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## Occupations

          - Leading Occupations for Women 
          - Highest-Paying Occupations for Women 
          - In-Demand Occupations 

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# Occupations

## Leading Occupations for Women

Text Version of 20 Leading occupations for employed women, 2012.
| **Occupation** | 2012   |
|----------------|--------|
||
| 142,469        | 47     | $39,936 |
|           |   |   |   |
| 122            | 0.1    | $44,950 |
| 129            | 0.3    | $37,920 |
| 65             | 0.3    | $46,810 |
| 316            | 0.5    | $42,320 |
| 50             | 0.5    | $35,060 |
| 64             | 0.5    | $68,210 |
| 56             | 0.8    | $47,000 |
| 194            | 1      | $43,820 |
| 867            | 1.2    | $36,610 |
| 348            | 1.3    | $41,870 |
| 534            | 1.3    | $49,140 |
| 56             | 1.4    | $32,640 |
| 108            | 1.5    | $35,260 |
| 196            | 1.5    | $35,290 |
| 153            | 1.6    | $55,230 |
| 1,223          | 1.6    | $39,940 |
| 340            | 1.6    | $43,640 |
| 140            | 1.8    | $37,680 |
| 692            | 1.8    | $49,840 |
| 87             | 1.8    | $26,410 |
| 454            | 1.9    | $48,690 |
| 150            | 2.2    | $40,590 |
| 442            | 2.2    | $35,210 |
| 110            | 2.4    | $63,250 |
| 68             | 2.7    | $35,830 |
| 634            | 2.8    | $59,700 |
| 65             | 2.8    | $46,140 |
| 1,387          | 2.9    | $29,160 |
| 295            | 3.4    | $45,250 |
| 205            | 3.6    | $36,620 |
| 397            | 3.8    | $40,910 |
| 62             | 4      | $47,290 |
| 129            | 4.1    | $98,410 |
| 77             | 4.3    | $39,670 |
| 53             | 4.5    | $29,160 |
| 288            | 4.5    | $80,580 |
| 75             | 4.5    | $38,810 |
| 72             | 4.5    | $42,760 |
| 123            | 4.6    | $43,290 |
| 73             | 4.7    | $30,060 |
| 177            | 4.8    | $51,410 |
| 593            | 4.8    | $34,720 |
| 1,298          | 5.1    | $23,970 |
| 3,201          | 5.4    | $27,530 |
| 485            | 5.5    | $35,190 |
| 121            | 5.5    | $53,560 |
| 52             | 5.6    | $54,700 |
| 158            | 5.8    | $54,530 |
| 292            | 5.9    | $60,250 |
| 983            | 6.4    | $82,790 |
| 53             | 6.4    | $45,840 |
| 54             | 6.6    | $31,620 |
| 106            | 6.6    | $32,930 |
| 537            | 7.4    | $30,220 |
| 281            | 7.6    | $42,160 |
| 118            | 7.8    | $53,450 |
| 127            | 8.1    | $91,000 |
| 108            | 8.4    | $41,200 |
| 67             | 8.4    | $38,550 |
| 119            | 9      | $103,720 |
| 335            | 9      | $89,630 |
| 94             | 9.2    | $20,140 |
| 296            | 10.7   | $36,620 |
| 120            | 10.9   | $124,870 |
| 81             | 11.6   | $19,540 |
| 114            | 11.7   | $58,860 |
| 657            | 12.6   | $55,270 |
| 359            | 13.2   | $92,030 |
| 336            | 13.2   | $22,820 |
| 63             | 13.3   | $26,930 |
| 106            | 13.3   | $29,550 |
| 358            | 13.7   | $79,340 |
| 50             | 14.1   | $43,660 |
| 100            | 15     | $33,870 |
| 91             | 15.1   | $100,920 |
| 52             | 15.1   | $86,170 |
| 150            | 15.1   | $32,850 |
| 315            | 15.2   | $19,850 |
| 112            | 15.2   | $78,270 |
| 213            | 15.5   | $25,440 |
| 287            | 15.6   | $81,830 |
| 60             | 16     | $52,270 |
| 68             | 16.2   | $44,720 |
| 395            | 16.3   | $59,440 |
| 149            | 16.6   | $49,630 |
| 201            | 17.2   | $34,100 |
| 261            | 17.6   | $89,190 |
| 71             | 17.7   | $94,350 |
| 903            | 18.5   | $24,020 |
| 271            | 18.7   | $18,460 |
| 1,849          | 18.7   | $23,890 |
| 197            | 18.8   | $78,860 |
| 87             | 18.9   | $29,690 |
| 711            | 18.9   | $21,080 |
| 67             | 19.2   | $31,430 |
| 808            | 19.5   | $54,040 |
| 375            | 19.5   | $31,060 |
| 1,084          | 19.7   | $93,350 |
| 408            | 20.5   | $44,060 |
| 57             | 21.4   | $46,280 |
| 403            | 21.5   | $42,480 |
| 109            | 21.9   | $22,770 |
| 58             | 22.3   | $66,160 |
| 480            | 22.5   | $74,280 |
| 311            | 23     | $28,490 |
| 200            | 23     | $45,180 |
| 195            | 23.5   | $73,090 |
| 50             | 23.6   | $27,750 |
| 167            | 24.2   | $149,310 |
| 341            | 24.4   | $79,930 |
| 944            | 24.5   | $69,300 |
| 1,151          | 24.7   | $70,060 |
| 160            | 24.8   | $56,980 |
| 68             | 25     | $20,050 |
| 226            | 25     | $72,560 |

