Nontraditional Occupations for Women in 20021 (Numbers in thousands)
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Occupation |
Employed Both
Sexes |
Employed Female |
Percent Female |
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Logisticians |
28 |
7 |
25.0 |
Paperhangers |
16 |
4 |
25.0 |
Mathematicians |
4 |
1 |
25.0 |
Nuclear technicians |
4 |
1 |
25.0 |
Milling and planning machine setters, operators,
and |
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tenders, metal and
plastic |
4 |
1 |
25.0 |
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, |
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tenders, metal and
plastic |
147 |
34 |
23.1 |
Computer programmers |
630 |
157 |
24.9 |
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers |
368 |
90 |
24.5 |
Helpers-production workers |
74 |
18 |
24.3 |
Dishwashers |
255 |
59 |
23.1 |
Computer software engineers |
715 |
163 |
22.8 |
Supervisors, protective service workers, all
other |
84 |
19 |
22.6 |
Plating and coating machine setters, operators,
and |
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tenders, metal and
plastic |
18 |
4 |
22.2 |
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural
managers |
204 |
45 |
22.1 |
Furniture finishers |
32 |
7 |
21.9 |
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers |
810 |
177 |
21.8 |
Chief executives |
1,747 |
380 |
21.7 |
Barbers |
88 |
19 |
21.6 |
Chemical processing machine setters, operators,
and tenders |
75 |
16 |
21.3 |
Upholsterers |
57 |
12 |
21.0 |
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional
officers |
38 |
8 |
21.0 |
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting
machine |
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setters, operators and
tenders |
38 |
8 |
21.0 |
Other transportation workers |
19 |
4 |
21.0 |
Network and computer systems
administrators |
179 |
37 |
20.7 |
Molders and molding machine setters, operators,
and |
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tenders, metal and
plastic |
92 |
19 |
20.6 |
Architects, except naval |
176 |
36 |
20.4 |
Detectives and criminal investigators |
103 |
21 |
20.4 |
Supervisors, transportation and material moving
workers |
192 |
39 |
20.3 |
Dentists |
178 |
36 |
20.2 |
Surveyors, cartographers, and
photogrammetrists |
34 |
7 |
20.0 |
Animal control workers |
10 |
2 |
20.0 |
Financial examiners |
5 |
1 |
20.0 |
Job printers |
92 |
18 |
19.6 |
Drafters |
234 |
44 |
18.8 |
Engineering technicians, except
drafters |
450 |
83 |
18.4 |
Molders, shapers, and casters, except
metal and plastic |
38 |
7 |
18.4 |
Cutting workers |
88 |
16 |
18.2 |
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Extruding and drawing machine
setters, operators, and |
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tenders,
metal and plastic |
22 |
4 |
18.2 |
Drilling and boring machine tool
setters, operators, and |
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tenders,
metal and plastic |
11 |
2 |
18.2 |
Television, video, and motion picture
camera operators |
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and
editors |
34 |
6 |
17.6 |
Chefs and head cooks |
273 |
47 |
17.2 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand |
1,830 |
311 |
17.0 |
Announcers |
53 |
9 |
17.0 |
Painting workers |
186 |
31 |
16.7 |
Funeral service workers |
12 |
2 |
16.7 |
Model makers and patternmakers, metal
and plastic |
6 |
1 |
16.7 |
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine
operators and tenders |
6 |
1 |
16.7 |
Printing machine
operators |
194 |
32 |
16.5 |
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and
buffing machine tool |
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setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
75 |
12 |
16.0 |
Surveying and mapping
technicians |
65 |
10 |
15.4 |
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers |
236 |
36 |
15.2 |
Taxi drivers and
chauffeurs |
285 |
43 |
15.1 |
First-line supervisors/managers of
farming, fishing, |
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and forestry
workers |
53 |
8 |
15.1 |
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives |
107 |
16 |
14.9 |
Parking lot attendants |
54 |
8 |
14.8 |
Police and sheriffs patrol
officers |
608 |
88 |
14.7 |
Cost estimators |
102 |
15 |
14.7 |
Material moving workers, all
other |
56 |
8 |
14.3 |
Woodworkers, all other |
21 |
3 |
14.3 |
Lay-out workers, metal and
plastic |
7 |
1 |
14.3 |
Conveyor operators and
tenders |
7 |
1 |
14.3 |
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling
equipment |
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operators
and tenders |
7 |
1 |
14.3 |
Industrial production
managers |
252 |
35 |
13.9 |
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment |
348 |
48 |
13.8 |
Air traffic controllers and airfield
operations specialists |
29 |
4 |
13.8 |
Refuse and recyclable material
collectors |
66 |
9 |
13.6 |
Meter readers, utilities |
44 |
6 |
13.6 |
Transportation inspectors |
44 |
6 |
13.6 |
Motor vehicle operators, all
other |
37 |
5 |
13.5 |
Clergy |
406 |
54 |
13.3 |
Sawing machine setters, operators,
and tenders, wood |
60 |
8 |
13.3 |
Forest and conservation
workers |
15 |
2 |
13.3 |
Shoe and leather workers and
repairers |
15 |
2 |
13.3 |
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Broadcast and sound engineering
technicians and |
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radio
operators |
100 |
13 |
13.0 |
Baggage, porters, bellhops, and
concierges |
63 |
8 |
12.7 |
Forging machine setters, operators,
and |
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tenders,
metal and plastic |
8 |
1 |
12.5 |
Fire inspectors |
17 |
2 |
11.8 |
Metal furnace and kiln operators and
tenders |
35 |
4 |
11.4 |
Motion picture
projectionists |
9 |
1 |
11.1 |
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, |
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and blending
workers |
119 |
13 |
