Ships' deck crews were the occupation in the world with the lowest share of female employees worldwide in 2023, reaching less than 0.5 percent. Heavy truck and bus drivers as well as machinery mechanics and repairers followed behind.
20 occupations with the lowest share of female employees worldwide in 2023
Characteristic
Share of employees
Ships’ Deck Crews and Related Workers
0.5%
Heavy Truck and Bus Drivers
0.71%
Machinery Mechanics and Repairers
0.8%
Mobile Plant Operators
0.91%
Sheet and Structural Metal Workers, Moulders and Welders, and Related Workers
1.52%
Car, Van and Motorcycle Drivers
1.54%
Building Finishers and Related Trades Workers
1.55%
Electronics and Telecommunications Installers and Repairers
2.13%
Building Frame and Related Trades Workers
2.27%
Electrical Equipment Installers and Repairers
2.58%
Locomotive Engine Drivers and Related Workers
2.59%
Blacksmiths, Toolmakers and Related Trades Workers
3.75%
Electrotechnology Engineers
4.28%
Wood Treaters, Cabinet-makers and Related Trades Workers
4.49%
Ship and Aircraft Controllers and Technicians
4.85%
Mining and Mineral Processing Plant Operators
5.07%
Painters, Building Structure Cleaners and Related Trades Workers
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ILO. (November 6, 2023). 20 occupations with the lowest share of female employees worldwide in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451282/occupations-lowest-share-women-world/
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ILO. (2023). 20 occupations with the lowest share of female employees worldwide in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451282/occupations-lowest-share-women-world/
ILO. "20 Occupations with The Lowest Share of Female Employees Worldwide in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451282/occupations-lowest-share-women-world/
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20 occupations with the lowest share of female employees worldwide in 2023 [Graph], ILO, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451282/occupations-lowest-share-women-world/
