The nursing profession remains overwhelmingly female, but the
representation of men has increased as the demand for nurses has
grown over the last several decades, according to a U.S. Census
Bureau study released yesterday. The new study shows the
proportion of male registered nurses has more than tripled since
1970, from 2.7 percent to 9.6 percent, and the proportion of
male licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses has more
than doubled from 3.9 percent to 8.1 percent. The study, Men in
Nursing Occupations, presents data from the 2011 American
Community Survey to analyze the percentage of men in each of the
detailed nursing occupations: registered nurse, nurse
anesthetist, nurse practitioner, and licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurse. The study also provide estimates on a
wide range of characteristics of men and women in nursing
occupations. These include employment status, age, race,
Hispanic origin, citizenship, educational attainment, work
hours, time of departure to work, median earni