The Best-Paying Jobs For Women In 206

To determine which professions are paying women the most, Forbes analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) tracking the median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in 2015, broken down by gender and occupation. Each of these jobs pays median weekly wages of $1,148 or greater, resulting in median yearly earnings just shy of $60,000.
The occupations that appear on this year’s list currently have at least 50,000 total workers, meaning that some roles that joined this list in previous years–nurse anesthetist, for example, and upholsterer–were not considered. And while compensation in every occupation varies between jobs, employers, and markets, this list provides a snapshot of the types of positions offering women the strongest compensation.
Topping the list of the best-paying jobs for women this year is a role that won’t surprise anyone: Chief executive. In 2015 women accounted for just over 27% of workers with this job title, earning median weekly wages of $1,836, or approximately $95,472 per year.
Up next are pharmacists. Women in these roles bring in median weekly wages of $1,811. In fact, several jobs associated with healthcare and wellness make their way into these ranks. Nurse practitioners take fifth place on this list with median weekly earnings of $1,522, and physical therapists come in 18th with weekly wages of $1,215.

Occupational therapists make the list, as do psychologists, medical and health services managers, and speech-language pathologists.
As in previous years, STEM professions–those associated with science, technology, engineering, and math–also make a strong showing on this list. “Engineer, all other,” a role classified by the BLS as all engineers not listed specifically by discipline takes sixth place with median weekly earnings just under $1,500.
Software developers focused on applications and systems make the list, as do computer programmers, and computer systems analysts.
And while healthcare and STEM occupations dominate the list, a few familiar professions maintain their ground as well. Lawyers come in third. Women make up nearly 40% of this field, which provides median weekly earnings of $1,717. Human resource managers also make the cut–women account for a staggering 85.2% of workers with this job title.
Management analysts, marketing and sales managers, and producers and directors–a field of which women account for 44.2%–also make the list.