While progress toward gender parity remains slow, several career paths offer above-average representation of women as well as high pay, according to a report from Resume Genius published Mar. 3.
Resume Genius, an online career platform and resume builder, identified the top 10 careers with high median salaries and projected job growth in which women make up 50% or more of workers, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“All of these roles are very high-paying, and require specialized knowledge and skills,” says Resume Genius career expert Eva Chan. “For women who are very ambitious [and] want to go up the career ladder, those are very good roles to aspire to.”
Chan notes that many of the jobs are in the health care industry, including roles like physician assistant and nurse practitioner. Historically, women have been drawn to jobs in health care because they can be “a little bit more flexible” with scheduling, according to career coach Colleen Paulson, which “helps to keep women in the workforce through life changes like having kids.”
Health care roles often come with well-defined advancement opportunities and attractive salaries and benefits, Chan says, making it easier for women to make long-term plans. These jobs also offer “very stable” career paths due to the rising demand for health care professionals, she says.
