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This question is about machinist demographics.
8.8% of machinists are female in the United States. This is 0.0 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female machinists has increased by 0.9 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 29,245 female machinists in the U.S. and 303,093 male machinists in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 332,338 people with the specific job title of machinist and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Machinists | Male Machinists | Percentage Female Machinists | Percentage Male Machinists | |
| 2019 | 237 | 2,469 | 8.8% | 91.2% | |
| 2018 | 215 | 2,245 | 8.8% | 91.2% | |
| 2017 | 235 | 2,414 | 8.9% | 91.1% | |
| 2016 | 196 | 2,306 | 7.8% | 92.2% | |
| 2015 | 203 | 2,400 | 7.8% | 92.2% | |
| 2014 | 233 | 2,460 | 8.7% | 91.3% | |
| 2013 | 238 | 2,584 | 8.4% | 91.6% | |
| 2012 | 222 | 2,490 | 8.2% | 91.8% | |
| 2011 | 254 | 2,350 | 9.8% | 90.2% | |
| 2010 | 198 | 2,324 | 7.9% | 92.1% |

Additionally, female machinists tend to be younger than male machinists. The average age of a female machinist is 47.4, while the average age of a male machinist is 48.7.
While the majority of U.S. machinists are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 63% of special process person are female. On the other hand, some machinist jobs are dominated by males. 96% of die repair machinist, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among machinists. The average male machinist earns an average annual salary of $45,145, while the average female machinist earns an average annual income of $40,126, meaning female machinists make 89 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are machinists jobs male or female dominated?
Machinist jobs are male dominated. 8.8% of machinists are female and 91.2% of machinists are male in the United States.
How has the number of female machinists changed over time?
The number of female machinists has increased by 0.9% since 2010. In 2010, there were 7.9% female machinists and the latest data shows that there are 8.8% female machinists in the U.S.

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