In 2021, 61 percent of pharmacists in the United States were women, a vast increase from 24 percent in 1980. While women made up only 13 percent of workers in all the highest-paying jobs combined in 1980, this number increased to 35 percent by 2021.
Share of women working in the highest-paying occupations in the United States in 1980 and 2021
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Pew Research Center. (November 2, 2023). Share of women working in the highest-paying occupations in the United States in 1980 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421903/share-of-women-working-in-the-highest-paying-occupations-us/
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Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of women working in the highest-paying occupations in the United States in 1980 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421903/share-of-women-working-in-the-highest-paying-occupations-us/
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