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Occupations

Leading Occupations for Women

Text Version of 20 Leading occupations for employed women, 2012.

**Nontraditional Occupations for Women in 2012**
Occupation	Total employed	Percent women of total employed	2012 Median Pay (Annual)
Occupation	2012
Total, 16 years and over	142,469	47	$39,936

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons	122	0.1	$44,950
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	129	0.3	$37,920
Mining machine operators	65	0.3	$46,810
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	316	0.5	$42,320
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers	50	0.5	$35,060
First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers	64	0.5	$68,210
Tool and die makers	56	0.8	$47,000
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	194	1	$43,820
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	867	1.2	$36,610
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	348	1.3	$41,870
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	534	1.3	$49,140
Small engine mechanics	56	1.4	$32,640
Highway maintenance workers	108	1.5	$35,260
Roofers	196	1.5	$35,290
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	153	1.6	$55,230
Carpenters	1,223	1.6	$39,940
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	340	1.6	$43,640
Automotive body and related repairers	140	1.8	$37,680
Electricians	692	1.8	$49,840
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	87	1.8	$26,410
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	454	1.9	$48,690
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	150	2.2	$40,590
Maintenance and repair workers, general	442	2.2	$35,210
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	110	2.4	$63,250
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	68	2.7	$35,830
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	634	2.8	$59,700
Structural iron and steel workers	65	2.8	$46,140
Construction laborers	1,387	2.9	$29,160
Firefighters	295	3.4	$45,250
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers	205	3.6	$36,620
Machinists	397	3.8	$40,910
Crane and tower operators	62	4	$47,290
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	129	4.1	$98,410
Surveying and mapping technicians	77	4.3	$39,670
Helpers, construction trades	53	4.5	$29,160
Mechanical engineers	288	4.5	$80,580
Other extraction workers	75	4.5	$38,810
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators	72	4.5	$42,760
Sheet metal workers	123	4.6	$43,290
Pest control workers	73	4.7	$30,060
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	177	4.8	$51,410
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	593	4.8	$34,720
Grounds maintenance workers	1,298	5.1	$23,970
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	3,201	5.4	$27,530
Painters, construction and maintenance	485	5.5	$35,190
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	121	5.5	$53,560
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	52	5.6	$54,700
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	158	5.8	$54,530
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	292	5.9	$60,250
Construction managers	983	6.4	$82,790
Millwrights	53	6.4	$45,840
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	54	6.6	$31,620
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	106	6.6	$32,930
Industrial truck and tractor operators	537	7.4	$30,220
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	281	7.6	$42,160
Construction and building inspectors	118	7.8	$53,450
Computer network architects	127	8.1	$91,000
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators	108	8.4	$41,200
Computer control programmers and operators	67	8.4	$38,550
Aerospace engineers	119	9	$103,720
Electrical and electronics engineers	335	9	$89,630
Automotive and watercraft service attendants	94	9.2	$20,140
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	296	10.7	$36,620
Architectural and engineering managers	120	10.9	$124,870
Parking lot attendants	81	11.6	$19,540
Cost estimators	114	11.7	$58,860
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	657	12.6	$55,270
Engineers, all other	359	13.2	$92,030
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	336	13.2	$22,820
Motor vehicle operators, all other	63	13.3	$26,930
Parts salespersons	106	13.3	$29,550
Civil engineers	358	13.7	$79,340
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	50	14.1	$43,660
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	100	15	$33,870
Computer hardware engineers	91	15.1	$100,920
Information security analysts	52	15.1	$86,170
Painting workers	150	15.1	$32,850
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	315	15.2	$19,850
First-line supervisors of police and detectives	112	15.2	$78,270
Couriers and messengers	213	15.5	$25,440
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	287	15.6	$81,830
Precision instrument and equipment repairers	60	16	$52,270
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders	68	16.2	$44,720
Engineering technicians, except drafters	395	16.3	$59,440
Drafters	149	16.6	$49,630
Printing press operators	201	17.2	$34,100
Industrial production managers	261	17.6	$89,190
Chemical engineers	71	17.7	$94,350
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	903	18.5	$24,020
Dishwashers	271	18.7	$18,460
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,849	18.7	$23,890
Industrial engineers, including health and safety	197	18.8	$78,860
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	87	18.9	$29,690
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	711	18.9	$21,080
Cutting workers	67	19.2	$31,430
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	808	19.5	$54,040
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	375	19.5	$31,060
Software developers, applications and systems software	1,084	19.7	$93,350
Clergy	408	20.5	$44,060
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors	57	21.4	$46,280
Chefs and head cooks	403	21.5	$42,480
Barbers	109	21.9	$22,770
Chiropractors	58	22.3	$66,160
Computer programmers	480	22.5	$74,280
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers	311	23	$28,490
Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers	200	23	$45,180
Architects, except naval	195	23.5	$73,090
Announcers	50	23.6	$27,750
Dentists	167	24.2	$149,310
Computer occupations, all other	341	24.4	$79,930
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	944	24.5	$69,300
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers	1,151	24.7	$70,060
Detectives and criminal investigators	160	24.8	$56,980
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges	68	25	$20,050
Network and computer systems administrators	226	25	$72,560

