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This question is about food runner demographics.
43.3% of food runners are female in the United States. This is -1.2 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female food runners has decreased by -7.8 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 899,846 female food runners in the U.S. and 1,178,322 male food runners in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 2,078,168 people with the specific job title of food runner and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Food Runners | Male Food Runners | Percentage Female Food Runners | Percentage Male Food Runners | |
| 2019 | 1,198 | 1,568 | 43.3% | 56.7% | |
| 2018 | 1,113 | 1,390 | 44.5% | 55.5% | |
| 2017 | 878 | 1,089 | 44.6% | 55.4% | |
| 2016 | 885 | 1,058 | 45.6% | 54.4% | |
| 2015 | 870 | 946 | 47.9% | 52.1% | |
| 2014 | 847 | 1,028 | 45.2% | 54.8% | |
| 2013 | 802 | 877 | 47.8% | 52.2% | |
| 2012 | 796 | 901 | 46.9% | 53.1% | |
| 2011 | 880 | 841 | 51.1% | 48.9% | |
| 2010 | 870 | 831 | 51.1% | 48.9% |

Additionally, female food runners tend to be older than male food runners. The average age of a female food runner is 24.8, while the average age of a male food runner is 23.4.
While the majority of U.S. food runners are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 89% of head waitress are female. On the other hand, some food runner jobs are dominated by males. 80% of bar back bartender, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among food runners. The average male food runner earns an average annual salary of $23,291, while the average female food runner earns an average annual income of $23,427, meaning female food runners make 101 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are food runners jobs male or female dominated?
Food Runner jobs are male dominated. 43.3% of food runners are female and 56.7% of food runners are male in the United States.
How has the number of female food runners changed over time?
The number of female food runners has decreased by -7.8% since 2010. In 2010, there were 51.1% female food runners and the latest data shows that there are 43.3% female food runners in the U.S.

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