20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women

Full-time Wage and Salary Workers

2005 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, full-time

wage and salary workers)

65,757

141,730

46.4

$585

Secretaries and admin. assistants

3,404

3,499

97.3

559

Cashiers

2,334

3,075

75.9

322

Registered Nurses

2,229

2,416

92.3

930

Elementary and middle school teachers

2,151

2,616

82.2

813

Retail salespersons

1,687

3,248

51.9

401

Nursing, psychiatric, and

    home health aides

1,686

1900

88.7

385

First-line supervisors/managers

    of retail sales workers

1,462

3,523

41.5

525

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

    auditing clerks

1,329

1,456

91.3

551

Waiters and waitresses

1,383

1,927

71.8

332

Receptionists and information clerks

1,271

1,376

92.4

463

Childcare workers

1,260

1,329

94.8

330

Customer service representatives

1,258

1,833

68.6

505

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

1,237

1,382

89.5

328

First-line supervisors/managers of

    office and administrative support

1,115

1,598

69.8

656

Accountants and auditors

1,042

1,683

61.9

784

Teacher assistants

861

947

90.9

398

Office clerks, general

816

965

84.6

509

Cooks

778

1,838

42.3

314

Preschool and kindergarten teachers

702

719

97.6

520

Janitors and building cleaners

681

2,074

32.8

363