Top 10 Jobs for Women

May 4th, 2010, 10:54 pm

Top 10 Jobs for Women

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the leading occupations held by women in the U.S. workforce in 2009.

The BLS estimated roughly 66 million women, over the age of 16, were employed in 2009. The Women's Bureau (WB) estimates that of these employed women, around 75% held full-time positions and the remaining 25% had part-time jobs.

The 10 leading occupations were:

Occupation

Total Employed Women (in thousands)

Secretaries and administrative assistants

3,074

Registered nurses

2,612

Elementary and middle school teachers

2,343

Cashiers

2,273

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides

1,770

Retail salespersons

1,650

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

1,459

Waiters and waitresses

1,434

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

1,282

Customer service representatives

1,263

Weekly earnings were reported for the occupations on the list, which included 20 job titles. Findings estimate that the average weekly income of employed women was $657.

The data collected also shed light on employment in relation to gender in the U.S. For example, women held the majority of positions in the following fields:

97.9% of customer service representatives
96.8 % of secretaries and administrative assistants
92.0% of registered nurses

On the other hand, the lowest female presence in an occupation, at 34 percent, was in "managers, all others" positions, which ranked 15th on the list.

The entire list of the leading occupations of women is available at the Department of Labor website.

Sources:

Women's Bureau