Source: BLS, CPS, Employed Persons by Detailed Occupation, Sex, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm

Wage data from BLS, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012-2022

Text Version of Women in the labor force by age.

Highest-Paying Occupations for Women

Text Version of Labor Force Participation Rates by Sex and Race or Hispanic Ethnicity, 1972-2012

In-Demand Occupations

**Selected In-Demand Occupations, 2010-2020 Projections**
Occupation Name	Projected Growth Rate 2010-2020^[1]	Projected Growth Number (new jobs in thousands) 2010-2020^[2]	Median Annual Earnings (2012)^[3]	Typical Education Level for Entry^[4]	Percent of Women Employed (2011)^[5]
Accountants and auditors	15.70%	190.7	$63,550	Bachelor's	60%
Brickmasons and blockmasons	40.00%	41.8	$46,440	High School	0%
Cargo and freight agents	29.00%	24.1	$39,720	High School	26%
Carpenters	19.60%	196	$39,940	High School	1%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	35.00%	50.1	$35,760	High School	0%
Cost estimators	36.00%	67.5	$58,860	Bachelor's	11%
Database Administrators	31.00%	33.9	$77,080	Bachelor's	39%
Dental hygienists	38.00%	68.5	$70,210	Associate's	98%
Elementary school teachers, except special ed	16.80%	248.8	$53,400	Bachelor's	80%
Healthcare social workers	34.00%	51.2	$49,830	Bachelor's	81%
Heating, Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers	34.00%	90.3	$43,640	Post-secondary	1%
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	20.60%	330.1	$38,200	High School	5%
Interpreters and translators	42.00%	24.6	$45,430	Bachelor's	68%
Licensed practical and vocational nurses	22.40%	168.5	$41,540	Post-secondary	92%
Market research analysts and marketing specialists	41.00%	116.6	$60,300	Bachelor's	57%
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	36.00%	36.4	$76,980	Doctoral or Professional	53%
Meeting, convention, and event planners	44.00%	31.3	$45,810	Bachelor's	77%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	31.00%	39.5	$39,980	Bachelor's	81%
Mental health counselors	36%	43.6	$40,080	Master's	71%
Occupational therapist	33.00%	36.4	$75,400	Master's	92%
Personal Financial Advisors	32.00%	66.4	$67,520	Bachelor's	31%
Physical therapists	39.00%	77.4	$79,860	Master's	72%
Physical therapists assistants	46.00%	30.8	$52,160	Associate's	70%
Physician Assistants	30.00%	24.7	$90,930	Master's	67%
Physicians and surgeons	24.40%	168.3	$187,200	Doctoral or Professional	36%
Postsecondary teachers	17.40%	305.7	$62,390	Doctoral or Professional	48%
Registered Nurses	26.00%	711.9	$65,470	Associate's	91%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	15.60%	223.4	$54,230	High School	27%
Software Developers, Systems Software	32.00%	127.2	$99,000	Bachelor's	22%

[1],[2],[4] Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment Projections Program. Table 1.7. "Occupational employment and job openings data, projected 2010-20, and worker characteristics, 2010."

[3] Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment Statistics. "May 2012 Occupational Profiles." http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm

[5] U.S. Census Bureau. 2011 American Community Survey. Note: The percentages for employment by gender come from the 2011 American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS provides data on occupations based on a modified version of the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system that contains less detail tan the occupations from the Employment Projections program and the Occupational Employment Statistics used in this analysis. Some detailed occupations included in this analysis therefore have employment by gender percentages corresponding with ACS occupations that may group two or more detailed occupations.