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Women in architecture and engineering occupations in 2016
Women in architecture and engineering occupations in 2016
March 10, 2017
In 2016, 44.3 percent of full-time wage and salary workers were women. Among STEM occupations—jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—women accounted for smaller shares of employment. There are three broad categories of STEM occupations. Women accounted for 42.2 percent of full-time wage and salary workers in life, physical, and social science occupations and 25.2 percent in computer and mathematical occupations. In architecture and engineering occupations, 14.0 percent of full-time wage and salary workers were women.
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Among architecture and engineering occupations, nearly a quarter of architects, except naval, were women. About one in five full-time wage and salary workers were women among engineering technicians (except drafters), industrial engineers, computer hardware engineers, and chemical engineers. Among mechanical engineers, 7.2 percent were women.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. Full-time workers are those who usually work 35 hours or more per week. More information is available about the number of full-time wage and salary workers and their median weekly earnings in all occupations. For more information about STEM employment and wages, see the Spotlight on Statistics article, STEM occupations: past, present, and future.
March 10, 2017
In 2016, 44.3 percent of full-time wage and salary workers were women. Among STEM occupations—jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—women accounted for smaller shares of employment. There are three broad categories of STEM occupations. Women accounted for 42.2 percent of full-time wage and salary workers in life, physical, and social science occupations and 25.2 percent in computer and mathematical occupations. In architecture and engineering occupations, 14.0 percent of full-time wage and salary workers were women.
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Among architecture and engineering occupations, nearly a quarter of architects, except naval, were women. About one in five full-time wage and salary workers were women among engineering technicians (except drafters), industrial engineers, computer hardware engineers, and chemical engineers. Among mechanical engineers, 7.2 percent were women.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. Full-time workers are those who usually work 35 hours or more per week. More information is available about the number of full-time wage and salary workers and their median weekly earnings in all occupations. For more information about STEM employment and wages, see the Spotlight on Statistics article, STEM occupations: past, present, and future.