Gender wage gap popular women's occupations U.S. 2021 | Statista

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In 2021, female elementary and middle school teachers earned on average 1,138 U.S. dollars per week, while their male counterparts earned 1,1307 U.S. dollars. Male managers made an average of 1,747 U.S. dollars per week, while female managers earned an average of 1,396 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
Elementary and middle school teachers	1,138	1,301
Registered nurses	1,274	1,437
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	807	1,006
Managers, all other	1,396	1,747
Customer service representatives	737	867
Personal care and service occupations	603	699
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	733	992
Cashiers	513	520
Accountants and auditors	1,261	1,494
Nursing assistants	615	740
Receptionists and information clerks	674	796
Office clerks, general	726	823
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	913	1,184
Teaching assistants	641	639
Financial managers	1,372	1,885
Retail salespersons	635	855
Personal care aides	598	666
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	529	622
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	802	1,009
Human resources workers	1,212	1,411

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March 2021

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United States

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2021

Supplementary notes

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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