June 6, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Education and occupations of the foreign born in 2011

Percent distribution of the foreign born and native born age 25 or older in the U.S. labor force by educational attainment, annual averages, 2011
Educational attainment	Foreign born	Native born
Total	100.0	100.0
Less than a high school diploma	25.5	5.3
High school graduates, no college	25.3	28.7
Some college or associate degree	17.5	29.9
Bachelor's degree and higher	31.7	36.1

Percent of foreign-born and native-born men and women employed in each occupational group, annual averages, 2011
	Men		Women
	Foreign born	Native born	Foreign born	Native born
Total employed	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Management, business, and financial operations	11.2	17.7	10.7	14.8
Professional and related	15.4	18.4	20.9	27.9
Service	19.3	13.7	32.2	19.4
Sales and office	12.6	17.6	24.5	32.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	21.8	15.7	1.5	0.7
Production, transportation, and material moving	19.8	16.9	10.1	4.7

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