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Occupations

Employment and Earnings by Occupation

Employment and Earnings by Occupation

High-Demand Occupations
 

High-Demand Occupations

Occupations of Women in the Labor Force Since 1920

Occupations of Women in the Labor Force Since 1920

Occupations employing the largest number of mothers

Occupations employing the largest number of mothers

Employment and Earnings in Select Occupations

Earnings and earnings ratios by sex, race, and occupation group

Earnings and earnings ratios by sex, race, and occupation group

Most common occupations for women in the labor force

Most common occupations for women in the labor force

Occupations with the largest share of women workers

Occupations with the largest share of women workers

Occupations with the smallest share of women workers

Occupations with the smallest share of women workers

Percentage of women workers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)

Percentage of women workers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)

Women's earnings as a share of men's across the occupational distribution 

Women's earnings as a share of men's across the occupational distribution

Occupations with the highest median earnings among women 
 

Occupations with the highest median earnings among women

Occupations with the lowest median earnings among women
 

Occupations with the lowest median earnings among women

Occupations with the smallest sex earnings gap
 

 

Occupations with the largest sex earnings gap
 

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