- Appraisers, investigators and claims adjustors - women's weekly salaries ($803) average 69.3 percent of men's salaries ($1,158) in these same positions, even though women represent two thirds of the jobs in this area.
- Quality control inspectors and testers - women make an average of $570 a week, compared to men at $824. This is a 69.2 percent difference.
- Financial services - women hold about a third of these jobs, yet their salaries reflect a 69.1 percent difference from those paid to men. Average women's salaries are $862 a week compared to $1,247 for men.
- Marketing and sales - women are paid 67.7 percent of what men earn in this profession, $1,110 a week for women compared to $1,640 for men.
- Physicians and surgeons - this is one of highest paid careers yet women earn 67.6 percent of what male physicians and surgeons earn. This equates to about $1,418 a week for woman and 2,099 a week for men.
- Education administrators - these are the people who development education programs and train teachers. Although 65 percent in this profession are women, they earn only 67.2 percent of what men earn--$1,052 a week compared to $1,566.
- Financial advisers - women earn 66.3 percent of what men earn, or $1,016 a week compared to $1,532.
- Real estate - male real estate agents and brokers earn about $1,031 a week compared to $680 a week for women--a difference of 66 percent.
- Retail - this category lumps all retail sales together. While mean earn about $678 a week, women earn 64.3 percent of that, or $436 a week.
- Insurance - the gender wage gap in insurance is 62.5 percent. Men average $1,026 a week, and women earn about $641 a week.
According to these statistics from a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, women still have a long way to go in order to receive equality in pay in many occupations today.
