Occupation | Number of women |
---|---|
Registered nurses | 2,186,697 |
Elementary and middle school teachers | 1,657,028 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,577,156 |
Managers, all other | 1,341,712 |
Customer service representatives | 1,285,061 |
First-Line supervisors of retail sales workers | 1,150,159 |
Nursing assistants | 851,297 |
Accountants and auditors | 845,590 |
Cashiers | 744,722 |
Receptionists and information clerks | 709,032 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 709,004 |
Office clerks, general | 691,191 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 680,228 |
Financial managers | 673,688 |
Retail salespersons | 654,988 |
Personal care aides | 620,734 |
First-Line supervisors of office and administrative support workers | 616,922 |
Human resources workers | 542,871 |
Preschool and kindergarten teachers | 525,800 |
Secondary school teachers | 521,717 |
Education and childcare administrators | 516,036 |
Cooks | 497,042 |
Teaching assistants | 492,318 |
Social workers, all other | 484,979 |
Waiters and waitresses | 482,214 |
Note: Full-time, year-round civilian employed 16 years and older. Occupations with at least 100 sample observations.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019
Graphic: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau