Women's Bureau (WB) - Nontraditional Occupations for Women in 2003 Text Version

Nontraditional Occupations for Women in 2003¹
(Numbers in Thousands)

Occupations

Upholsters: Employed both sexes = 56; Employed Female = 14; Percent female = 25.0 Farmers and ranchers: Employed both sexes = 825; Employed Female = 204; Percent female = 24.70

Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other: Employed both sexes = 423; Employed Female = 103; Percent female = 24.3

Dishwashers: Employed both sexes = 294; Employed Female = 70; Percent female = 23.8

Detectives and criminal investigators: Employed both sexes = 112; Employed Female = 26; Percent female = 23.2

Supervisors, protective service workers, all other: Employed both sexes = 100; Employed Female = 23; Percent female = 23.0

Architects, except navel: Employed both sexes = 180; Employed Female = 40; Percent female = 22.2

Drafters: Employed both sexes = 224; Employed Female = 49; Percent female = 21.9

Engineering technicians, except drafters: Employed both sexes = 419; Employed Female = 91; Percent female = 21.7

Coin, vending, and amusment machine services and repairers: Employed both sexes = 65; Employed Female = 14; Percent female = 21.5

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives: Employed both sexes = 127; Employed Female = 27; Percent female = 21.3

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers: Employed both sexes = 781; Employed Female = 165; Percent female = 21.1

Miscellaneous agricultural workers: Employed both sexes = 741; Employed Female = 156; Percent female = 21.0

Cutting workers: Employed both sexes = 95; Employed Female = 20; Percent female = 21.0

Job printers: Employed both sexes = 83; Employed Female = 17; Percent female = 20.5

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers: Employed both sexes = 939; Employed Female = 189; Percent female = 20.1

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges: Employed both sexes = 85; Employed Female = 17; Percent female = 20.0

Chefs and head cooks: Employed both sexes = 281; Employed Female = 56; Percent female = 19.9

Industrial engineers, including health and safety: Employed both sexes = 180; Employed Female = 35; Percent female = 19.4

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand: Employed both sexes = 1,748; Employed Female = 321; Percent female = 18.4

Couriers and messengers: Employed both sexes = 244; Employed Female = 44; Percent female = 18.0

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers: Employed both sexes = 206; Employed Female = 37; Percent female = 18.0

Barbers: Employed both sexes = 95; Employed Female = 17; Percent female = 17.9

Printing machine operator: Employed both sexes = 191; Employed Female = 34; Percent female = 17.8

Industrial production managers: Employed both sexes = 276; Employed Female = 48; Percent female = 17.4

Surveying and mapping technicians: Employed both sexes = 75; Employed Female = 13; Percent female = 17.3

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic: Employed both sexes = 79; Employed Female = 13; Percent female = 16.5

Supervisor, transportation and material moving workers: Employed both sexes = 216; Employed Female = 35; Percent female = 16.2

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers: Employed both sexes = 225; Employed Female = 36; Percent female = 16.0

Meter readers, utilities: Employed both sexes = 50; Employed Female = 8; Percent female = 16.0

Service station attendants: Employed both sexes = 96; Employed Female = 15; Percent female = 15.6

Painting workers: Employed both sexes = 177; Employed Female = 27; Percent female = 15.2

Cost estimators: Employed both sexes = 100; Employed Female = 15; Percent female = 15.0

Chemical engineers: Employed both sexes = 75; Employed Female = 11; Percent female = 14.7

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood: Employed both sexes = 62; Employed Female = 9; Percent female = 14.5

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment: Employed both sexes = 326; Employed Female = 46; Percent female = 14.1

Clergy: Employed both sexes = 410; Employed Female = 57; Percent female = 13.9

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers: Employed both sexes = 251; Employed Female = 35; Percent female = 13.9

Parts salesperson: Employed both sexes = 137; Employed Female = 19; Percent female = 13.9

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs: Employed both sexes = 286; Employed Female = 39; Percent female = 13.6

Motor vehicle operators, all other: Employed both sexes = 66; Employed Female = 9; Percent female = 13.6

Precision instrument and equipment repairers: Employed both sexes = 62; Employed Female = 8; Percent female = 12.9

Material moving workers, all other: Employed both sexes = 64; Employed Female = 8; Percent female = 12.5

Police and sheriff's patrol officers: Employed both sexes = 612; Employed Female = 76; Percent female = 12.4

Engineers, all other: Employed both sexes = 282; Employed Female = 35; Percent female = 12.4

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers: Employed both sexes = 296; Employed Female = 36; Percent female = 12.2

Aerospace engineers: Employed both sexes = 82; Employed Female = 9; Percent female = 11.0

First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers: Employed both sexes = 65; Employed Female = 7; Percent female = 10.8

Engineering managers: Employed both sexes = 77; Employed Female = 8; Percent female = 10.4

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers: Employed both sexes = 107; Employed Female = 11; Percent female = 10.3

Computer hardware engineers: Employed both sexes = 99; Employed Female = 10; Percent female = 10.1

Sales engineers: Employed both sexes = 50; Employed Female = 5; Percent female = 10.0

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders: Employed both sexes = 72; Employed Female = 7; Percent female = 9.7

Construction and building inspectors: Employed both sexes = 95; Employed Female = 9; Percent female = 9.5

