.8
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers: Employed Both Sexes = 208; Employed Female = 43; Percent Female = 20.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic: Employed Both Sexes = 105; Employed Female = 21; Percent Female = 20.2
Printing machine operators: Employed Both Sexes = 213; Employed Female = 42; Percent Female = 19.8
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic: Employed Both Sexes = 50; Employed Female = 10; Percent Female = 19.7
Upholsterers: Employed Both Sexes = 56; Employed Female = 11; Percent Female = 19.7
Computer hardware engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 69; Employed Female 13; Percent Female – 19.4
Miscellaneous agricultural workers: Employed Both Sexes = 723; Employed Female = 140; Percent Female = 19.3
Detective and criminal investigators: Employed Both Sexes = 139; Employed Female = 27; Percent Female = 19.2
Engineering technicians, except drafters: Employed Both Sexes = 416; Employed Female = 77; Percent Female 18.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers: Employed Both Sexes = 874; Employed Female = 158; Percent Female = 18.1
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic: Employed Both Sexes = 58; Employed Female = 10; Percent Female = 18.1
Motor vehicle operators, all other: Employed Both Sexes = 66; Employed Female = 12; Percent Female = 18.0
Couriers and messengers: Employed Both Sexes = 261; Employed Female = 45; Percent Female = 17.4
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges: Employed Both Sexes = 72; Employed Female = 13; Percent Female = 17.3
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand: Employed Both Sexes = 1,889; Employed Female = 324; Percent Female = 17.1
Chefs and head cooks: Employed Both Sexes = 351; Employed Female = 60; Percent Female = 17.0
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers: Employed Both Sexes = 239; Employed Female = 41; Percent Female 17.0
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators: Employed Both Sexes = 98; Employed Female = 16; Percent Female = 16.1
Precision instrument and equipment repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 58; Employed Female = 9; Percent Female = 15.4
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders: Employed Both Sexes = 52; Employed Female = 8; Percent Female = 15.4
Chiropractors: Employed Both Sexes = 60; Employed Female = 9; Percent Female = 15.3
Industrial engineers, including health and safety: Employed Both Sexes = 177; Employed Female = 26; Percent Female = 14.9
Clergy: Employed Both Sexes = 441; Employed Female = 65; Percent Female = 14.8
Service station attendants: Employed Both Sexes = 87; Employed Female = 13; Percent Female = 14.8
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives: Employed Both Sexes = 117; Employed Female = 17; Percent Female = 14.7
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers: Employed Both Sexes = 674; Employed Female = 99; Percent Female = 14.7
Industrial production managers: Employed Both Sexes = 243; Employed Female = 35; Percent Female = 14.5
Refuse and recyclable material collectors: Employed Both Sexes = 98; Employed Female = 14; Percent Female = 14.0
Painting workers: Employed Both Sexes = 183; Employed Female = 25; Percent Female 13.6
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs: Employed Both Sexes = 373; Employed Female = 49; Percent Female = 13.3
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers: Employed Both Sexes = 108; Employed Female = 14; Percent Female = 13.3
Chemical engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 64; Employed Female = 8; Percent Female = 13.1
Parking lot attendants: Employed Both Sexes = 83; Employed Female = 10; Percent Female = 12.6
Engineers, all others: Employed Both Sexes = 363; Employed Female = 42; Percent Female = 11.5
Radio and telecommunications equipment and installers repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 200; Employed Female = 23; Percent Female = 11.4
Transportation inspectors: Employed Both Sexes = 51; Employed Female = 6; Percent Female 11.3
Parts salespersons: Employed Both Sexes = 119; Employed Female = 13; Percent Female = 10.8
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 335; Employed Female 35; Percent = 10.5
Civil engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 346; Employed Female = 36; Percent Female = 10.4
Aerospace engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 137; Employed Female = 14; Percent Female = 10.3
Cost estimators: Employed Both Sexes = 100; Employed Female = 10; Percent Female = 10.0
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment: Employed Both Sexes = 317; Employed Female = 30; Percent Female = 9.5
Construction and building inspectors: Employed Both Sexes = 93; Employed Female = 9; Percent Female = 9.5
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers: Employed Both Sexes = 55; Employed Female = 5; Percent Female = 9.2
Industrial park and tractor operators: Employed Both Sexes = 568; Employed Female = 51; Percent Female = 8.9
Computer control programmers and operators: Employed Both Sexes = 68; Employed Female = 6; Percent Female = 8.7
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and preventing workers: Employed Both Sexes = 54; Employed Female = 5; Percent Female = 8.7
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators: Employed Both Sexes = 71; Employed Female = 6; Percent Female = 8.6
Construction managers: Employed Both Sexes = 1,244; Employed Female = 102; Percent 8.2
Pest control workers: Employed Both Sexes = 71; Employed Female = 6; Percent Female = 8.2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 300; Employed Female = 24; Percent Female = 8.0
Electrical and electronics engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 350; Employed Female = 27; Percent Female = 7.7
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and grounds keeping workers: Employed Both Sexes = 258; Employed Female = 19; Percent Female = 7.5
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers: Employed Both Sexes = 213; Employed Female = 16; Percent Female = 7.5
