Understanding non-traditional careers by the Utah Office of Education.

1. Nontraditional Careers

4. Median Earnings by Gender Full Time Employees Male Female 1989 $27,331 $18,769 (68%) 1999 $36,476 $26,324 (72%) 2006 $38,636 $31,000 (81%)

5. Median Weekly Earnings Chart 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in constant (2006) dollars by gender, 1979-2006 annual averages

6. Nontraditional Occupations for Men Bureau of Labor Statistics 2006 Occupation Percent Male Annual Salary Secretaries 3.1% $39,160 Child Care Workers 5.8% $18,820 Registered Nurses 8.7% $59,730 Kindergarten Teachers 2.3% $47,040 Bank Tellers 15.2% $22,810 Social Workers 17.4% $44,950

7. Nontraditional Occupations for Women Bureau of Labor Statistics 2006 Occupation Percent Female Annual Salary Automobile Mechanics 1.9% $ 38,230 Airplane Pilots/Navigators 5.2% $104,380 Construction Trades 3.6% $ 29,930 Engineers 13.2% $ 72,120 Electronic Technicians 20.2% $ 50,840 Dentists 22.5% $108,340 Architects 24.4% $ 69,760

9. Distribution of wage/salary Employment by gender and major occupational group Chart 4. Distribution of full-time wage and salary employment by gender and major occupation group, 2006 annual averages Percent distribution of employment by gender

20. Information for this presentation came from: ٭ “ Tool Kit Handbook” prepared by the Multistate Academic and Vocational Curriculum Consortium (MAVCC) ٭ US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics ٭ Articles from the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity ٭ Utah State Office of Education, Sherry Marchant, Career Connections Specialist, Career and Technical Education [email_address]