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This question is about loan officer demographics.
45.4% of loan officers are female in the United States. This is 2.1 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female loan officers has increased by 2.0 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 98,114 female loan officers in the U.S. and 117,998 male loan officers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 216,112 people with the specific job title of loan officer and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Loan Officers | Male Loan Officers | Percentage Female Loan Officers | Percentage Male Loan Officers | |
| 2019 | 1,149 | 1,382 | 45.4% | 54.6% | |
| 2018 | 989 | 1,295 | 43.3% | 56.7% | |
| 2017 | 1,008 | 1,278 | 44.1% | 55.9% | |
| 2016 | 945 | 1,300 | 42.1% | 57.9% | |
| 2015 | 991 | 1,133 | 46.6% | 53.4% | |
| 2014 | 974 | 1,236 | 44.1% | 55.9% | |
| 2013 | 1,003 | 1,262 | 44.3% | 55.7% | |
| 2012 | 996 | 1,201 | 45.3% | 54.7% | |
| 2011 | 937 | 1,112 | 45.7% | 54.3% | |
| 2010 | 932 | 1,215 | 43.4% | 56.6% |

Additionally, female loan officers tend to be older than male loan officers. The average age of a female loan officer is 45.8, while the average age of a male loan officer is 43.6.
While the majority of U.S. loan officers are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 79% of escrow officer are female. On the other hand, some loan officer jobs are dominated by males. 75% of audit partner, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among loan officers. The average male loan officer earns an average annual salary of $50,818, while the average female loan officer earns an average annual income of $44,866, meaning female loan officers make 88 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are loan officers jobs male or female dominated?
Loan Officer jobs are male dominated. 45.4% of loan officers are female and 54.6% of loan officers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female loan officers changed over time?
The number of female loan officers has increased by 2.0% since 2010. In 2010, there were 43.4% female loan officers and the latest data shows that there are 45.4% female loan officers in the U.S.

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