20 Leading Occupations of Employed Men 1999 Annual Averages Occupations Percent Male No. of Male Workers (1,000s) Median Weekly Wage1 Male Wage % of Female's Engineers 89.9 1,749 $1,058 113.4 Math & Computer Scientists 68.2 1,117 $1,056 120.5 Managers and administrators n.e.c. 41.7 1,677 $847 134.4 Sales Reps: Finance and Business 56.0 1,019 $821 139.4 Teachers except colleges/universities 26.5 1,130 $768 116.5 Technicians and related support 50.8 1,802 $728 137.9 Sales Supervisors and Proprietors 58.7 1,924 $691 152.2 Precision production 77.2 2,619 $630 156.3 Mechanics & Repairers 95.6 3,824 $615 110.8 Protective Service 83.8 1,791 $613 124.6 Construction Trades 97.9 3,563 $545 130.7 Truck Drivers 96.6 2,409 $532 129.7 Material Moving Equip. Operators 94.5 1,005 $503 134.9 Fabricators, assemblers 66.9 1,192 $495 135.6 Machine Operators assorted materials 69.1 1,813 $487 139.1 Sales: retail and personal services 44.3 1,475 $423 142.9 Handlers, equipment operators and laborers 81.4 3,230 $377 120.1 Janitors and Cleaners 70.5 1,054 $351 119.8 Farm workers, gardeners, groundskeepers 85.8 1,237 $329 118.8 Food Prep and service 49.6 1,583 $311 108.7 1 Wage and salary for full-time workers. 2 Not elsewhere classified. 3 Included in sales workers, personal and retail services. 4 Includes foods, drugs, health, and other commodities. Data from BLS Report: Highlights of Women's Earnings - 1999 (PDF)

20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women 1999 Annual Averages Occupations Percent Female No. of Female Workers (1,000s) Median Weekly Wage1 Female Wage % of Male's Registered nurses 92.9 1,978 $747 94.4 Secondary school teachers 57.5 772 $722 89.9 Elementary school teachers 83.8 1,736 $697 88.8 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.2 30.5 2,349 $692 64.6 Accountants and auditors 58.6 972 $651 73.1 Sales supervisors and proprietors 40.9 2,005 $454 65.7 Adminstrative support occupations, n.e.c.2 79.2 725 $453 74.0 Secretaries 98.6 2,741 $443 * Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks 91.4 1,545 $440 92.1 Investigators and adjusters, excluding insurance 77.3 815 $435 85.1 Receptionists 95.5 1,041 $373 * Machine operators, assorted materials 32.6 899 $350 71.9 Hairdressers and cosmetologists 90.8 712 $323 * Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 89.9 1,772 $318 86.6 Sales workers, commodities4 67.8 940 $315 80.4 Sales workers, retail and personal services 63.9 1,849 $296 70.0 Waiters and Waitresses 77.4 1,108 $294 90.5 Janitors and cleaners 35.8 759 $293 83.5 Cooks 44.0 914 $279 88.0 Cashiers3 77.0 2,321 $275 92.9 1 Wage and salary for full-time workers. 2 Not elsewhere classified. 3 Included in sales workers, personal and retail services. 4 Includes foods, drugs, health, and other commodities. *: Median not available where base is less than 50,000 male workers. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Women's Bureau, May 2000: 20 Leading Occupations