Women's Bureau (WB) - 20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women 2003 2002

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20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women
Full-time Wage and Salary Workers
2003 Annual Averages
(Employment in thousands)

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		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)	44,076	100,302	43.9	$552

Secretaries and administrative assistants	2,692	2,794	96.3	531
Elementary and middle school teachers	1,780	2,208	80.6	757
Registered nurses	1,650	1,829	90.2	887
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	1,144	1,285	89	372
Cashiers	1,040	1,378	75.5	315
Customer service representatives	1,038	1,503	69.1	503
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support	984	1,450	67.9	609
First-line supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers	938	2,259	41.5	496
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	894	978	91.4	512
Receptionists and information clerks	831	892	93.2	446
Accountants and auditors	784	1,344	58.3	756
Retail salespersons	765	1,840	41.6	382
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	682	806	84.6	317
Secondary school teachers	540	1,009	53.5	824
Waiters and waitresses	528	775	68.1	318
Teacher assistants	527	580	90.9	344
Office clerks, general	511	610	83.8	502
Financial managers	491	952	51.6	823
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	476	484	98.3	493
Cooks	452	1,149	39.3	317

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2003.