Appendix Table 5c
Occupational shares for women, 1973–2010
| High-wage | Middle-wage | Low-wage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managers | Professionals | Technicians | Sales | Office and administration | Production, craft and repair | Operators, fabricators and laborers | Agriculture | Protective service | Food preparation, buildings and grounds, cleaning | Personal care and personal services | |
| 1973 | 5.5% | 13.9% | 2.7% | 8.0% | 32.8% | 1.5% | 17.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 7.2% | 10.6% |
| 1974 | 5.5 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 33.4 | 1.6 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 10.4 |
| 1975 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 33.7 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 1976 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 34.0 | 1.7 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 9.9 |
| 1977 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 33.3 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 9.3 |
| 1978 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 33.7 | 1.7 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 |
| 1979 | 7.7 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 34.4 | 1.7 | 14.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 9.0 |
| 1980 | 8.4 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 34.7 | 1.7 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 8.9 |
| 1981 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 34.2 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 8.8 |
| 1982 | 9.2 | 15.1 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 33.9 | 1.9 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 8.9 |
| 1983 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 33.5 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 8.9 |
| 1984 | 10.3 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 32.6 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 9.1 |
| 1985 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 32.6 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 9.0 |
| 1986 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 32.6 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 8.9 |
| 1987 | 12.2 | 15.7 | 3.2 | 9.2 | 32.3 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 8.7 |
| 1988 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 31.6 | 1.9 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 9.0 |
| 1989 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 30.7 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 8.9 |
| 1990 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 30.7 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 8.9 |
| 1991 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 30.4 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 13.4 | 17.2 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 31.1 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
| 1993 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 3.7 | 9.2 | 30.3 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 8.7 |
| 1994 | 14.6 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 29.2 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 8.5 |
| 1995 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 28.4 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
| 1996 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 27.9 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
| 1997 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 3.6 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 8.4 |
| 1998 | 16.2 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 26.8 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 8.5 |
| 1999 | 16.5 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 26.3 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
| 2000 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 26.3 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 8.4 |
| 2001 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 25.9 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
| 2002 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 25.3 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 8.9 |
| 2003 | 17.7 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 24.9 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| 2004 | 17.9 | 20.2 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 24.5 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 9.3 |
| 2005 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 24.2 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 9.4 |
| 2006 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 23.9 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 9.6 |
| 2007 | 18.5 | 20.9 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 23.3 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 9.4 |
| 2008 | 18.8 | 21.3 | 3.8 | 9.3 | 23.1 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 9.6 |
| 2009 | 18.9 | 21.8 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 22.2 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 18.6 | 22.3 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 22.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 10.0 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata; data are hours weighted
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