I know that Tuesday was International Working Women’s Day, but since I think we should celebrate working women (and men!) everyday, I decided to hold off on this post so it could get some air time on one of the other 364 days of the year when women are making meaningful contributions to the world of work.
According to a recent report by Forbes, there are 20 careers dominated by women. The top 5 are:
1. Registered Nurses
2. Meeting & Convention Planners
3. Elementary & Middle School Teachers
4. Tax Examiners, Collectors and Revenue Agents
5. Psychologists
Women are also outnumbering men in some fields you many not have expected and more women than men are accountants, business operations specialists, and medical scientists. Here’s the full list with the breakdown of the percentage of women in the field.
1. Registered Nurses (92%)
2. Meeting Planners (83.3%)
3. Elementary and Middle School Teachers (81.9%)
4. Tax Examiners, Collectors and Revenue Agents (73.8%)
5. Medical and Health Services Managers (69.5%)
6. Social and Community Service Managers (69.4%)
7. Psychologists (68.8%)
8. Business Operations Specialists (68.4%)
9. HR Managers (66.8%)
10. Financial Specialists (66.6%)
11. Tax Preparers (65.9%)
12. Education Administrators (62.6%)
13. Insurance Underwriters (62.8%)
14. Accountants/Auditors (61.8%)
15. Veterinarians (61.2%)
16. Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners and Investigators (60.6%)
17. Budget Analysts (59.3%)
18. Medical Scientists (56.9%)
19. Advertising and Promotion Managers (56.5%)
20. Financial Managers (54.7%)