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The averages in the table below were computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They represent the average earnings for full-time workers in the listed occupations during 1999. In the spaces in the right-hand column, write out the percentage of male earnings made by females in each occupation. To calculate those percentages, divide each women’s average by the men’s, then multiply the result by 100. Round off to the nearest 1/100 (the second decimal place) and add a percent sign (%). Without the percent sign (%), you have the amount (on average) women were paid for every one hundred dollars earned by men in that occupation in 1999.

	Overall	Average	Average	Difference	% Earnings
	Average	Male	Female	Male-Female	Female/Male
All Occupations	$28,548	$32,136	$24,596	$7,540	76.54%
Accountant	37,596	46,332	33,852	12,480	73.06%
Bartender	17,368	17,368	17,368	0	100.00%
Bookkeeper	23,036	24,856	22,880	1,976	92.05%
Bus Driver	22,256	25,896	19,968	5,928	77.11%
Computer Programmer	46,696	48,620	40,976	7,644	84.28%
Doctor	65,832	70,928	44,304	26,624	62.46%
Engineer	54,132	55,016	48,516	6,500	88.19%
Farm Laborer	15,808	16,172	13,468	2,704	83.28%
Firefighter	38,688	38,740	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lawyer	60,736	69,680	50,648	19,032	72.69%
Librarian	36,400	N/A	35,568	N/A	N/A
Plumber	30,940	30,992	N/A	N/A	N/A
Police/Detective	39,052	39,832	33,800	6,032	84.86%
Real Estate Sales	34,164	39,884	30,420	9,464	76.27%
Registered Nurse	39,000	41,132	38,844	2,288	94.44%
School Administrator	47,476	55,952	42,588	13,364	76.12%
Secretary	23,036	N/A	23,036	N/A	N/A
Teacher	35,776	39,936	34,268	5,668	85.81%
Waiter	15,704	16,900	15,288	1,612	90.46%

Source: Median Weekly Earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in 1999
U.S. Department of Labor EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS January 2000

N/A means that no data is available as fewer than 50,000 people fell into this category.