Source: BLS, CPS, Employed Persons by Detailed Occupation, Sex, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity  http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm  

Wage data from BLS, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012-2022

Text Version of Women in the labor force by age.

## Highest-Paying Occupations for Women

Text Version of Labor Force Participation Rates by Sex and Race or Hispanic Ethnicity, 1972-2012

## In-Demand Occupations

| **Occupation Name** | Projected Growth Rate 2010-2020[1] | Projected Growth Number (new jobs in thousands) 2010-2020[2] | Median Annual Earnings (2012)[3] | Typical Education Level for Entry[4] | Percent of Women Employed (2011)[5] |
|---------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 15.70%              | 190.7                              | $63,550                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 60%                                  |
| 40.00%              | 41.8                               | $46,440                                                      | High School                      | 0%                                   |
| 29.00%              | 24.1                               | $39,720                                                      | High School                      | 26%                                  |
| 19.60%              | 196                                | $39,940                                                      | High School                      | 1%                                   |
| 35.00%              | 50.1                               | $35,760                                                      | High School                      | 0%                                   |
| 36.00%              | 67.5                               | $58,860                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 11%                                  |
| 31.00%              | 33.9                               | $77,080                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 39%                                  |
| 38.00%              | 68.5                               | $70,210                                                      | Associate's                      | 98%                                  |
| 16.80%              | 248.8                              | $53,400                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 80%                                  |
| 34.00%              | 51.2                               | $49,830                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 81%                                  |
| 34.00%              | 90.3                               | $43,640                                                      | Post-secondary                   | 1%                                   |
| 20.60%              | 330.1                              | $38,200                                                      | High School                      | 5%                                   |
| 42.00%              | 24.6                               | $45,430                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 68%                                  |
| 22.40%              | 168.5                              | $41,540                                                      | Post-secondary                   | 92%                                  |
| 41.00%              | 116.6                              | $60,300                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 57%                                  |
| 36.00%              | 36.4                               | $76,980                                                      | Doctoral or Professional         | 53%                                  |
| 44.00%              | 31.3                               | $45,810                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 77%                                  |
| 31.00%              | 39.5                               | $39,980                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 81%                                  |
| 36%                 | 43.6                               | $40,080                                                      | Master's                         | 71%                                  |
| 33.00%              | 36.4                               | $75,400                                                      | Master's                         | 92%                                  |
| 32.00%              | 66.4                               | $67,520                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 31%                                  |
| 39.00%              | 77.4                               | $79,860                                                      | Master's                         | 72%                                  |
| 46.00%              | 30.8                               | $52,160                                                      | Associate's                      | 70%                                  |
| 30.00%              | 24.7                               | $90,930                                                      | Master's                         | 67%                                  |
| 24.40%              | 168.3                              | $187,200                                                     | Doctoral or Professional         | 36%                                  |
| 17.40%              | 305.7                              | $62,390                                                      | Doctoral or Professional         | 48%                                  |
| 26.00%              | 711.9                              | $65,470                                                      | Associate's                      | 91%                                  |
| 15.60%              | 223.4                              | $54,230                                                      | High School                      | 27%                                  |
| 32.00%              | 127.2                              | $99,000                                                      | Bachelor's                       | 22%                                  |

  [1],[2],[4] Bureau of Labor Statistics.    Occupational Employment Projections Program. Table 1.7. "Occupational    employment and job openings data, projected 2010-20, and worker    characteristics, 2010."

[3] Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment    Statistics. "May 2012 Occupational Profiles." http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm

[5] U.S. Census Bureau. 2011 American Community    Survey. Note:  The percentages for    employment by gender come from the 2011 American Community Survey (ACS). The    ACS provides data on occupations based on a modified version of the   Standard Occupational Classification  (SOC) system that contains less detail tan    the occupations from the  Employment    Projections program and the Occupational Employment Statistics used in this    analysis.  Some detailed occupations    included in this analysis therefore have employment by gender percentages    corresponding with ACS occupations that may group two or more detailed    occupations. 

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