5 Career Industries With the Largest Wage Gap

April 14 has been marked as equal pay day in an effort to call attention to the wage gap that still exist amongst men and women in the workforce. While studies show that women comprise 47 percent of the U.S. labor force and are projected to account for 51 percent of the increase in total labor force growth between 2008 and 2018, it’s been revealed that women still earn less than men even when working in the same industry.

Time.com released a list of career fields in which women are the most underpaid and below are the top five industries that led the list.

[Related: Four Alarming Facts that Prove Equal Pay Day is Still Needed]

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agent:

Percent of women in field: 30

Median earnings for men: $93,795

Median earnings for women: $51,284

Percent women’s earnings to men: 54.7

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Financial specialists:

Percent of women in field: 55

Median earnings for men: $81,859

Median earnings for women: $48,869

Percent women’s earnings to men: 59.7

Morticians, undertakers and funeral directors:

Percent of women in field: 20

Median earnings for men: $51,129

Median earnings for women: $31,023

Percent women’s earnings to men: 60.7

Farmers, ranchers, agricultural managers:

Percent of women in field: 11

Median earnings for men: $41,691

Median earnings for women: $25,310

Percent women’s earnings to men:

Personal financial advisors:

Percent of women in field: 31

Median earnings for men: $98,126

Median earnings for women: $60,359

Percent women’s earnings to men: $61.5