20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women 2008 Annual Averages (employment in thousands) Total Women’s Total Employed Median Employed (Men and Percent Weekly Occupation Women Women) Women Earnings Total, 16 years and older (all employed women) 67,876 145,362 46.7 $638 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,168 3,296 96.1 614 Registered Nurses 2,548 2,778 91.7 1,011 Elementary and middle school teachers 2,403 2,958 81.2 871 Cashiers 2,287 3,031 75.5 349 Retail salespersons 1,783 3,416 52.2 440 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 1,675 1,889 88.7 424 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 1,505 3,471 43.3 556 Waiters and waitresses 1,471 2,010 73.2 367 Receptionists and information clerks 1,323 1,413 93.6 502 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,311 1,434 91.4 603 Customer service representatives 1,302 1,908 68.3 568 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,287 1,434 89.7 371 Childcare workers 1,256 1,314 95.6 393 Managers, all others 1,244 3,473 35.8 1,010 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support 1,169 1,641 71.2 688 Accountants and auditors 1,077 1,762 61.1 908 Office clerks, general 993 1,176 84.4 582 Teacher assistants 936 1,020 91.8 413 Cooks 801 1,997 40.1 363 Personal and home care aides 744 871 85.4 404

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Averages 2008.