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title: "Best Jobs for Women"
description: "Occupations where women are at least 40% of the workforce (BLS Current Population Survey), that pay at least the US median and are projected to grow…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Best Jobs for Women

Occupations where women are at least 40% of the workforce (BLS Current Population Survey), that pay at least the US median and are projected to grow, ranked on the same three equal-weighted percentiles as our best-jobs-for-the-future list: BLS projected growth, BLS median pay and the NueCareer AI-resilience score.

30 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Physical Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physical-therapist) | $102,760 | +11.9% | Doctorate |
| 2 | [Occupational Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/occupational-therapist) | $100,330 | +14.8% | Master's |
| 3 | [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner) | $132,300 | +41.0% | Master's |
| 4 | [Veterinarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/veterinarian) | $130,100 | +9.4% | Doctorate |
| 5 | [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant) | $135,880 | +21.1% | Master's |
| 6 | [Dental Hygienist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dental-hygienist) | $98,100 | +8.0% | Associate's |
| 7 | [Respiratory Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/respiratory-therapist) | $82,280 | +8.5% | Associate's |
| 8 | [Music Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/music-therapist) | $77,930 | +12.6% | Bachelor's |
| 9 | [Diagnostic Medical Sonographer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/diagnostic-medical-sonographer) | $96,590 | +13.9% | Associate's |
| 10 | [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse) | $97,550 | +5.6% | Bachelor's |
| 11 | [Fitness and Wellness Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fitness-and-wellness-coordinator) | $69,770 | +6.2% | High school |
| 12 | [Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/magnetic-resonance-imaging-technologist) | $95,480 | +7.7% | Associate's |
| 13 | [Food Service Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/food-service-manager) | $69,390 | +5.8% | High school |
| 14 | [Medical and Health Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-manager) | $123,860 | +24.2% | Bachelor's |
| 15 | [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager) | $166,790 | +6.9% | Bachelor's |
| 16 | [Surgical Technologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/surgical-technologist) | $64,650 | +5.0% | Certificate |
| 17 | [Flight Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/flight-attendant) | $63,580 | +8.8% | High school |
| 18 | [Administrative Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/administrative-services-manager) | $114,130 | +5.2% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Speech-Language Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/speech-language-pathologist) | $97,870 | +16.6% | Master's |
| 20 | [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager) | $166,570 | +9.7% | Bachelor's |
| 21 | [Radiologic Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologic-technologist-and-technician) | $80,110 | +5.0% | Associate's |
| 22 | [Human Resources Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/human-resources-manager) | $149,280 | +5.5% | Bachelor's |
| 23 | [Massage Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/massage-therapist) | $58,450 | +15.3% | Certificate |
| 24 | [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist) | $140,910 | +5.2% | Doctorate |
| 25 | [Training and Development Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/training-and-development-manager) | $133,000 | +6.4% | Bachelor's |
| 26 | [Healthcare Social Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/healthcare-social-worker) | $67,880 | +8.5% | Master's |
| 27 | [Management Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/management-analyst) | $101,860 | +10.1% | Bachelor's |
| 28 | [Social and Community Service Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/social-and-community-service-manager) | $80,390 | +7.2% | Bachelor's |
| 29 | [Computer Systems Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-systems-analyst) | $105,850 | +7.9% | Bachelor's |
| 30 | [Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/meeting-convention-and-event-planner) | $61,160 | +5.8% | Bachelor's |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology

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