Machinists: Employed Both Sexes = 409; Employed Female = 28; Percent Female = 6.9
Mechanical engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 318; Employed Female = 21; Percent Female = 6.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters: Employed Both Sexes = 85; Employed Female = 6; Percent Female = 6.5
Engineering managers: Employed Both Sexes = 109; Employed Female = 7; Percent Female = 6.3
Painters, construction and maintenance: Employed Both Sexes = 647; Employed Female = 41; Percent Female = 6.3
Grounds maintenance workers: Employed Both Sexes = 1,262; Employed Female = 77; Percent Female = 6.1
Motor vehicle operators, all others: Employed Both Sexes = 74; Employed Female; 4; Percent Female = 5.5
Home appliance repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 51; Employed Female = 3; Percent Female = 5.3
Surveying and mapping technicians: Employed Both Sexes = 105; Employed Female = 5; Percent Female = 4.9
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers: Employed Both Sexes = 3,388; Employed Female = 167; Percent Female = 4.9
Fire fighters: Employed Both Sexes = 293; Employed Female = 14; Percent Female = 4.8
Sheet metal workers: Employed Both Sexes = 136; Employed Female = 7; Percent Female = 4.8
Railroad conductors and yardmasters: Employed Both Sexes = 53; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 4.7
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers: Employed Both Sexes = 598; Employed Female = 28; Percent Female = 4.7
Helpers, construction trades: Employed Both Sexes = 113; Employed Female = 5; Percent Female = 4.1
Crane and tower operators: Employed Both Sexes = 69; Employed Female = 3; Percent Female = 3.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general: Employed Both Sexes = 461; Employed Female =16; Percent Female = 3.5
Telecommunications line installers and repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 204; Employed Female = 7; Percent Female = 3.3
Construction laborers: Employed Both Sexes = 1,651; Employed Female = 51; Percent Female = 3.1
Locomotive engineers and operators: Employed Both Sexes = 58; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 2.8
Other extraction workers: Employed Both Sexes = 55; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 2.8
First-line supervisors/managers or construction trades and extraction workers: Employed Both Sexes = 844; Employed Female = 23; Percent Female = 2.7
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers: Employed Both Sexes = 141; Employed Female = 4; Percent Female = 2.6
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics: Employed Both Sexes = 439; Employed Female = 11; Percent Female = 2.6
Carpet, floor, and tile installer and finisher: Employed Both Sexes = 224; Employed Female 5; Percent Female = 2.3
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers: Employed Both Sexes = 112; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 2.2
Mining machine operators: Employed Both Sexes = 51; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 2.2
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers: Employed Both Sexes = 209; Employed Female = 4; Percent Female = 2.1
Automotive body and related repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 157; Employed Female = 3; Percent Female = 2.1
Small engine mechanics: Employed Both Sexes = 64; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 2.0
Heating, air conditioning, refrigeration mechanics and installers: Employed Both Sexes = 397; Employed Female = 8; Percent Female = 2.0
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 86; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 1.9
Insulation workers: Employed Both Sexes = 874; Employed Female = 9; Percent Female = 1.9
Highway maintenance workers: Employed Both Sexes = 103; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 1.9
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians: Employed Both Sexes = 153; Employed Female = 3; Percent Female = 1.7
Stationary engineers and boiler operators: Employed Both Sexes = 101; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 1.7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics: Employed Both Sexes = 852; Employed Female = 14; Percent Female = 1.6
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 75; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators: Employed Both Sexes = 398; Employed Female = 6; Percent Female = 1.5
Carpenters: Employed Both Sexes = 1,562; Employed Female = 24; Percent Female = 1.5
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters: Employed Both Sexes = 606; Employed Female = 8; Percent Female = 1.4
Electrical power-line installers and repairers: Employed Both Sexes = 109; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 1.4
Roofers: Employed Both Sexes = 234; Employed Female = 3; Percent Female = 1.3
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators: Employed Both Sexes = 60; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 1.2
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics: Employed Both Sexes = 217; Employed Female = 2; Percent Female = 1.1
Tool and die makers: Employed Both Sexes = 71; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 1.0
Electricians: Employed Both Sexes = 874; Employed Female = 9; Percent Female = 1.0
Logging workers: Employed Both Sexes = 73; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 1.0
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists: Employed Both Sexes = 358; Employed Female = 3; Percent Female = 0.9
Millwrights: Employed Both Sexes = 60; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 0.9
Structural iron and steel workers: Employed Both Sexes = 77; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 0.9
Maintenance workers, machinery: Employed Both Sexes = 55; Employed Female = .4; Percent Female = 0.7
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons: Employed Both Sexes = 230; Employed Female = 1; Percent Female = 0.4
Data not shown where base (total employed, both sexes) is less than 50,000.
1Nontraditional occupations are those in which women comprise 25 percent or less of total employed. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2008.
