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This question is about assistant director demographics.
61.5% of assistant directors are female in the United States. This is -1.1 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female assistant directors has increased by 1.0 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 11,865 female assistant directors in the U.S. and 7,428 male assistant directors in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 19,293 people with the specific job title of assistant director and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Assistant Directors | Male Assistant Directors | Percentage Female Assistant Directors | Percentage Male Assistant Directors | |
| 2019 | 724 | 453 | 61.5% | 38.5% | |
| 2018 | 641 | 381 | 62.7% | 37.3% | |
| 2017 | 648 | 452 | 58.9% | 41.1% | |
| 2016 | 594 | 387 | 60.5% | 39.5% | |
| 2015 | 567 | 401 | 58.5% | 41.5% | |
| 2014 | 568 | 370 | 60.5% | 39.5% | |
| 2013 | 610 | 359 | 62.9% | 37.1% | |
| 2012 | 486 | 356 | 57.7% | 42.3% | |
| 2011 | 503 | 329 | 60.4% | 39.6% | |
| 2010 | 543 | 354 | 60.5% | 39.5% |

Additionally, female assistant directors tend to be younger than male assistant directors. The average age of a female assistant director is 39.1, while the average age of a male assistant director is 40.8.
While the majority of U.S. assistant directors are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 93% of professional baseball player are male. On the other hand, some assistant director jobs are dominated by females. 84% of modern dancer, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among assistant directors. The average male assistant director earns an average annual salary of $74,737, while the average female assistant director earns an average annual income of $74,575, meaning female assistant directors make 100 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are assistant directors jobs male or female dominated?
Assistant Director jobs are female dominated. 61.5% of assistant directors are female and 38.5% of assistant directors are male in the United States.
How has the number of female assistant directors changed over time?
The number of female assistant directors has increased by 1.0% since 2010. In 2010, there were 60.5% female assistant directors and the latest data shows that there are 61.5% female assistant directors in the U.S.

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