Field | Women's | Men's | How much more women make |
Engineering managers | $82,784 | $76,752 | 8% |
Aerospace engineers | $78,416 | $70,356 | 11% |
Sales engineers | $89,908 | $62,660 | 43% |
Financial analysts | $69,004 | $58,604 | 18% |
Radiation therapists | $59,124 | $53,300 | 11% |
Other education, training and library workers | $46,176 | $42,120 | 10% |
Tool and die makers | $46,228 | $40,144 | 15% |
Advertising and promotions managers | $42,068 | $40,144 | 5% |
Agricultural and food scientists | $41,704 | $39,156 | 7% |
Precision instrument and equipment repairers | $40,612 | $37,648 | 8% |
Telecommunications line installers and repairers | $40,716 | $36,348 | 12% |
Statisticians | $49,140 | $36,296 | 35% |
Speech-language pathologists | $45,136 | $35,048 | 29% |
Other transportation workers | $43,160 | $33,124 | 30% |
Surveying and mapping technicians | $34,840 | $32,864 | 6% |
Legislators | $43,316 | $32,656 | 33% |
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other | $34,684 | $32,656 | 6% |
Meter readers, utilities | $36,348 | $31,668 | 15% |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics | $40,664 | $31,460 | 29% |
Library technicians | $33,384 | $29,328 | 14% |
Automotive body and related repairers | $30,888 | $28,132 | 10% |
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | $30,420 | $28,028 | 9% |
Motion picture projectionists | $35,412 | $27,924 | 27% |
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging and systems assemblers | $28,652 | $26,676 | 7% |
Biological technicians | $32,292 | $26,364 | 22% |
Information and record clerks, all other | $29,484 | $26,312 | 12% |
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $29,692 | $25,064 | 18% |
Funeral services workers | $30,108 | $24,492 | 23% |
Food batchmakers | $27,872 | $23,400 | 19% |
Residential advisers | $24,492 | $23,036 | 6% |
Gaming services workers | $24,076 | $22,308 | 8% |
Helpers, construction trades | $26,936 | $21,736 | 24% |
Baggage porters, bellhops and concierges | $26,468 | $21,684 | 22% |
Library assistants, clerical | $23,608 | $18,512 | 28% |
Lifeguards and other protective service workers | $19,188 | $18,356 | 5% |
Telephone operators | $22,152 | $18,356 | 21% |
Motor vehicle operators, all other | $22,412 | $18,252 | 23% |
Personal care and service workers, all other | $19,864 | $17,160 | 16% |
Crossing guards | $18,824 | $16,640 | 13% |
Source: Warren Farrell, "Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap -- and What Women Can Do About It" *Data based on 2003 Bureau of Labor Statistics usual weekly median earnings. |