20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women
2006 Annual Averages
(employment in thousands)

Occupations

Total, 16 years and older (all employed women): Total Employed Women = 66,870; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 144,427; Percent Women = 46.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $600

Secretaries and administrative assistants: Total Employed Women = 3,348; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 3,455; Percent Women = 96.9; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $584

Registered Nurses: Total Employed Women = 2,309; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 2,529; Percent Women = 91.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $971

Cashiers: Total Employed Women – 2,291; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 3,063; Percent Women = 74.8; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $327

Elementary and middle school teachers: Total Employed Women = 2,220; Total Employed (Mend and Women) = 2,701; Percent Women= 82.2; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $824

Retail salespersons: Total Employed Women = 1,740; Total Employed (Men and Women)= 3,386; Percent Women = 51.4; Median Weekly Earnings = $405

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides: Total Employed Women = 1, 694; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,906; Percent Women = 88.9; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $395

First-line supervisors/managers or retail sales workers: Total Employed Women = 1,436; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 3, 435; Percent Women = 41.8; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $536

Waiters and waitresses: Total Employed Women = 1,401; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,960; Percent Women = 71.5; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $348

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks: Total Employed Women = 1,364; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,511; Percent Women = 90.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $582

Customer service representatives: Total Employed Women = 1,349; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,916; Percent Women = 70.4; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $533

Childcare workers: Total Employed Women = 1,340; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,401; Percent Women = 94.2; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $345

Receptionists and information clerks: Total Employed Women = 1,301; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,403; Percent Women = 92.7; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $467

Maids and housekeeping cleaners: Total Employed Women = 1,285; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,423; Percent Women = 90.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $348

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support: Total Employed Women = 1,163; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,543; Percent Women = 75.4; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $658

Accountants and auditors: Total Employed Women = 1,071; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,779; Percent Women = 60.2; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $844

Teacher assistants: Total Employed Women = 869; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 942; Percent Women = 92.3; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $405

Office clerks, general: Total Employed Women = 848; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,035; Percent Women = 81.9; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $534

Cooks: Total Employed Women = 811; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 1,868; Percent Women = 43.4; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $340

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists: Total Employed Women = 716; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 767; Percent Women = 93.4; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $391

Preschool and kindergarten teachers: Total Employed Women = 674; Total Employed (Men and Women) = 690; Percent Women = 97.7; Women’s Median Weekly Earnings = $554

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2006.