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This question is about accounts payable clerk demographics.
81.1% of accounts payable clerks are female in the United States. This is 3.1 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female accounts payable clerks has decreased by -0.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 783,148 female accounts payable clerks in the U.S. and 182,510 male accounts payable clerks in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 965,658 people with the specific job title of accounts payable clerk and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Accounts Payable Clerks | Male Accounts Payable Clerks | Percentage Female Accounts Payable Clerks | Percentage Male Accounts Payable Clerks | |
| 2019 | 6,903 | 1,612 | 81.1% | 18.9% | |
| 2018 | 6,887 | 1,945 | 78.0% | 22.0% | |
| 2017 | 6,940 | 1,808 | 79.3% | 20.7% | |
| 2016 | 6,910 | 1,701 | 80.2% | 19.8% | |
| 2015 | 6,936 | 1,819 | 79.2% | 20.8% | |
| 2014 | 6,968 | 1,661 | 80.8% | 19.2% | |
| 2013 | 7,389 | 1,815 | 80.3% | 19.7% | |
| 2012 | 7,482 | 1,836 | 80.3% | 19.7% | |
| 2011 | 7,570 | 1,825 | 80.6% | 19.4% | |
| 2010 | 7,876 | 1,825 | 81.2% | 18.8% |

Additionally, female accounts payable clerks tend to be older than male accounts payable clerks. The average age of a female accounts payable clerk is 51.3, while the average age of a male accounts payable clerk is 46.7.
While the majority of U.S. accounts payable 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 accounts payable clerk jobs are dominated by females. 92% of directory clerk, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among accounts payable clerks. The average male accounts payable clerk earns an average annual salary of $41,939, while the average female accounts payable clerk earns an average annual income of $40,798, meaning female accounts payable clerks make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are accounts payable clerks jobs male or female dominated?
Accounts Payable Clerk jobs are female dominated. 81.1% of accounts payable clerks are female and 18.900000000000006% of accounts payable clerks are male in the United States.
How has the number of female accounts payable clerks changed over time?
The number of female accounts payable clerks has decreased by -0.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 81.2% female accounts payable clerks and the latest data shows that there are 81.1% female accounts payable clerks in the U.S.

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