Women's Bureau (WB) - 20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women 2009

20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women
2009 Annual Averages
(employment in thousands)


		Total		Women’s
	Total	Employed		Median
	Employed	(Men and	Percent	Weekly
Occupation	Women	Women)	Women	Earnings
Total, 16 years and older
(all employed women)	66,208	139,877	47.4	$657


Secretaries and administrative assistants	3,074	3,176	96.8	619
Registered nurses	2,612	2,839	92.0	1,035
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,343	2,862	81.9	891
Cashiers	2,273	3,056	74.4	361
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides	1,770	2,002	88.5	430
Retail salespersons	1,650	3,182	51.9	443
First-line supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers	1,459	3,311	44.1	597
Waiters and waitresses	1,434	2,005	71.6	363
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,282	1,428	89.8	371
Customer service representatives	1,263	1,862	67.9	587
Childcare workers	1,228	1,292	95.1	364
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks	1,205	1,306	92.3	627
Receptionists and information clerks	1,168	1,277	91.5	516
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support	1,163	1,632	71.3	705
Managers, all others	1,106	3,249	34.1	1,037
Accountants and auditors	1,084	1,754	61.8	902
Teacher assistants	921	1,006	91.6	474
Cooks	831	2004	41.5	371
Office clerks, general	821	1,002	82.0	594
Personal and home care aides	789	926	85.2	406

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2009.