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Jobs with the highest gender pay gaps

·Angela Underwood

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The gender wage gap is no longer the elephant in the room, with everyone from nonprofits to politicians preaching about how to make the wrong right.

On average, women earned about 83% of their male counterparts' wages, according to the latest data from the Labor Department.

There are several factors other than merely not being a man that further contributes to the gender pay gap. Education levels, occupational differences, and workplace discrimination are a notable few. Additionally, the ADP Research Institute confirms the notorious corporate glass ceiling, which limits women from senior-level positions, also contributes to significant wage discrepancy.

Stacker set out to identify the 50 jobs with the highest gender pay gaps using 2022 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupations are ranked by women's earnings as a percentage of what men earn for the same job. The raw data is more precise than listed here, so some jobs may appear to be tied but do have slight differences. Any occupations that included "all other" were excluded, as these listings combine several small trades without precise data for one specific job. If an occupation had less than 50,000 people employed for men and women, median earnings weren't provided by the BLS, and the role was excluded from our analysis.

While nonprofits and politicians continue to push for wage equality, promising change sooner than later, the World Economic Forum reports it will take up to 132 years to close the gender pay gap. Furthermore, the WEF says that women globally make just 68% of what men earn, and not one country in the world pays women more than men.

Until women make the same as men, the gender pay gap proves that while all men and women are created equal, they don't get paid the same. Read on to find exactly what jobs have the highest wage discrepancy between the genders.

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#50. Data entry keyers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 82.5%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $162
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $926
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $764

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#49. Management analysts

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 82.4%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $331
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,884
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,553

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#48. Food service managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 82.4%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $179
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,015
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $836

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#47. Credit counselors and loan officers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 82.3%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $261
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,471
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,210

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#46. Training and development specialists

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 82.2%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $254
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,428
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,174

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#45. Purchasing managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 82.1%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $336
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,874
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,538

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#44. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 82.0%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $241
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,336
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,095

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#43. Postal service mail carriers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 81.7%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $213
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,164
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $951

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#42. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 81.7%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $149
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $812
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $663

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#40. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 81.2%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $261
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,388
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,127

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#39. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 81.1%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $191
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,011
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $820

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#38. Education and childcare administrators

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 80.9%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $350
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,831
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,481

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#37. Lawyers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 80.7%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $518
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $2,687
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $2,169

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#36. Construction laborers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 80.6%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $161
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $830
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $669

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#35. Postsecondary teachers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 80.3%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $359
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,825
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,466

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#34. Medical scientists

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 80.2%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $344
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,735
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,391

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#33. Human resources managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 79.9%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $398
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,981
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,583

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#32. Producers and directors

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 79.8%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $352
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,742
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,390

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#31. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 79.8%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $271
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,341
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,070

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#30. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 79.6%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $358
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,754
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,396

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#29. Receptionists and information clerks

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 78.7%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $191
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $895
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $704

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#28. Industrial production managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 78.6%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $383
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,786
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,403

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#27. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 78.4%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $287
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,327
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,040

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#26. Chief executives

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 78.3%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $631
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $2,908
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $2,277

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#25. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 78.3%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $222
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,023
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $801

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#24. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 78.3%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $214
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $986
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $772

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#23. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 78.3%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $234
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,078
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $844

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#22. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 77.9%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $309
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,399
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,090

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#21. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 77.7%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $320
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,438
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,118

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#20. Civil engineers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 77.0%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $406
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,769
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,363

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#19. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 76.8%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $269
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,157
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $888

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#18. Retail salespersons

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 76.5%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $212
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $901
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $689

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#17. Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 76.0%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $348
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,451
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,103

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#15. Database administrators and architects

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 75.8%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $486
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $2,012
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,526

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#14. Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 75.4%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $265
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,076
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $811

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#13. Correctional officers and jailers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 74.9%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $252
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,003
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $751

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#12. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 74.7%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $394
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,555
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,161

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#10. Medical and health services managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 74.2%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $495
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,919
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,424

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#9. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 73.9%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $270
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,036
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $766

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#8. Recreation workers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 71.2%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $268
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $930
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $662

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#7. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 69.6%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $314
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,033
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $719

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#6. Financial managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 69.4%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $648
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $2,116
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,468

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#5. Bus drivers, school

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 68.5%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $298
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $947
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $649

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#4. Sales managers

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 68.2%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $670
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $2,104
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,434

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#3. Insurance sales agents

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 64.7%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $486
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,377
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $891

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#2. Personal financial advisors

- Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 63.2%
- Difference in weekly earnings between men and women: $731
-- Men's median weekly earnings: $1,985
-- Women's median weekly earnings: $1,254

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