Share of women working in the highest-paying occupations U.S. 2021

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Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2021, 61 percent of pharmacists in the United States were women, a vast increase from 24 percent in 1980. While women made up only 13 percent of workers in all the highest-paying jobs combined in 1980, this number increased to 35 percent by 2021.

Share of women working in the highest-paying occupations in the United States in 1980 and 2021

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November 2023

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1980 and 2021

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*Data on chief executives and public administrators is not available for 1980.

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