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This question is about administrative specialist demographics.
74.7% of administrative specialists are female in the United States. This is -0.9 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female administrative specialists has decreased by -6.7 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 838,063 female administrative specialists in the U.S. and 283,843 male administrative specialists in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 1,121,906 people with the specific job title of administrative specialist and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Administrative Specialists | Male Administrative Specialists | Percentage Female Administrative Specialists | Percentage Male Administrative Specialists | |
| 2019 | 13,359 | 4,516 | 74.7% | 25.3% | |
| 2018 | 15,100 | 4,852 | 75.7% | 24.3% | |
| 2017 | 18,179 | 5,437 | 77.0% | 23.0% | |
| 2016 | 19,126 | 5,184 | 78.7% | 21.3% | |
| 2015 | 19,283 | 5,287 | 78.5% | 21.5% | |
| 2014 | 19,581 | 4,851 | 80.1% | 19.9% | |
| 2013 | 21,238 | 5,016 | 80.9% | 19.1% | |
| 2012 | 21,007 | 5,063 | 80.6% | 19.4% | |
| 2011 | 20,922 | 4,558 | 82.1% | 17.9% | |
| 2010 | 22,168 | 5,045 | 81.5% | 18.5% |

Additionally, female administrative specialists tend to be older than male administrative specialists. The average age of a female administrative specialist is 50.0, while the average age of a male administrative specialist is 45.4.
While the majority of U.S. administrative specialists are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 71% of assistant operator are male. On the other hand, some administrative specialist jobs are dominated by females. 90% of pathology secretary/transcriptionist, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among administrative specialists. The average male administrative specialist earns an average annual salary of $41,906, while the average female administrative specialist earns an average annual income of $40,162, meaning female administrative specialists make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are administrative specialists jobs male or female dominated?
Administrative Specialist jobs are female dominated. 74.7% of administrative specialists are female and 25.299999999999997% of administrative specialists are male in the United States.
How has the number of female administrative specialists changed over time?
The number of female administrative specialists has decreased by -6.7% since 2010. In 2010, there were 81.5% female administrative specialists and the latest data shows that there are 74.7% female administrative specialists in the U.S.

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