Leading Occupations

30 Leading occupations for employed women by selected characteristics (2013 annual averages)
30 Leading occupations for women by number of women employed (2013 annual averages)
Median weekly earnings for the 30 leading occupations for employed women, by sex (2013 annual averages)
Percent distribution of employed persons by occupation and sex (2013 annual averages)
Percent distribution of employed women by occupation and race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (2013 annual averages)

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Leading Occupations

Note: This section presents two sets of information on occupations. The first part presents data for the 30 leading detailed occupations for employed women, which were selected based on the number of women employed (among full-time wage and salary employees). Data presented for these occupations include: total number of women employed, women as a percent of total employed, and median weekly earnings by sex. The second part presents the percent distribution of people employed in intermediate occupations by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.

30 Leading occupations for employed women by selected characteristics (2013 annual averages)
Occupation name	Total number of women employed (in thousands)	Women as a percent of total employed in the occupation¹	Women's Median weekly earnings	Men's Median weekly earnings
Occupation name	Total number of women employed (in thousands)	Women as a percent of total employed in the occupation¹	Women's Median weekly earnings	Men's Median weekly earnings
All occupations	46,268	47%	$706	$860
Elementary and middle school teachers	2138	81%	$937	$1025
Secretaries and administrative assistants	2113	94%	$677	$772
Registered nurses	2023	90%	$1086	$1236
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	1207	89%	$450	$499
Customer service representatives	1068	66%	$616	$639
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	981	43%	$612	$778
Accountants and auditors	945	62%	$1029	$1268
Cashiers	932	72%	$379	$426
Managers, all other	905	34%	$1105	$1399
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	828	70%	$748	$846
Receptionists and information clerks	828	92%	$527	$600
Retail salespersons	737	50%	$485	$719
Office clerks, general	734	84%	$596	$620
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	702	89%	$670	$751
Financial managers	613	55%	$1064	$1518
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	605	88%	$406	$467
Waiters and waitresses	558	70%	$400	$449
Personal care aides	539	84%	$445	$470
Secondary school teachers	529	57%	$986	$1093
Social workers	507	80%	$818	$978
Teacher assistants	501	89%	$475	$501
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	484	98%	$624	$ -
Education administrators	450	64%	$1130	$1543
Postsecondary teachers	424	50%	$1100	$1338
Janitors and building cleaners	421	33%	$418	$517
Cooks	418	40%	$382	$411
Childcare workers	410	95%	$418	$ -
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	404	92%	$732	$ -
Counselors	391	69%	$884	$889
Billing and posting clerks	380	92%	$629	$ -
Notes: 1. All data (unless otherwise noted) are 2013 annual averages for full-time wage and salary workers only, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.htm 2. Women as a percent of total employed are 2013 annual averages for all people employed (includes part-time and self-employed), from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm 3. Dash indicates no data available or base is less than 50,000. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey