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This question is about administrator demographics.
63.0% of administrators are female in the United States. This is 3.3 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female administrators has decreased by -0.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 100,882 female administrators in the U.S. and 59,249 male administrators in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 160,131 people with the specific job title of administrator and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Administrators | Male Administrators | Percentage Female Administrators | Percentage Male Administrators | |
| 2019 | 1,095 | 643 | 63.0% | 37.0% | |
| 2018 | 915 | 620 | 59.6% | 40.4% | |
| 2017 | 1,027 | 531 | 65.9% | 34.1% | |
| 2016 | 1,006 | 583 | 63.3% | 36.7% | |
| 2015 | 957 | 579 | 62.3% | 37.7% | |
| 2014 | 996 | 589 | 62.8% | 37.2% | |
| 2013 | 1,039 | 619 | 62.7% | 37.3% | |
| 2012 | 990 | 509 | 66.0% | 34.0% | |
| 2011 | 1,026 | 593 | 63.4% | 36.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,052 | 612 | 63.2% | 36.8% |

Additionally, female administrators tend to be older than male administrators. The average age of a female administrator is 44.4, while the average age of a male administrator is 42.8.
While the majority of U.S. administrators are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 93% of senior windows engineer are male. On the other hand, some administrator jobs are dominated by females. 81% of informatics nurse specialist, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among administrators. The average male administrator earns an average annual salary of $76,475, while the average female administrator earns an average annual income of $71,362, meaning female administrators make 93 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are administrators jobs male or female dominated?
Administrator jobs are female dominated. 63.0% of administrators are female and 37.0% of administrators are male in the United States.
How has the number of female administrators changed over time?
The number of female administrators has decreased by -0.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 63.2% female administrators and the latest data shows that there are 63.0% female administrators in the U.S.

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