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This question is about collector demographics.
65.3% of collectors are female in the United States. This is 6.0 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female collectors has increased by 8.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 69,642 female collectors in the U.S. and 37,008 male collectors in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 106,650 people with the specific job title of collector and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Collectors | Male Collectors | Percentage Female Collectors | Percentage Male Collectors | |
| 2019 | 557 | 295 | 65.3% | 34.7% | |
| 2018 | 568 | 390 | 59.3% | 40.7% | |
| 2017 | 573 | 356 | 61.7% | 38.3% | |
| 2016 | 576 | 380 | 60.2% | 39.8% | |
| 2015 | 625 | 409 | 60.4% | 39.6% | |
| 2014 | 641 | 400 | 61.6% | 38.4% | |
| 2013 | 701 | 441 | 61.4% | 38.6% | |
| 2012 | 734 | 503 | 59.3% | 40.7% | |
| 2011 | 750 | 523 | 58.9% | 41.1% | |
| 2010 | 801 | 603 | 57.0% | 43.0% |

Additionally, female collectors tend to be older than male collectors. The average age of a female collector is 42.9, while the average age of a male collector is 40.5.
While the majority of U.S. collectors 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 collector jobs are dominated by females. 92% of directory clerk, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among collectors. The average male collector earns an average annual salary of $32,307, while the average female collector earns an average annual income of $31,685, meaning female collectors make 98 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are collectors jobs male or female dominated?
Collector jobs are female dominated. 65.3% of collectors are female and 34.7% of collectors are male in the United States.
How has the number of female collectors changed over time?
The number of female collectors has increased by 8.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 57.0% female collectors and the latest data shows that there are 65.3% female collectors in the U.S.

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