Explore jobs
Find specific jobs
Explore careers
Explore professions
Best companies
Explore companies
This question is about computer technician demographics.
14.8% of computer technicians are female in the United States. This is 0.9 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female computer technicians has decreased by -3.2 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 80,815 female computer technicians in the U.S. and 465,237 male computer technicians in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 546,052 people with the specific job title of computer technician and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Computer Technicians | Male Computer Technicians | Percentage Female Computer Technicians | Percentage Male Computer Technicians | |
| 2019 | 663 | 3,807 | 14.8% | 85.2% | |
| 2018 | 654 | 4,026 | 14.0% | 86.0% | |
| 2017 | 675 | 3,993 | 14.5% | 85.5% | |
| 2016 | 652 | 3,882 | 14.4% | 85.6% | |
| 2015 | 642 | 3,793 | 14.5% | 85.5% | |
| 2014 | 601 | 3,235 | 15.7% | 84.3% | |
| 2013 | 630 | 3,326 | 15.9% | 84.1% | |
| 2012 | 585 | 3,010 | 16.3% | 83.7% | |
| 2011 | 586 | 2,805 | 17.3% | 82.7% | |
| 2010 | 639 | 2,914 | 18.0% | 82.0% |

Additionally, female computer technicians tend to be older than male computer technicians. The average age of a female computer technician is 43.5, while the average age of a male computer technician is 41.2.
While the majority of U.S. computer technicians are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 81% of informatics nurse specialist are female. On the other hand, some computer technician jobs are dominated by males. 93% of senior windows engineer, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among computer technicians. The average male computer technician earns an average annual salary of $38,874, while the average female computer technician earns an average annual income of $36,812, meaning female computer technicians make 95 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are computer technicians jobs male or female dominated?
Computer Technician jobs are male dominated. 14.8% of computer technicians are female and 85.2% of computer technicians are male in the United States.
How has the number of female computer technicians changed over time?
The number of female computer technicians has decreased by -3.2% since 2010. In 2010, there were 18.0% female computer technicians and the latest data shows that there are 14.8% female computer technicians in the U.S.

Zippia allows you to choose from different easy-to-use templates, and provides you with expert advice. Using the templates, you can rest assured that the structure and format of your resume is top notch. Choose a template with the colors, fonts & text sizes that are appropriate for your industry.