20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women |
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2010 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) | 65,638 | 139,064 | 47.2% | $669 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,962 | 3,082 | 96.1 | 657 |
Registered nurses | 2,590 | 2,843 | 91.1 | 1,039 |
Elementary and middle school teachers | 2,301 | 2,813 | 81.8 | 931 |
Cashiers | 2,291 | 3,109 | 73.7 | 366 |
Retail salespersons | 1,705 | 3,286 | 51.9 | 421 |
Nursing, psychiatric, and | ||||
home health aides | 1,700 | 1,928 | 88.2 | 427 |
Waiters and waitresses | 1,470 | 2,067 | 71.1 | 381 |
First-line supervisors/managers | ||||
of retail sales workers | 1,375 | 3,132 | 43.9 | 578 |
Customer service representatives | 1,263 | 1,896 | 66.6 | 586 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,252 | 1,407 | 89.0 | 376 |
Receptionists and information clerks | 1,187 | 1,281 | 92.7 | 529 |
Childcare workers | 1,181 | 1,247 | 94.7 | 398 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and | ||||
auditing clerks | 1,179 | 1,297 | 90.9 | 628 |
First-line supervisors/managers of | ||||
office and administrative support | 1,035 | 1,507 | 68.7 | 726 |
Managers, all others | 1,014 | 2,898 | 35.0 | 1,045 |
Accountants and auditors | 989 | 1,646 | 60.1 | 953 |
Teacher assistants | 893 | 966 | 92.4 | 485 |
Personal and home care aides | 838 | 973 | 86.1 | 405 |
Office clerks, general | 837 | 994 | 84.2 | 597 |
Cooks | 790 | 1,951 | 40.5 | 381 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2010.