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U.S. gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for women 2016

Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for women in the U.S. in 2016, by median weekly earnings (in USD)

The data displays the gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for women in the U.S. in 2016, by median weekly earnings. In 2016, female elementary and middle school teachers earned on average 981 USD per week, while their male counterparts earned 1,126 USD.

Elementary and middle school teachers	981	1126
Registered nurses	1143	1261
Secretaries and administrative assistants	708	831
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	498	534
Customer service representatives	623	676
Managers, all other	1188	1542
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	630	857
Cashiers	403	475
Accountants and auditors	1018	1441
Receptionists and information clerks	581	600
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	809	942
Office clerks, general	648	707
Retail salespersons	514	730
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	427	497
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	716	790
Personal care aides	469	514
Waiters and waitresses	441	504
Financial managers	1157	1670
Secondary school teachers	1074	1146
Social workers	884	1039

U.S. gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for women 2016

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