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This question is about key holder demographics.
71.7% of key holders are female in the United States. This is 0.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female key holders has increased by 1.6 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 57,334 female key holders in the U.S. and 22,630 male key holders in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 79,964 people with the specific job title of key holder and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Key Holders | Male Key Holders | Percentage Female Key Holders | Percentage Male Key Holders | |
| 2019 | 13,816 | 5,451 | 71.7% | 28.3% | |
| 2018 | 14,324 | 5,771 | 71.3% | 28.7% | |
| 2017 | 14,461 | 5,940 | 70.9% | 29.1% | |
| 2016 | 14,053 | 5,864 | 70.6% | 29.4% | |
| 2015 | 13,517 | 5,754 | 70.1% | 29.9% | |
| 2014 | 13,564 | 5,598 | 70.8% | 29.2% | |
| 2013 | 13,540 | 5,619 | 70.7% | 29.3% | |
| 2012 | 13,106 | 5,505 | 70.4% | 29.6% | |
| 2011 | 12,649 | 5,433 | 70.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2010 | 13,299 | 5,683 | 70.1% | 29.9% |

Additionally, female key holders tend to be older than male key holders. The average age of a female key holder is 42.6, while the average age of a male key holder is 42.2.
While the majority of U.S. key holders are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 88% of lumber sales supervisor are male. On the other hand, some key holder jobs are dominated by females. 85% of cosmetic counter manager, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among key holders. The average male key holder earns an average annual salary of $30,213, while the average female key holder earns an average annual income of $29,167, meaning female key holders make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are key holders jobs male or female dominated?
Key Holder jobs are female dominated. 71.7% of key holders are female and 28.299999999999997% of key holders are male in the United States.
How has the number of female key holders changed over time?
The number of female key holders has increased by 1.6% since 2010. In 2010, there were 70.1% female key holders and the latest data shows that there are 71.7% female key holders in the U.S.

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