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This question is about direct care staffer demographics.
73.2% of direct care staffers are female in the United States. This is -0.7 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female direct care staffers has decreased by -4.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 50,526 female direct care staffers in the U.S. and 18,499 male direct care staffers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 69,025 people with the specific job title of direct care staffer and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Direct Care Staffers | Male Direct Care Staffers | Percentage Female Direct Care Staffers | Percentage Male Direct Care Staffers | |
| 2019 | 5,483 | 2,007 | 73.2% | 26.8% | |
| 2018 | 5,660 | 1,993 | 73.9% | 26.1% | |
| 2017 | 5,636 | 2,062 | 73.2% | 26.8% | |
| 2016 | 5,449 | 1,917 | 74.0% | 26.0% | |
| 2015 | 5,371 | 1,811 | 74.8% | 25.2% | |
| 2014 | 5,099 | 1,714 | 74.8% | 25.2% | |
| 2013 | 4,865 | 1,612 | 75.1% | 24.9% | |
| 2012 | 4,647 | 1,638 | 73.9% | 26.1% | |
| 2011 | 4,355 | 1,321 | 76.7% | 23.3% | |
| 2010 | 4,153 | 1,208 | 77.5% | 22.5% |

Additionally, female direct care staffers tend to be older than male direct care staffers. The average age of a female direct care staffer is 47.2, while the average age of a male direct care staffer is 44.7.
While the majority of U.S. direct care staffers are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 75% of intramural director are male. On the other hand, some direct care staffer jobs are dominated by females. 90% of infant childcare provider, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among direct care staffers. The average male direct care staffer earns an average annual salary of $31,869, while the average female direct care staffer earns an average annual income of $30,875, meaning female direct care staffers make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are direct care staffers jobs male or female dominated?
Direct Care Staffer jobs are female dominated. 73.2% of direct care staffers are female and 26.799999999999997% of direct care staffers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female direct care staffers changed over time?
The number of female direct care staffers has decreased by -4.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 77.5% female direct care staffers and the latest data shows that there are 73.2% female direct care staffers in the U.S.

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