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The total number employed and the # of females employed statistics in the table below were collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They represent the number of full-time workers in the listed occupations in 1999. The numbers in the spaces in the % Females Employed column were calculated by dividing each # of women employed figure by the total number employed, then multiplying the result by 100. That result was rounded off to the nearest 1/10 of a percent and a percent sign (%) added. The number of men employed on each row is calculated by subtracting the number of females employed from the total number employed.

	Total #	# Females	% Females	# Males
	Employed	Employed	Employed	Employed
All Occupations	97,626,000	42,444,000	43.5%	55,182,000
Accountant	1,362,000	813,000	59.7%	549,000
Bartender	167,000	70,000	41.9%	97,000
Bookkeeper	1,084,000	977,000	90.1%	107,000
Bus Driver	284,000	119,000	41.9%	165,000
Computer Programmer	564,000	159,000	28.2%	405,000
Doctor	460,000	125,000	27.2%	335,000
Engineer	1,945,000	197,000	10.1%	1,748,000
Farm Laborer	531,000	68,000	12.8%	463,000
Firefighter	204,000	3,000	1.5%	201,000
Lawyer	577,000	191,000	33.1%	386,000
Librarian	183,000	151,000	82.5%	32,000
Plumber	417,000	9,000	2.2%	408,000
Police/Detective	602,000	83,000	13.8%	519,000
Real Estate Sales	315,000	177,000	56.2%	138,000
Registered Nurse	1,585,000	1,443,000	91.0%	142,000
School Administrator	703,000	420,000	59.7%	283,000
Secretary	2,162,000	2,136,000	98.8%	26,000
Teacher	4,259,000	3,129,000	73.5%	1,130,000
Waiter	652,000	480,000	73.6%	172,000

Source: Median Weekly Earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in 1999
U.S. Department of Labor EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS January 2000