May 1, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Women as a percent of total employed in selected occupations, 2011

Women as a percent of total employed in selected occupations, 2011
Occupation	Percent women
Speech-language pathologists	95.6
Elementary and middle school teachers	81.7
Social workers	81.6
Meeting, convention, and event planners	76.2
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers	74.9
Psychologists	71.2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	64.4
Accountants and auditors	61.3
Retail salespersons	51.2
Total, 16 years and over	46.9
Postal service mail carriers	36.0
News analysts, reporters and correspondents	34.1
Computer systems analysts	33.9
Physicians and surgeons	33.8
Lawyers	31.9
Chief executives	24.2
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	19.2
Chefs and head cooks	18.7
Architects and engineers	13.6
Fire fighters	4.5
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	4.3

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