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- August 26 is Women’s Equality Day, celebrating 99 years since women were granted the right to vote in 1920.
- According to a new study by SmartAsset, the fastest-growing jobs for women are wide-ranging, from construction to various STEM fields.
- The fastest-growing category was taxi drivers and chauffeurs, largely due to increased ride-hailing drivers working for companies like Uber and Lyft.
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It’s been 99 years since women were granted the right to vote, on August 26, 1920. Ever since 1973, the anniversary has been marked as Women’s Equality Day.
Women still aren’t paid as much as men in America — they make $0.79 for every dollar men make in 2019. While that gap has been steadily decreasing in recent years, women are getting more jobs in traditionally male-dominated fields. According to a new study by financial services company SmartAsset, some of the fastest-growing jobs for women are in construction, engineering, and ride-hailing services. The study used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from 2014-2018.
The fastest-growing job category is taxi drivers and chauffeurs, due to ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft. There have been 394,000 more drivers — both male and female — on the road from 2014-2018. The second-fastest growing industry is construction: In the last five years, there was an 85% increase in construction jobs for women. Many jobs on the list are in STEM fields such as engineering, computer science, and healthcare.
Here are the 25 fastest-growing job for women.
25. Construction and maintenance painters saw a 30% growth in employment between 2014 and 2018.
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Women employed in 2014: 33,700
Women employed in 2018: 43,700
What they do, according to O*NET: Construction and maintenance painters paint walls, equipment, or general structures, either by hand or with spray guns. They may also strip old paint from surfaces.
24. Physical therapist assistants and aides saw a 31% growth in employment between 2014 and 2018.
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Women employed in 2014: 45,200
Women employed in 2018: 59,300
What they do, according to O*NET: Physical therapist assistants and aides are trained in physical therapy for patients who have trouble moving or are recovering from an injury. They assist a physical therapist with treatment plans, and document the progress of the patient’s recovery.
23. Freight, stock, and material movers and laborers saw a 32% growth in employment between 2014 and 2018.
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Women employed in 2014: 341,700
Women employed in 2018: 450,700
What they do, according to O*NET: Freight, stock, and material movers perform manual labor to move any stock necessary.
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