Women's Bureau (WB) - 20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women 2004

20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women
Full-time Wage and Salary Workers
2004 Annual Averages
(Employment in thousands)

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		Total		Women’s
	Total	Employed		Median
	Employed	(Men and	Percent	Weekly
Occupation	Women	Women)	Women	Earnings
Total, 16 years and older
(all employed women, full-time
wage and salary workers)	44,223	101,224	43.7	$573

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
home health aides	1,113	1,261	88.3	383
Cashiers	1,016	1,355	75	313
First-line supervisors/managers
of office and admin. support	1,001	1,441	69.5	636
First-line supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers	985	2,246	43.9	505
Customer service representatives	967	1,379	70.1	504
Bookkeeping, accounting,
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.