It's a common complaint: men make more than women in the workforce. But while that's true overall (a recent study showed that full-time working women made 80% of the salary full-time working men made in 2009), it isn't true for every career. Here are four careers where women bring home more bacon than their male counterparts. All statistics were pulled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2010 report "Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2009".
Bakers
When it comes to making delicious baked goods, women are making more money. Bakers produce a wide variety of carbohydrate-rich treats including, but not limited to, breads, pastries, cookies, pies and cakes. Their wares are sold in restaurants, cafes, grocery stores and bakeries. Bakers may have attended cooking school, or they may be trained through apprenticeships. They may also be certified through the Retail Bakers of America.
Of the 118,000 bakers, only 57,000 are women. However, they earn 104% of the male bakers' average salary – $466 per week to the men's $448. (Learn more in 5 High-Paying, Low-Stress Jobs.)
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