Nontraditional Occupations for Women in 20031
(Numbers in thousands)
Text Version
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Employed |
Employed |
Percent |
| Occupation |
Both Sexes |
Female |
Female |
| |
|
|
|
| Upholsterers |
56 |
14 |
25 |
| Farmers and ranchers |
825 |
204 |
24.7 |
| Metalworkers and plastic workers, all
other |
423 |
103 |
24.3 |
| Dishwashers |
294 |
70 |
23.8 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
112 |
26 |
23.2 |
| Supervisors, protective service workers, all
other |
100 |
23 |
23 |
| Architects, except naval |
180 |
40 |
22.2 |
| Drafters |
224 |
49 |
21.9 |
| Engineering technicians, except
drafters |
419 |
91 |
21.7 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine |
|
|
|
| servicers and
repairers |
65 |
14 |
21.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives |
127 |
27 |
21.3 |
| Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers |
781 |
165 |
21.1 |
| Miscellaneous agricultural workers |
741 |
156 |
21 |
| Cutting workers |
95 |
20 |
21 |
| Job printers |
83 |
17 |
20.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and
|
|
|
|
| operating workers |
939 |
189 |
20.1 |
| Baggage porters, bellhops, and
concierges |
85 |
17 |
20 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
281 |
56 |
19.9 |
| Industrial engineers, including health and
safety |
180 |
35 |
19.4 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand |
1,748 |
321 |
18.4 |
| Couriers and messengers |
244 |
44 |
18 |
| Farm, ranch, and other agricultural
managers |
206 |
37 |
18 |
| Barbers |
95 |
17 |
17.9 |
| Printing machine operators |
191 |
34 |
17.8 |
| Industrial production managers |
276 |
48 |
17.4 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
75 |
13 |
17.3 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing
machine |
|
|
|
| tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic |
79 |
13 |
16.5 |
| Supervisors, transportation and material moving
workers |
216 |
35 |
16.2 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution
managers |
225 |
36 |
16 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
50 |
8 |
16 |
| Service station attendants |
96 |
15 |
15.6 |
| Painting workers |
177 |
27 |
15.2 |
| Cost estimators |
100 |
15 |
15 |
| Chemical engineers |
75 |
11 |
14.7 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders,
wood |
62 |
9 |
14.5 |
| |
Employed |
Employed |
Percent |
| Occupation |
Both Sexes |
Female |
Female |
| |
|
|
|
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
326 |
46 |
14.1 |
| Clergy |
410 |
57 |
13.9 |
| Radio and telecommunications equipment installers
|
|
|
|
| and repairers |
251 |
35 |
13.9 |
| Parts salespersons |
137 |
19 |
13.9 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
286 |
39 |
13.6 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
66 |
9 |
13.6 |
| Precision instrument and equipment
repairers |
62 |
8 |
12.9 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
64 |
8 |
12.5 |
| Police and sheriff’s patrol
officers |
612 |
76 |
12.4 |
| Engineers, all other |
282 |
35 |
12.4 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine
repairers |
296 |
36 |
12.2 |
| Aerospace engineers |
82 |
9 |
11 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming,
fishing, and |
|
|
|
| forestry workers |
65 |
7 |
10.8 |
| Engineering managers |
77 |
8 |
10.4 |
| Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers |
107 |
11 |
10.3 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
99 |
10 |
10.1 |
| Sales engineers |
50 |
5 |
10 |
| Chemical processing machine setters, operators,
and tenders |
72 |
7 |
9.7 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
95 |
9 |
9.5 |
| Parking lot attendants |
74 |
7 |
9.5 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters,
operators, |
|
|
|
| and tenders, metal and plastic
|
11 |
1 |
9.1 |
| Industrial truck and tractor
operators |
534 |
46 |
8.6 |
| Civil engineers |
278 |
24 |
8.6 |
| Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and
|
|
|
|
| radio operators |
94 |
8 |
8.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,
installers, |
|
|
|
| and repairers |
340 |
28 |
8.2 |
| Refuse and recyclable material
collectors |
63 |
5 |
7.9 |
| Electrical and electronic engineers |
363 |
26 |
7.2 |
| Grounds maintenance workers |
1,135 |
78 |
6.9 |
| Miscellaneous construction and related
workers |
58 |
4 |
6.9 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers |
528 |
36 |
6.8 |
| Painting, construction and
maintenance |
660 |
44 |
6.7 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system
operators |
61 |
4 |
6.6 |
| Telecommunications line installers and
repairers |
138 |
9 |
6.5 |
| Pest control workers |
81 |
5 |
6.2 |
| Construction managers |
680 |
40 |
5.9 |
| Cabinet makers and bench carpenters |
70 |
4 |
5.7 |
| Railroad conductors and yardmasters |
53 |
3 |
5.7 |
| |
Employed |
Employed |
Percent |
| Occupation |
Both Sexes |
Female |
Female |
| |
|
|
|
| Glaziers |
53 |
3 |
5.7 |
| Mechanical engineers |
285 |
16 |
5.6 |
| Other, installation, maintenance, and repair
workers |
272 |
15 |
5.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping,
|
|
|
|
| lawn service, and
groundskeeping workers |
223 |
12 |
5.4 |
| Machinists |
454 |
22 |
4.8 |
| Sheet metal workers |
147 |
7 |
4.8 |
| Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers |
3,214 |
148 |
4.6 |
| Tool and die makers |
88 |
4 |
4.5 |
| Millwrights |
73 |
3 |
4.1 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
79 |
3 |
3.8 |
| Fire fighters |
258 |
9 |
3.5 |
| Helpers, construction trades |
114 |
4 |
3.5 |
| Aircraft pilots and flight engineers |
116 |
4 |
3.4 |
| Crane and tower operators |
61 |
2 |
3.3 |
| Security and fire alarm systems
installers |
60 |
2 |
3.3 |
| Construction laborers |
1,151 |
35 |
3 |
| Maintenance and repair workers,
general |
309 |
8 |
2.6 |
| Carpet, floor, and tile installers and
finishers |
271 |
7 |
2.6 |
| Cement masons, concrete finishers, and
|
|
|
|
| terrazzo workers |
120 |
3 |
2.5 |
| Logging workers |
79 |
2 |
2.5 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction
|
|
|
|
| trades and extraction
workers |
897 |
22 |
2.4 |
| Industrial and refractory machinery
mechanics |
460 |
11 |
2.4 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service
technicians |
128 |
3 |
2.3 |
| Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment
mechanics, |
|
|
|
| installers, and
repairers |
86 |
2 |
2.3 |
| Electricians |
774 |
16 |
2.1 |
| Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and
tapers |
205 |
4 |
1.9 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
53 |
1 |
1.9 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler
operators |
113 |
2 |
1.8 |
| Carpenters |
1,595 |
26 |
1.6 |
| Automobile service technicians and
mechanics |
884 |
12 |
1.4 |
| Operating engineers and other construction
|
|
|
|
| equipment
operators |
376 |
5 |
1.3 |
| Roofers |
233 |
3 |
1.3 |
| Dredge, excavating, and loading machine
operators |
88 |
1 |
1.1 |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters |
595 |
6 |
1 |
| Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment
service |
|
|
|
| technicians and
mechanics |
200 |
2 |
1 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists |
339 |
3 |
0.9 |
| |
Employed |
Employed |
Percent |
| Occupation |
Both Sexes |
Female |
Female |
| |
|
|
|
| Brickmasons, blockmasons, and
stonemasons |
218 |
2 |
0.9 |
| Electrical power-line installers and
repairers |
111 |
1 |
0.9 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
|
|
|
|
| mechanics and
installers |
350 |
2 |
0.6 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
71 |
0 |
0 |
| Small engine mechanics |
54 |
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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 2003, Current Population
Survey.
Women’s Bureau
March
2003
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