The 20 highest-paying jobs for women

doctor
Some of the highest-paying jobs for women are in healthcare.
 Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The gender wage gap is pervasive in many industries, especially those still dominated by men.

But there are some fields where women not only make up a high percentage of the workforce, but they earn competitive pay doing it.

Business Insider looked at data from the US Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey to find occupations with the highest median pay for women who work full-time, year-round and are over the age of 16.

To highlight jobs in which women frequently work, only those where at least 40% of workers identified as female were included.

Check out the full list of jobs where women earn the most:

20. Compensation and benefits managers

20. Compensation and benefits managersWOCinTech Chat/flickr

Percentage of women: 75%

Median pay: $70,251

19. Financial examiner

19. Financial examinerFlickr/Achi Raz

Percentage of women: 47%

Median pay: $70,328

18. Human resources manager

18. Human resources managerFlickr/USDAgov

Percentage of women: 61%

Median pay: $70,342

17. Medical scientist

17. Medical scientistLarry W. Smith/Getty Images

Percentage of women: 53%

Median pay: $71,175

16. Audiologist

16. AudiologistFlickr/_e.t

Percentage of women: 80%

Median pay: $72,123

15. Computer systems analyst

15. Computer systems analystStrelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/Flickr

Percentage of women: 40%

Median pay: $72,409

14. Physical therapist

14. Physical therapista katz/Shutterstock

Percentage of women: 63%

Median pay: $74,555

13. Public relations and fundraising manager

13. Public relations and fundraising managerFlickr/Sebastiaan ter Burg

Percentage of women: 67%

Median pay: $75,260

12. Operations research analyst

12. Operations research analystFlickr / Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design

Percentage of women: 50%

Median pay: $76,005

11. Management analyst

11. Management analystGlassdoor

Percentage of women: 41%

Median pay: $76,338

10. Natural sciences manager

10. Natural sciences managerCanadian Film Centre/Flickr

Percentage of women: 53%

Median pay: $76,768

9. Radiation therapist

9. Radiation therapistNIH Image Gallery/flickr

Percentage of women: 68%

Median pay: $79,488

8. Statistician

8. StatisticianStrelka Institute/Flickr/Attribution License

Percentage of women: 44%

Median pay: $80,027

7. Judge, magistrate, or other judicial worker

7. Judge, magistrate, or other judicial workerThomson Reuters

Percentage of women: 44%

Median pay: $80,807

6. Veterinarian

6. VeterinarianSean Gallup / Getty Images

Percentage of women: 59%

Median pay: $82,228

5. Nurse practitioner

5. Nurse practitionerChristopher Furlong/Getty Images

Percentage of women: 88%

Median pay: $100,030

4. Physician assistant

4. Physician assistantJoe Raedle / Getty Images

Percentage of women: 63%

Median pay: $100,434

3. Nurse midwife

3. Nurse midwifeChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com

Percentage of women: 100%

Median pay: $101,552

2. Pharmacist

2. PharmacistMilos Bicanski/Getty Images

Percentage of women: 55%

Median pay: $118,461

1. Nurse anesthetist

1. Nurse anesthetistMindStorm/Shutterstock

Percentage of women: 58%

Median pay: $151,667

Credit: businessinsider

URL:https://www.businessinsider.com/highest-paying-jobs-for-women-2015-10