20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women, U.S.

(2010 annual averages)

Wage and salary of full-time workers in fields ranging from administration assistants to healthcare occupations.

Occupations	(in thousands)		Percent women	Women's median usual weekly earnings¹
Occupations	Total employed (women)	Total employed (men and women)	Percent women	Women's median usual weekly earnings¹
Total, 16 years and over	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

1. Wage and salary for full-time workers.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.