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This question is about engineering internship demographics.
21.3% of engineering interns are female in the United States. This is 1.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female engineering interns has increased by 3.8 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 15,114 female engineering interns in the U.S. and 55,845 male engineering interns in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 70,959 people with the specific job title of engineering internship and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Engineering Interns | Male Engineering Interns | Percentage Female Engineering Interns | Percentage Male Engineering Interns | |
| 2019 | 619 | 2,289 | 21.3% | 78.7% | |
| 2018 | 516 | 2,083 | 19.9% | 80.1% | |
| 2017 | 517 | 2,343 | 18.1% | 81.9% | |
| 2016 | 482 | 2,199 | 18.0% | 82.0% | |
| 2015 | 498 | 2,221 | 18.3% | 81.7% | |
| 2014 | 524 | 2,408 | 17.9% | 82.1% | |
| 2013 | 608 | 2,556 | 19.2% | 80.8% | |
| 2012 | 471 | 2,321 | 16.9% | 83.1% | |
| 2011 | 510 | 2,346 | 17.9% | 82.1% | |
| 2010 | 510 | 2,403 | 17.5% | 82.5% |

Additionally, female engineering interns tend to be older than male engineering interns. The average age of a female engineering internship is 45.7, while the average age of a male engineering internship is 44.9.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among engineering interns. The average male engineering internship earns an average annual salary of $41,452, while the average female engineering internship earns an average annual income of $36,295, meaning female engineering interns make 88 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are engineering interns jobs male or female dominated?
Engineering Internship jobs are male dominated. 21.3% of engineering interns are female and 78.7% of engineering interns are male in the United States.
How has the number of female engineering interns changed over time?
The number of female engineering interns has increased by 3.8% since 2010. In 2010, there were 17.5% female engineering interns and the latest data shows that there are 21.3% female engineering interns in the U.S.

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