Women's Bureau (WB) - 20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women 2005 (Text Version)

20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women
Full-time Wage and Salary Workers
2005 Annual Averages
(employment in thousands)

Occupations

Total, 16 years and older (all employed women, full-time wage and salary workers: Employed Both Sexes = 141,730; Employed Women = 65,757; Percent Women = 46.4; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $585.

Secretaries and administrative assistants: Employed Both Sexes = 3,499; Employed Women = 3,404; Percent Women = 97.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $559.

Cashiers: Employed Both Sexes = 3,075; Employed Women = 2,334; Percent Women = 75.9; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $322.

Registered nurses: Employed Both Sexes = 2,416; Employed Women = 2,229; Percent Women = 92.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $930.

Elementary and middle school teachers: Employed Both Sexes = 2,616; Employed Women = 2,151; Percent Women = 82.2; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $813.

Retail salespersons: Employed Both Sexes = 3,248; Employed Women = 1,687; Percent Women = 51.9; Women’s Median Weekly Earning = $401.

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides: Employed Both Sexes = 1,900; Employed Women = 1,686; Percent Women = 88.7; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $385

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers: Employed Both Sexes = 3,523; Employed Women = 1, 462; Percent Women = 41.5; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $525.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks: Employed Both Sexes = 1,456; Employed Women = 1,329; Percent Women = 91.3; Percent Women = 91.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $551.

Waiters and waitresses: Employed Both Sexes = 1,927; Employed Women = 1,383; Percent Women = 71.8; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $332.

Receptionists and information clerks: Employed Both Sexes = 1,376; Employed Women = 1,271; Percent Women = 92.4; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $463.

Childcare workers: Employed Both Sexes = 1,329; Employed Women = 1,260; Percent Women = 94.8; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $330.

Customer Service Representatives: Employed Both Sexes = 1,833; Employed Women = 1,258; Percent Women = 68.6; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $505.

Maids and housekeeping cleaners: Employed Both Sexes = 1,382; Employed Women = 1,237; Percent Women = 89.5; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $328.

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support: Employed Both Sexes = 1,598; Employed Women = 1,115; Percent Women = 69.8; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $656.

Accountants and auditors: Employed Both Sexes = 1,683; Employed Women = 1,042; Percent Women = 61.9; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $784.

Teacher assistants: Employed Both Sexes = 947; Employed Women = 861; Percent Women = 90.9; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $398.

Office clerks, general: Employed Both Sexes = 965; Employed Women = 816; Percent Women = 84.6; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $509.

Cooks: Employed Both Sexes = 1,838; Employed Women = 778; Percent Women = 42.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $314.

Preschool and kindergarten teachers: Employed Both Sexes = 719; Employed Women = 702; Percent Women = 97.6; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $520.

Janitors and building cleaners: Employed Both Sexes = 2,074; Employed Women = 681; Percent Women = 32.8; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $363.

Source: U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2005.