20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women


2010 Annual Averages Total


Total Occupation


Total, 16 years and older (all employed women)


Employed Women


65,638


Employed (Men and Women)


139,064


Percent Women


47.2%


Women’s Median Weekly


Earnings $669


Secretaries and administrative assistants Registered nurses


Elementary and middle school teachers Cashiers


Retail salespersons


Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides


Waiters and waitresses


First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers


Customer service representatives Maids and housekeeping cleaners Receptionists and information clerks Childcare workers


Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks


First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support Managers, all others


Accountants and auditors Teacher assistants


Personal and home care aides Office clerks, general Cooks


2,962 2,590 2,301 2,291 1,705


1,700 1,470


1,375 1,263 1,252 1,187 1,181


1,179


1,035 1,014 989 893 838 837 790


3,082 2,843 2,813 3,109 3,286


1,928 2,067


3,132 1,896 1,407 1,281 1,247


1,297


1,507 2,898 1,646 966 973 994


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96.1 91.1 81.8 73.7 51.9


88.2 71.1


43.9 66.6 89.0 92.7 94.7


90.9


68.7 35.0 60.1 92.4 86.1 84.2 40.5


657


1,039 931 366 421


427 381


578 586 376 529 398


628 726


1,045 953 485 405 597 381


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