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This question is about help desk analyst demographics.
31.0% of help desk analysts are female in the United States. This is 1.5 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female help desk analysts has decreased by -5.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 101,383 female help desk analysts in the U.S. and 225,659 male help desk analysts in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 327,042 people with the specific job title of help desk analyst and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Help Desk Analysts | Male Help Desk Analysts | Percentage Female Help Desk Analysts | Percentage Male Help Desk Analysts | |
| 2019 | 1,384 | 3,086 | 31.0% | 69.0% | |
| 2018 | 1,381 | 3,299 | 29.5% | 70.5% | |
| 2017 | 1,415 | 3,253 | 30.3% | 69.7% | |
| 2016 | 1,370 | 3,164 | 30.2% | 69.8% | |
| 2015 | 1,347 | 3,088 | 30.4% | 69.6% | |
| 2014 | 1,241 | 2,595 | 32.4% | 67.6% | |
| 2013 | 1,297 | 2,659 | 32.8% | 67.2% | |
| 2012 | 1,200 | 2,395 | 33.4% | 66.6% | |
| 2011 | 1,187 | 2,204 | 35.0% | 65.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,283 | 2,270 | 36.1% | 63.9% |

Additionally, female help desk analysts tend to be older than male help desk analysts. The average age of a female help desk analyst is 43.5, while the average age of a male help desk analyst is 41.2.
While the majority of U.S. help desk analysts are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 81% of informatics nurse specialist are female. On the other hand, some help desk analyst jobs are dominated by males. 93% of senior windows engineer, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among help desk analysts. The average male help desk analyst earns an average annual salary of $36,232, while the average female help desk analyst earns an average annual income of $34,682, meaning female help desk analysts make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are help desk analysts jobs male or female dominated?
Help Desk Analyst jobs are male dominated. 31.0% of help desk analysts are female and 69.0% of help desk analysts are male in the United States.
How has the number of female help desk analysts changed over time?
The number of female help desk analysts has decreased by -5.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 36.1% female help desk analysts and the latest data shows that there are 31.0% female help desk analysts in the U.S.

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