10 Non-Traditional Careers for Women

In our modern age it’s pretty messed up to pigeon-hole women by limiting their career options, and yet some backwards-thinking Neanderthals still think it’s appropriate. In reality, however, women can do all types of jobs from being a firefighter to making fantastic gourmet meals as a chef. By definition a non-traditional job for a woman is one where up to 25% of workers are women. The US Department of Labor has listed around 100 non-traditional professions, which is quite a big number.

A person’s gender should never play a pivotal role in choosing an occupation, unless someone requires you to have certain body parts, but those jobs are a whole other can of worms. In a nutshell, I don’t think there are any jobs that a man or a woman are incapable of doing, purely based on their gender. As long as you have the required skills, you should be given a shot, which is why education is incredibly important in anyone’s future career.

So now let’s get a quick look at those 10 non-traditional career choices for women.

1. Truck Driver

What’s so special about transporting goods?

2. Architect

Designing cool buildings is an awesome career path!

3. Barber

Turns out women do know how to trim one’s beard.

4. Chef

For some reason most chefs are men, but I’ve never heard anyone saying “the dinner my dad has cooked was unforgettable”. Moms rock, and women are awesome chefs!