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This question is about business development manager demographics.
32.1% of business development managers are female in the United States. This is 0.9 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female business development managers has increased by 14.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 91,817 female business development managers in the U.S. and 194,219 male business development managers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 286,036 people with the specific job title of business development manager and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Business Development Managers | Male Business Development Managers | Percentage Female Business Development Managers | Percentage Male Business Development Managers | |
| 2019 | 1,261 | 2,664 | 32.1% | 67.9% | |
| 2018 | 1,168 | 2,575 | 31.2% | 68.8% | |
| 2017 | 1,416 | 5,644 | 20.1% | 79.9% | |
| 2016 | 1,315 | 5,483 | 19.4% | 80.6% | |
| 2015 | 1,252 | 5,248 | 19.3% | 80.7% | |
| 2014 | 1,124 | 4,810 | 19.0% | 81.0% | |
| 2013 | 1,091 | 5,061 | 17.7% | 82.3% | |
| 2012 | 1,005 | 4,677 | 17.7% | 82.3% | |
| 2011 | 935 | 4,233 | 18.1% | 81.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,065 | 4,895 | 17.9% | 82.1% |

Additionally, female business development managers tend to be younger than male business development managers. The average age of a female business development manager is 38.4, while the average age of a male business development manager is 39.5.
While the majority of U.S. business development managers are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 75% of catering sales manager are female. On the other hand, some business development manager jobs are dominated by males. 89% of route sales manager, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among business development managers. The average male business development manager earns an average annual salary of $107,672, while the average female business development manager earns an average annual income of $102,276, meaning female business development managers make 95 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are business development managers jobs male or female dominated?
Business Development Manager jobs are male dominated. 32.1% of business development managers are female and 67.9% of business development managers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female business development managers changed over time?
The number of female business development managers has increased by 14.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 17.9% female business development managers and the latest data shows that there are 32.1% female business development managers in the U.S.

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