WOMEN VETERANS PROFILE
Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the veteran community. In 2013, about 2.2 million (or 10 percent) of the nation’s nearly 22 million veterans were women. This number is projected to increase to 2.4 million by 2020. In contrast, the number of male veterans is projected to decrease from 20.1 million to 17.2 million by 2020.
AGE
In 2011, women veterans were more likely to be younger than men veterans and older than non-veterans of either gender. Almost 84 percent of women veterans were of working age (17-64 years), compared to 55 percent of men veterans and 81 percent of women non-veterans.
EDUCATION
In 2013, more women veterans completed some college or obtained an Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s or higher degree, compared to men veterans or non-veterans of either gender.
EMPLOYMENT BY PROFESSION
In 2013, more women veterans worked in management, professional and related occupations than did men veterans or non-veterans of either gender. Fewer women veterans worked in sales, office and service occupations than women non-veterans. Men veterans and men non-veterans
worked at nearly the same rates for similar occupations.
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
In 2013, women veterans worked in government more than any other industry. The education and health services industries employ the second highest percentage of women veterans. Women veterans worked in education and health services at a similar rate as women non-veterans.
INCOME LEVELS
In 2012, men and women veterans had a higher median income than their non-veteran counterparts. However, women veterans had a lower median income than men veterans and men non-veterans. In 2011, about 7 percent of women veterans and 3 percent of men veterans had no earnings or income.
MILITARY SERVICE
In 2011, nearly 9 percent of women veterans had served as officers during their military service as compared to 6 percent of men veterans. Ninety-one percent of women veterans were enlisted.
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