Parking lot attendants: Employed both sexes = 74; Employed Female = 7; Percent female = 9.5

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic: Employed both sexes = 11; Employed Female = 1; Percent female = 9.1

Industrial truck and tractor: Employed both sexes = 534; Employed Female = 46; Percent female = 8.6

Civil engineers: Employed both sexes = 278; Employed Female = 24; Percent female = 8.6

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators: Employed both sexes = 94; Employed Female = 8; Percent female = 8.5

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers: Employed both sexes = 340; Employed Female = 28; Percent female = 8.2

Refuse and recyclable material collectors: Employed both sexes = 63; Employed Female = 5; Percent female = 7.9

Electrical and electronic engineers: Employed both sexes = 363; Employed Female = 26; Percent female = 7.2

Grounds maintenance workers: Employed both sexes = 1,135; Employed Female = 78; Percent female = 6.9

Miscellaneous construction and related workers: Employed both sexes = 58; Employed Female = 4; Percent female = 6.9

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers: Employed both sexes = 528; Employed Female = 36; Percent female = 6.8

Painting, construction and maintenance: Employed both sexes = 660; Employed Female = 44; Percent female = 6.7

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators: Employed both sexes = 61; Employed Female = 4; Percent female = 6.6

Telecommunications line installers and repairers: Employed both sexes = 138; Employed Female = 9; Percent female = 6.5

Pest control workers: Employed both sexes = 81; Employed Female = 5; Percent female = 6.2

Construction managers: Employed both sexes = 680; Employed Female = 40; Percent female = 5.9

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters: Employed both sexes = 70; Employed Female = 4; Percent female = 5.7

Railroad conductors and yardmasters: Employed both sexes = 53; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 5.7

Glaziers: Employed both sexes = 53; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 5.7

Mechanical engineers: Employed both sexes = 285; Employed Female = 16; Percent female = 5.6

Other, installation, maintenance, and repair workers; Employed both sexes = 272; Employed Female = 15; Percent female = 5.5

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers: Employed both sexes = 223; Employed Female = 12; Percent female = 5.4

Machinists: Employed both sexes = 454; Employed Female = 22; Percent female = 4.8

Sheet metal workers: Employed both sexes = 147; Employed Female = 7; Percent female = 4.8

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers: Employed both sexes = 3,214; Employed Female = 148; Percent female = 4.6

Tool and die makers: Employed both sexes = 88; Employed Female = 4; Percent female = 4.5

Millwrights: Employed both sexes = 73; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 4.1

Highway maintenance: Employed both sexes = 79; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 3.8

Fire fighters: Employed both sexes = 258; Employed Female = 9; Percent female = 3.5

Helpers, construction trades: Employed both sexes = 114; Employed Female = 4; Percent female = 3.5

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers: Employed both sexes = 116; Employed Female = 4; Percent female = 3.4

Crane and tower operators: Employed both sexes = 61; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 3.3

Security and fire alarm systems installer: Employed both sexes = 60; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 3.3

Construction laborers: Employed both sexes = 1,151; Employed Female = 35; Percent female = 3.0

Maintenance and repair workers, general: Employed both sexes = 309; Employed Female = 8; Percent female = 2.6

Carpet floor, and tile installers and finishers: Employed both sexes = 271; Employed Female = 7; Percent female = 2.6

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers: Employed both sexes = 120; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 2.5

Logging workers: Employed both sexes = 79; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 2.5

First-line supervisors/mangers of construction trades and extraction workers: Employed both sexes = 897; Employed Female = 22; Percent female = 2.4

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics: Employed both sexes = 460; Employed Female = 11; percent female = 2.4

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians: Employed both sexes = 128; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 2.3

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers: Employed both sexes = 86; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 2.3

Electricians: Employed both sexes = 774; Employed Female = 16; Percent female = 2.1

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers: Employed both sexes = 205; Employed Female = 4; Percent female = 1.9

Plasterers and stucco masons: Employed both sexes = 53; Employed Female = 1; Percent female = 1.9

Stationary engineers and boiler operators: Employed both sexes = 113; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 1.8

Carpenters: Employed both sexes = 1,595; Employed Female = 26; Percent female = 1.6

Automobile service technicians and mechanics: Employed both sexes = 884; Employed Female = 12; Percent female = 1.4

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators: Employed both sexes = 376; Employed Female = 5; Percent female = 1.3

Roofers: Employed both sexes = 233; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 1.3

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators: Employed both sexes = 88; Employed Female = 1; Percent female = 1.1

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters: Employed both sexes = 595; Employed Female = 6; Percent female = 1.0

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service: Employed both sexes = 200; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 1.0

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists: Employed both sexes = 339; Employed Female = 3; Percent female = 0.9

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasos: Employed both sexes = 218; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 0.9

Electrical power-line installers and repairers: Employed both sexes = 111; Employed Female = 1; Percent female = 0.9

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers: Employed both sexes = 350; Employed Female = 2; Percent female = 0.6

Structural iron and steel workers: Employed both sexes = 71; Employed Female = 0; Percent female = 0.0

Small engine mechanics: Employed both sexes = 54; Employed Female = 0; Percent female = 0

¹Nontradittional 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 Average 2002, Current Population Survey.

Women’s Bureau
March 2003