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19 jobs with the biggest gender pay gaps
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Lifeguards and other recreational protective service workers
Average wages for men: $36,282
Average wages for women: $21,087
Number of male workers: 15,453
Number of female workers: 8,895
Female lifeguards and other recreational protective service workers make 58.1% as much as male lifeguards and other recreational protective service workers.
Financial clerks
Average wages for men: $80,037
Average wages for women: $45,021
Number of male workers: 47,844
Number of female workers: 54,806
Female financial clerks make 56.3% as much as male financial clerks.
Metal and plastic drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders
Average wages for men: $46,574
Average wages for women: $25,953
Number of male workers: 3,563
Number of female workers: 694
Female drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders make 55.7% as much as male drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders.
Industrial and utility electrical and electronics repairers
Average wages for men: $62,348
Average wages for women: $34,616
Number of male workers: 11,189
Number of female workers: 453
Female industrial and utility electrical and electronics repairers make 55.5% as much as male industrial and utility electrical and electronics repairers
Hazardous materials removal workers
Average wages for men: $40,524
Average wages for women: $22,296
Number of male workers: 19,634
Number of female workers: 4,013
Female hazardous materials removal workers make 55.0% as much as male hazardous materials removal workers.
Miscellaneous mathematical science professionals
Average wages for men: $85,022
Average wages for women: $46,676
Number of male workers: 1,616
Number of female workers: 1,425
Female miscellaneous mathematical science professionals make 54.9% as much as male miscellaneous mathematical science professionals
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders
Average wages for men: $36,218
Average wages for women: $19,670
Number of male workers: 3,859
Number of female workers: 2,906
Female adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders make 54.3% as much as male adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders.
Automotive body and related repairers
Average wages for men: $40,984
Average wages for women: $21,989
Number of male workers: 117,442
Number of female workers: 2,112
Female automotive body repairers make 53.7% as much as male automotive body repairers.
Metal and plastic heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders
Average wages for men: $45,883
Average wages for women: $24,395
Number of male workers: 6,135
Number of female workers: 339
Female heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders make 53.3% as much as male heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders.
Home appliance repairers
Average wages for men: $39,861
Average wages for women: $21,141
Number of male workers: 27,938
Number of female workers: 1,332
Female home appliance repairers make 53.0% as much as male home appliance repairers.
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Average wages for men: $115,432
Average wages for women: $58,726
Number of male workers: 142,840
Number of female workers: 56,699
Female securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents make 50.9% as much as male securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents.
Elevator installers and repairers
Average wages for men: $85,281
Average wages for women: $41,783
Number of male workers: 22,119
Number of female workers: 455
Female elevator installers and repairers make 49.0% as much as male machine elevator installers and repairers
Extraction workers
Average wages for men: $55,503
Average wages for women: $26,987
Number of male workers: 36,346
Number of female workers: 1,293
Female extraction workers make 48.6% as much as male extraction workers.
Dancers and choreographers
Average wages for men: $51,586
Average wages for women: $24,844
Number of male workers: 1,468
Number of female workers: 5,088
Female dancers and choreographers make 48.2% as much as male dancers and choreographers.
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
Average wages for men: $46,449
Average wages for women: $21,283
Number of male workers: 18,438
Number of female workers: 881
Female electric motor, power tool, and related repairers make 45.8% as much as male electric motor, power tool, and related repairers.
Motion picture projectionists
Average wages for men: $49,900
Average wages for women: $21,932
Number of male workers: 1,065
Number of female workers: 238
Female motion picture projectionists make 44.0% as much as male motion picture projectionists.
Septic tank service workers and sewer pipe cleaners
Average wages for men: $41,925
Average wages for women: $16,726
Number of male workers: 8,970
Number of female workers: 174
Female septic tank service workers and sewer pipe cleaners make 39.9% as much as male septic tank service workers and sewer pipe cleaners.
Metal and plastic milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders
Average wages for men: $43,523
Average wages for women: $11,674
Number of male workers: 1,510
Number of female workers: 288
Female milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders make 26.8% as much as male milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders.
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