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This question is about facilities manager demographics.
24.5% of facilities managers are female in the United States. This is 0.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female facilities managers has increased by 1.0 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 33,915 female facilities managers in the U.S. and 104,517 male facilities managers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 138,432 people with the specific job title of facilities manager and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Facilities Managers | Male Facilities Managers | Percentage Female Facilities Managers | Percentage Male Facilities Managers | |
| 2019 | 341 | 1,050 | 24.5% | 75.5% | |
| 2018 | 277 | 874 | 24.1% | 75.9% | |
| 2017 | 277 | 871 | 24.1% | 75.9% | |
| 2016 | 340 | 855 | 28.5% | 71.5% | |
| 2015 | 311 | 812 | 27.8% | 72.2% | |
| 2014 | 253 | 807 | 23.8% | 76.2% | |
| 2013 | 241 | 759 | 24.1% | 75.9% | |
| 2012 | 221 | 679 | 24.6% | 75.4% | |
| 2011 | 191 | 664 | 22.4% | 77.6% | |
| 2010 | 228 | 743 | 23.5% | 76.5% |

Additionally, female facilities managers tend to be younger than male facilities managers. The average age of a female facilities manager is 49.7, while the average age of a male facilities manager is 51.1.
While the majority of U.S. facilities managers are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 87% of executive assistant/human resources are female. On the other hand, some facilities manager jobs are dominated by males. 93% of maintenance director, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among facilities managers. The average male facilities manager earns an average annual salary of $68,242, while the average female facilities manager earns an average annual income of $63,412, meaning female facilities managers make 93 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are facilities managers jobs male or female dominated?
Facilities Manager jobs are male dominated. 24.5% of facilities managers are female and 75.5% of facilities managers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female facilities managers changed over time?
The number of female facilities managers has increased by 1.0% since 2010. In 2010, there were 23.5% female facilities managers and the latest data shows that there are 24.5% female facilities managers in the U.S.

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