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This question is about inspector demographics.
40.8% of inspectors are female in the United States. This is 0.5 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female inspectors has decreased by -2.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 187,128 female inspectors in the U.S. and 271,521 male inspectors in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 458,649 people with the specific job title of inspector and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Inspectors | Male Inspectors | Percentage Female Inspectors | Percentage Male Inspectors | |
| 2019 | 2,232 | 3,242 | 40.8% | 59.2% | |
| 2018 | 2,333 | 3,455 | 40.3% | 59.7% | |
| 2017 | 2,282 | 3,277 | 41.1% | 58.9% | |
| 2016 | 2,266 | 3,267 | 40.9% | 59.1% | |
| 2015 | 2,179 | 3,275 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 2014 | 2,247 | 3,230 | 41.0% | 59.0% | |
| 2013 | 2,215 | 3,193 | 41.0% | 59.0% | |
| 2012 | 2,209 | 3,049 | 42.0% | 58.0% | |
| 2011 | 2,153 | 2,825 | 43.3% | 56.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,138 | 2,830 | 43.0% | 57.0% |

Additionally, female inspectors tend to be older than male inspectors. The average age of a female inspector is 46.6, while the average age of a male inspector is 44.7.
While the majority of U.S. inspectors are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 88% of screen examiner are female. On the other hand, some inspector jobs are dominated by males. 94% of greaser, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among inspectors. The average male inspector earns an average annual salary of $37,000, while the average female inspector earns an average annual income of $32,623, meaning female inspectors make 88 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are inspectors jobs male or female dominated?
Inspector jobs are male dominated. 40.8% of inspectors are female and 59.2% of inspectors are male in the United States.
How has the number of female inspectors changed over time?
The number of female inspectors has decreased by -2.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 43.0% female inspectors and the latest data shows that there are 40.8% female inspectors in the U.S.

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