Top 20 Jobs Held by Women
Posted by sherrysaunders on June 7, 2010
According the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor, the 20 most prevalent occupations for employed women in 2009 were—
- Secretaries and administrative assistants, 3,074,000
- Registered nurses, 2,612,000
- Elementary and middle school teachers, 2,343,000
- Cashiers, 2,273,000
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides, 1,770,000
- Retail salespersons, 1,650,000
- First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers, 1,459,000
- Waiters and waitresses, 1,434,000
- Maids and housekeeping cleaners, 1,282,000
- Customer service representatives, 1,263,000
- Child care workers, 1,228,000
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, 1,205,000
- Receptionists and information clerks, 1,168,000
- First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers, 1,163,000
- Managers, all other, 1,106,000
- Accountants and auditors, 1,084,000
- Teacher assistants, 921,000
- Cooks, 831,000
- Office clerks, general 821,000
- Personal and home care aides, 789,000
Where are the construction, green, and IT jobs? Women need to move to non traditional jobs and make more money for themselves and their families.
Chris said
I’d be careful about wishing for construction jobs. Job losses in the Great Recession hit men more than women, and construction/manufacturing jobs were a key part of that. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/what-explains-the-mancession/
Sherry Saunders said
Won’t argue that this recession has hit some male dominated jobs hard but those jobs still pay better and women need to be able to enter any field and not be relegated to just a few career choices. Beyond those mentioned in the blog are automotive service technicians and mechanics, sales engineers, computer techs, etc.
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