20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women |
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2009 Annual Averages |
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(employment in thousands) |
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Total |
Women’s |
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Total |
Employed |
Median |
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Employed |
(Men and |
Percent |
Weekly |
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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.