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This question is about department supervisor demographics.
43.0% of department supervisors are female in the United States. This is 0.5 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female department supervisors has increased by 1.9 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 57,364 female department supervisors in the U.S. and 76,042 male department supervisors in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 133,406 people with the specific job title of department supervisor and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Department Supervisors | Male Department Supervisors | Percentage Female Department Supervisors | Percentage Male Department Supervisors | |
| 2019 | 8,279 | 10,988 | 43.0% | 57.0% | |
| 2018 | 8,532 | 11,563 | 42.5% | 57.5% | |
| 2017 | 8,566 | 11,835 | 42.0% | 58.0% | |
| 2016 | 8,286 | 11,631 | 41.6% | 58.4% | |
| 2015 | 7,925 | 11,346 | 41.1% | 58.9% | |
| 2014 | 8,024 | 11,138 | 41.9% | 58.1% | |
| 2013 | 7,997 | 11,162 | 41.7% | 58.3% | |
| 2012 | 7,714 | 10,897 | 41.4% | 58.6% | |
| 2011 | 7,397 | 10,685 | 40.9% | 59.1% | |
| 2010 | 7,789 | 11,193 | 41.0% | 59.0% |

Additionally, female department supervisors tend to be older than male department supervisors. The average age of a female department supervisor is 42.6, while the average age of a male department supervisor is 42.2.
While the majority of U.S. department supervisors are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 85% of cosmetic counter manager are female. On the other hand, some department supervisor jobs are dominated by males. 88% of lumber sales supervisor, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among department supervisors. The average male department supervisor earns an average annual salary of $49,572, while the average female department supervisor earns an average annual income of $46,055, meaning female department supervisors make 93 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are department supervisors jobs male or female dominated?
Department Supervisor jobs are male dominated. 43.0% of department supervisors are female and 57.0% of department supervisors are male in the United States.
How has the number of female department supervisors changed over time?
The number of female department supervisors has increased by 1.9% since 2010. In 2010, there were 41.0% female department supervisors and the latest data shows that there are 43.0% female department supervisors in the U.S.

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