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20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women,
U.S.
(2006 annual averages)
| Occupations |
(in thousands) |
Percent
women |
Women's
median
usual weekly
earnings1 |
Total
employed
(women) |
Total
employed
(men and women) |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
66,870
|
144,427
|
46.3%
|
$600
|
| Secretaries and administrative
assistants |
3,348 |
3,455 |
96.9 |
824 |
| Registered nurses |
2,309 |
2,529 |
91.3 |
971 |
| Cashiers |
2,291 |
3,063 |
74.8 |
327 |
| Elementary and middle school
teachers |
2,220 |
2,701 |
82.2 |
584 |
| Retail salespersons |
1,740 |
3,386 |
51.4 |
405 |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides |
1,694 |
1,906 |
88.9 |
395 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers |
1,436 |
3,435 |
41.8 |
536 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
1,401 |
1,960 |
71.5 |
348 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks |
1,364 |
1,511 |
90.3 |
582 |
| Customer service
representatives |
1,349 |
1,916 |
70.4 |
533 |
| Childcare workers |
1,320 |
1,401 |
94.2 |
345 |
| Receptionists and information
clerks |
1,301 |
1,403 |
92.7 |
467 |
| Maids and housekeeping
cleaners |
1,285 |
1,423 |
90.3 |
348 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support |
1,163 |
1,543 |
75.4 |
658 |
| Accountants and auditors |
1,071 |
1,779 |
60.2 |
844 |
| Teacher assistants |
869 |
942 |
92.3 |
405 |
| Office clerks, general |
848 |
1,035 |
81.9 |
534 |
| Cooks |
811 |
1,868 |
43.4 |
340 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and
cosmetologists |
716 |
767 |
93.4 |
391 |
| Preschool and kindergarten
teachers |
674 |
690 |
97.7 |
554 |
1. Wage and salary for full-time
workers.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson Education,
Inc. All rights reserved.
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