10.9 |
Tire builders |
20 |
2 |
10.0 |
Hazardous materials removal
workers |
20 |
2 |
10.0 |
Engineers |
1,773 |
169 |
9.5 |
Construction and building
inspectors |
96 |
9 |
9.4 |
Service station
attendants |
87 |
8 |
9.2 |
Power plant operators, distributors,
and dispatchers |
44 |
4 |
9.1 |
Insulation workers |
44 |
4 |
9.1 |
Heat treating equipment setters,
operators, and |
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tenders,
metal and plastic |
11 |
1 |
9.1 |
Tool grinders, filers, and
sharpeners |
11 |
1 |
9.1 |
Parts salespersons |
112 |
10 |
8.9 |
Astronomers and
physicists |
23 |
2 |
8.7 |
Conversation scientists and
foresters |
24 |
2 |
8.3 |
Fishers and related fishing
workers |
39 |
3 |
7.7 |
Atmospheric and space
scientists |
13 |
1 |
7.7 |
Industrial truck and tractor
operators |
558 |
41 |
7.3 |
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers |
533 |
38 |
7.1 |
Helpers, construction
trades |
107 |
7 |
6.5 |
First-line supervisors/managers of
landscaping, lawn |
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service, and
groundskeeping workers |
175 |
11 |
6.3 |
Construction managers |
670 |
42 |
6.3 |
Derrick, rotary drill, and service
unit operators, |
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oil, gas,
and mining |
16 |
1 |
6.2 |
Painters, construction and
maintenance |
624 |
38 |
6.1 |
Ship and boat captains and
operators |
34 |
2 |
5.9 |
Water and liquid waste treatment
plant and |
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plant and
system operators |
74 |
4 |
5.4 |
Sales engineers |
37 |
2 |
5.4 |
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers |
3,365 |
172 |
5.1 |
Engineering managers |
101 |
5 |
4.9 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations, except |
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helpers-installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
4,598 |
205 |
4.5 |
Computer control programmers and
operators |
45 |
2 |
4.4 |
Aircraft pilots and flight
engineers |
129 |
5 |
3.9 |
Cabinetmakers and bench
carpenters |
76 |
3 |
3.9 |
Railroad conductors and
yardmasters |
53 |
2 |
3.8 |
Structural metal fabricators and
fitters |
26 |
1 |
3.8 |
Construction laborers |
1,108 |
38 |
3.4 |
Fire fighters |
254 |
9 |
3.5 |
Carpet, floor, and tile installers
and finishers |
259 |
7 |
2.7 |
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction |
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trade and
extraction workers |
854 |
25 |
2.9 |
Electricians |
815 |
20 |
2.4 |
Highway maintenance
workers |
83 |
2 |
2.4 |
Roofers |
232 |
5 |
2.1 |
Drywall installers, ceiling tile
installers, and tapers |
186 |
4 |
2.1 |
Glaziers |
49 |
1 |
2.0 |
Plasterers and stucco
masons |
49 |
1 |
2.0 |
Carpenters |
1,540 |
30 |
1.9 |
Operating engineers and other
construction |
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equipment
operators |
375 |
7 |
1.9 |
Locomotive engineers and
operators |
53 |
1 |
1.9 |
Cement masons, concrete
finishers, |
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and terrazzo
workers |
113 |
2 |
1.8 |
Tool and die makers |
109 |
2 |
1.8 |
Sheet metal workers |
172 |
3 |
1.7 |
Pest control workers |
65 |
1 |
1.5 |
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters,
and steamfitters |
579 |
8 |
1.4 |
Crane and tower operators |
72 |
1 |
1.4 |
Machinists |
454 |
24 |
1.3 |
Logging workers |
76 |
1 |
1.3 |
Dredge, excavating, and loading
machine operators |
76 |
1 |
1.3 |
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and
stonemasons |
231 |
2 |
0.9 |
Stationary engineers and boiler
operators |
108 |
0 |
0 |
Structural iron and steel
workers |
67 |
0 |
0 |
Miscellaneous construction and
related workers |
42 |
0 |
0 |
Fence erectors |
32 |
0 |
0 |
Mining machine operators |
30 |
0 |
0 |
Elevator installers and
repairers |
27 |
0 |
0 |
Lathe and turning machine tool
setters, operators, and |
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tenders,
metal and plastic |
26 |
0 |
0 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Earth drillers, except oil and
gas |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Other extraction workers |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Paving, surfacing, and tamping
equipment operators |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe
cleaners |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Railroad brake, signal, and switch
operators |
7 |
0 |
0 |
Tank car, truck and ship
loaders |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Shuttle car operators |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and |
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tenders,
metal and plastic |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Semiconductor processors |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Fish and game wardens |
1 |
0 |
0 |
First-line supervisors/managers of
fire fighting and |
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prevention
workers |
59 |
-- |
-- |
Boilermakers |
23 |
-- |
-- |
Pumping station operators |
21 |
-- |
-- |
Hoist and winch operators |
12 |
-- |
-- |
Reinforceing iron and rebar
workers |
12 |
-- |
-- |
Rail-track laying and maintenance
equipment operators |
9 |
-- |
-- |
Subway, streetcar, and other rail
transportation workers |
8 |
-- |
-- |
Explosives workers, ordnance handling
experts, |
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and
blasters |
8 |
-- |
-- |
Roof bolters, mining |
6 |
-- |
-- |
Ship engineers |
5 |
-- |
-- |
Bridge and lock tenders |
4 |
-- |
-- |
Pile-driver operators |
3 |
-- |
-- |
Cooling and freezing equipment
operators and tenders |
2 |
-- |
-- |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
2 |
-- |
-- |
Hunters and trappers |
1 |
-- |
-- |
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, Unpublished data, Annual Averages 2002, Current Population
Survey.
Womens Bureau July
2003
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