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 |
|
|
|
| tenders, metal and
plastic |
4 |
1 |
25.0 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,
operators, |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| tenders,
metal and plastic |
22 |
4 |
18.2 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool
setters, operators, and |
|
|
|
| tenders,
metal and plastic |
11 |
2 |
18.2 |
| Television, video, and motion picture
camera operators |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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, |
|
|
|
| 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 sheriff’s 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| radio
operators |
100 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Baggage, porters, bellhops, and
concierges |
63 |
8 |
12.7 |
| Forging machine setters, operators,
and |
|
|
|
| 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, |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| service, and
groundskeeping workers |
175 |
11 |
6.3 |
| Construction managers |
670 |
42 |
6.3 |
| Derrick, rotary drill, and service
unit operators, |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| equipment
operators |
375 |
7 |
1.9 |
| Locomotive engineers and
operators |
53 |
1 |
1.9 |
| Cement masons, concrete
finishers, |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| 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, |
|
|
|
| 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.
Women’s Bureau
July
2003
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