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This question is about instructional assistant demographics.
71.7% of instructional assistants are female in the United States. This is -1.4 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female instructional assistants has decreased by -13.7 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 109,752 female instructional assistants in the U.S. and 43,320 male instructional assistants in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 153,072 people with the specific job title of instructional assistant and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Instructional Assistants | Male Instructional Assistants | Percentage Female Instructional Assistants | Percentage Male Instructional Assistants | |
| 2019 | 6,371 | 2,509 | 71.7% | 28.3% | |
| 2018 | 6,195 | 2,278 | 73.1% | 26.9% | |
| 2017 | 6,002 | 1,421 | 80.8% | 19.2% | |
| 2016 | 5,711 | 1,595 | 78.2% | 21.8% | |
| 2015 | 5,664 | 1,440 | 79.7% | 20.3% | |
| 2014 | 5,729 | 1,427 | 80.1% | 19.9% | |
| 2013 | 5,696 | 1,204 | 82.5% | 17.5% | |
| 2012 | 5,753 | 1,094 | 84.0% | 16.0% | |
| 2011 | 5,926 | 1,142 | 83.8% | 16.2% | |
| 2010 | 6,138 | 1,044 | 85.5% | 14.5% |

Additionally, female instructional assistants tend to be older than male instructional assistants. The average age of a female instructional assistant is 45.5, while the average age of a male instructional assistant is 36.5.
While the majority of U.S. instructional assistants are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 74% of certified performance technologist are male. On the other hand, some instructional assistant jobs are dominated by females. 89% of infant teacher, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among instructional assistants. The average male instructional assistant earns an average annual salary of $33,697, while the average female instructional assistant earns an average annual income of $31,521, meaning female instructional assistants make 94 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are instructional assistants jobs male or female dominated?
Instructional Assistant jobs are female dominated. 71.7% of instructional assistants are female and 28.299999999999997% of instructional assistants are male in the United States.
How has the number of female instructional assistants changed over time?
The number of female instructional assistants has decreased by -13.7% since 2010. In 2010, there were 85.5% female instructional assistants and the latest data shows that there are 71.7% female instructional assistants in the U.S.

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