In 2021, female elementary and middle school teachers earned on average 1,138 U.S. dollars per week, while their male counterparts earned 1,301 U.S. dollars. Male office supervisors made an average of 1,184 U.S. dollars per week, while female supervisors earned an average of 913 U.S. dollars.
Gender wage gap for the most common occupations for women in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings
(in U.S. dollars)
Occupation
Women's earnings
Men's earnings
Registered nurses
1,274
1,437
Elementary and middle school teachers
1,138
1,301
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
807
1,006
Nursing assistants
615
740
Receptionists and information clerks
674
796
Office clerks, general
726
823
Customer service representatives
737
867
Teaching assistants
641
639
Cashiers
513
520
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
529
622
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
802
1,009
Personal care aides
598
666
Preschool and kindergarten teachers*
771
-
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
913
1,184
Social workers, all other
1,049
1,232
Medical assistants
668
980
Human resources workers
1,212
1,411
Medical and health services managers
1,363
1,773
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses*
* Data unavailable or data that do not meet publication criteria.
Popular women's occupations defined as occupations in which women outnumber men. Data are sorted by the extent to which women outnumber men.
The data is based on full-time workers only.
Earnings data are published only for occupations with an estimated minimum of 500,000 workers.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 13, 2023). Gender wage gap for the most common occupations for women in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244096/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-women/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender wage gap for the most common occupations for women in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244096/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-women/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Gender wage gap for the most common occupations for women in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244096/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-women/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender Wage Gap for The Most Common Occupations for Women in The United States in 2021, by Median Weekly Earnings (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244096/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-women/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Gender wage gap for the most common occupations for women in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244096/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-women/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Gender wage gap for the most common occupations for women in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244096/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-women/
