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20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women
2006 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)	66,870	144,427	46.3	$600
Secretaries and admin. assistants	3,348	3,455	96.9	584
Registered Nurses	2,309	2,529	91.3	971
Cashiers	2,291	3,063	74.8	327
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,220	2,701	82.2	824
Retail salespersons	1,740	3,386	51.4	405
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides	1,694	1906	88.9	395
First-line supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers	1,436	3,435	41.8	536
Waiters and waitresses	1,401	1,960	71.5	348
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks	1,364	1,511	90.3	582
Customer service representatives	1,349	1,916	70.4	533
Childcare workers	1,320	1,401	94.2	345
Receptionists and information clerks	1,301	1,403	92.7	467
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,285	1,423	90.3	348
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support	1,163	1,543	75.4	658
Accountants and auditors	1,071	1,779	60.2	844
Teacher assistants	869	942	92.3	405
Office clerks, general	848	1,035	81.9	534
Cooks	811	1,868	43.4	340
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and
cosmetologists	716	767	93.4	391
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	674	690	97.7	554

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2006.