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This question is about human resources manager demographics.
70.0% of human resources managers are female in the United States. This is 17.2 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female human resources managers has increased by 15.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 209,608 female human resources managers in the U.S. and 89,832 male human resources managers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 299,440 people with the specific job title of human resources manager and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Human Resources Managers | Male Human Resources Managers | Percentage Female Human Resources Managers | Percentage Male Human Resources Managers | |
| 2019 | 1,428 | 611 | 70.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2018 | 1,710 | 1,528 | 52.8% | 47.2% | |
| 2017 | 1,857 | 1,482 | 55.6% | 44.4% | |
| 2016 | 1,821 | 1,468 | 55.4% | 44.6% | |
| 2015 | 1,678 | 1,415 | 54.3% | 45.7% | |
| 2014 | 1,572 | 1,379 | 53.3% | 46.7% | |
| 2013 | 1,509 | 1,276 | 54.2% | 45.8% | |
| 2012 | 1,443 | 1,145 | 55.8% | 44.2% | |
| 2011 | 1,368 | 1,150 | 54.3% | 45.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,600 | 1,322 | 54.8% | 45.2% |

Additionally, female human resources managers tend to be older than male human resources managers. The average age of a female human resources manager is 46.6, while the average age of a male human resources manager is 46.5.
While the majority of U.S. human resources managers are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 93% of maintenance director are male. On the other hand, some human resources manager jobs are dominated by females. 87% of executive assistant/human resources, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among human resources managers. The average male human resources manager earns an average annual salary of $83,624, while the average female human resources manager earns an average annual income of $78,759, meaning female human resources managers make 94 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are human resources managers jobs male or female dominated?
Human Resources Manager jobs are female dominated. 70.0% of human resources managers are female and 30.0% of human resources managers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female human resources managers changed over time?
The number of female human resources managers has increased by 15.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 54.8% female human resources managers and the latest data shows that there are 70.0% female human resources managers in the U.S.

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