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This question is about front desk receptionist demographics.
83.3% of front desk receptionists are female in the United States. This is 2.8 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female front desk receptionists has decreased by -0.4 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 1,021,497 female front desk receptionists in the U.S. and 204,790 male front desk receptionists in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 1,226,287 people with the specific job title of front desk receptionist and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Front Desk Receptionists | Male Front Desk Receptionists | Percentage Female Front Desk Receptionists | Percentage Male Front Desk Receptionists | |
| 2019 | 6,461 | 1,294 | 83.3% | 16.7% | |
| 2018 | 5,862 | 1,417 | 80.5% | 19.5% | |
| 2017 | 5,903 | 1,276 | 82.2% | 17.8% | |
| 2016 | 5,782 | 1,171 | 83.2% | 16.8% | |
| 2015 | 5,632 | 1,220 | 82.2% | 17.8% | |
| 2014 | 5,673 | 1,137 | 83.3% | 16.7% | |
| 2013 | 5,836 | 1,213 | 82.8% | 17.2% | |
| 2012 | 5,850 | 1,068 | 84.6% | 15.4% | |
| 2011 | 5,840 | 1,221 | 82.7% | 17.3% | |
| 2010 | 6,015 | 1,171 | 83.7% | 16.3% |

Additionally, female front desk receptionists tend to be older than male front desk receptionists. The average age of a female front desk receptionist is 42.2, while the average age of a male front desk receptionist is 37.2.
While the majority of U.S. front desk receptionists are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 81% of auto service advisor are male. On the other hand, some front desk receptionist jobs are dominated by females. 91% of loan secretary, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among front desk receptionists. The average male front desk receptionist earns an average annual salary of $31,429, while the average female front desk receptionist earns an average annual income of $30,460, meaning female front desk receptionists make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are front desk receptionists jobs male or female dominated?
Front Desk Receptionist jobs are female dominated. 83.3% of front desk receptionists are female and 16.700000000000003% of front desk receptionists are male in the United States.
How has the number of female front desk receptionists changed over time?
The number of female front desk receptionists has decreased by -0.4% since 2010. In 2010, there were 83.7% female front desk receptionists and the latest data shows that there are 83.3% female front desk receptionists in the U.S.

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