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This question is about manufacturing team member demographics.
47.9% of manufacturing team members are female in the United States. This is -0.3 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female manufacturing team members has decreased by -2.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 228,780 female manufacturing team members in the U.S. and 248,841 male manufacturing team members in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 477,621 people with the specific job title of manufacturing team member and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Manufacturing Team Members | Male Manufacturing Team Members | Percentage Female Manufacturing Team Members | Percentage Male Manufacturing Team Members | |
| 2019 | 3,019 | 3,287 | 47.9% | 52.1% | |
| 2018 | 3,131 | 3,372 | 48.1% | 51.9% | |
| 2017 | 3,086 | 3,383 | 47.7% | 52.3% | |
| 2016 | 3,111 | 3,287 | 48.6% | 51.4% | |
| 2015 | 3,152 | 3,434 | 47.9% | 52.1% | |
| 2014 | 3,137 | 3,403 | 48.0% | 52.0% | |
| 2013 | 3,162 | 3,282 | 49.1% | 50.9% | |
| 2012 | 3,009 | 2,903 | 50.9% | 49.1% | |
| 2011 | 3,028 | 2,957 | 50.6% | 49.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,749 | 2,749 | 50.0% | 50.0% |

Additionally, female manufacturing team members tend to be older than male manufacturing team members. The average age of a female manufacturing team member is 45.6, while the average age of a male manufacturing team member is 42.9.
While the majority of U.S. manufacturing team members are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 72% of sewing machine assembler are female. On the other hand, some manufacturing team member jobs are dominated by males. 92% of screw driver operator, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among manufacturing team members. The average male manufacturing team member earns an average annual salary of $30,156, while the average female manufacturing team member earns an average annual income of $27,694, meaning female manufacturing team members make 92 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are manufacturing team members jobs male or female dominated?
Manufacturing Team Member jobs are male dominated. 47.9% of manufacturing team members are female and 52.1% of manufacturing team members are male in the United States.
How has the number of female manufacturing team members changed over time?
The number of female manufacturing team members has decreased by -2.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 50.0% female manufacturing team members and the latest data shows that there are 47.9% female manufacturing team members in the U.S.

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