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Consumers may be unaccustomed to discovering their Uber driver is a woman, but it could become a more common occurrence.
Financial site SmartAsset analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank, among occupations that employed at least 25,000 women, the jobs that saw the between 2014 and 2018. The No. 1 spot goes to taxi drivers and chauffeurs, where women's representation nearly tripled in the past few years.Overall, this segment of workers for both men and women grew by 102% since 2014, more than doubling its workforce thanks to the rise in popularity of ride-share services like Uber and Lyft. At a 188% surge, however, the number of women joining ranks far outpaces the growth of the industry.
Gig work with flexible scheduling makes another showing further down the list, with the share of women couriers and messengers increasing 66% over the five-year time span. SmartAsset's ranking also highlights the growth of women working in construction and STEM, some of the most male-dominated fields. Construction laborers saw 85% more women in the role by 2018, and share of female construction managers grew by 49%. Still, women continue toThe trend behind health care workers tells a different story.
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