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This question is about accounting clerk demographics.
78.4% of accounting clerks are female in the United States. This is 3.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female accounting clerks has decreased by -0.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 1,024,894 female accounting clerks in the U.S. and 282,370 male accounting clerks in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 1,307,264 people with the specific job title of accounting clerk and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Accounting Clerks | Male Accounting Clerks | Percentage Female Accounting Clerks | Percentage Male Accounting Clerks | |
| 2019 | 6,678 | 1,837 | 78.4% | 21.6% | |
| 2018 | 6,627 | 2,205 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 2017 | 6,694 | 2,054 | 76.5% | 23.5% | |
| 2016 | 6,676 | 1,935 | 77.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2015 | 6,689 | 2,066 | 76.4% | 23.6% | |
| 2014 | 6,738 | 1,891 | 78.1% | 21.9% | |
| 2013 | 7,139 | 2,065 | 77.6% | 22.4% | |
| 2012 | 7,229 | 2,089 | 77.6% | 22.4% | |
| 2011 | 7,318 | 2,077 | 77.9% | 22.1% | |
| 2010 | 7,621 | 2,080 | 78.6% | 21.4% |

Additionally, female accounting clerks tend to be older than male accounting clerks. The average age of a female accounting clerk is 51.3, while the average age of a male accounting clerk is 46.7.
While the majority of U.S. accounting clerks are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 64% of recovery agent are male. On the other hand, some accounting clerk jobs are dominated by females. 92% of directory clerk, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among accounting clerks. The average male accounting clerk earns an average annual salary of $42,580, while the average female accounting clerk earns an average annual income of $40,979, meaning female accounting clerks make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are accounting clerks jobs male or female dominated?
Accounting Clerk jobs are female dominated. 78.4% of accounting clerks are female and 21.599999999999994% of accounting clerks are male in the United States.
How has the number of female accounting clerks changed over time?
The number of female accounting clerks has decreased by -0.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 78.6% female accounting clerks and the latest data shows that there are 78.4% female accounting clerks in the U.S.

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