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This question is about medical assisting extern demographics.
74.8% of medical assisting externs are female in the United States. This is -3.1 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female medical assisting externs has decreased by -10.2 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 466,748 female medical assisting externs in the U.S. and 157,247 male medical assisting externs in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 623,995 people with the specific job title of medical assisting extern and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Medical Assisting Externs | Male Medical Assisting Externs | Percentage Female Medical Assisting Externs | Percentage Male Medical Assisting Externs | |
| 2019 | 2,673 | 901 | 74.8% | 25.2% | |
| 2018 | 2,629 | 748 | 77.9% | 22.1% | |
| 2017 | 2,488 | 729 | 77.3% | 22.7% | |
| 2016 | 2,413 | 773 | 75.7% | 24.3% | |
| 2015 | 2,421 | 734 | 76.7% | 23.3% | |
| 2014 | 2,484 | 626 | 79.9% | 20.1% | |
| 2013 | 2,305 | 577 | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
| 2012 | 2,148 | 502 | 81.1% | 18.9% | |
| 2011 | 2,161 | 496 | 81.3% | 18.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,169 | 384 | 85.0% | 15.0% |

Additionally, female medical assisting externs tend to be older than male medical assisting externs. The average age of a female medical assisting extern is 36.9, while the average age of a male medical assisting extern is 34.7.
While the majority of U.S. medical assisting externs are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 70% of masseur are male. On the other hand, some medical assisting extern jobs are dominated by females. 92% of pathology transcriptionist, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among medical assisting externs. The average male medical assisting extern earns an average annual salary of $39,561, while the average female medical assisting extern earns an average annual income of $38,639, meaning female medical assisting externs make 98 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are medical assisting externs jobs male or female dominated?
Medical Assisting Extern jobs are female dominated. 74.8% of medical assisting externs are female and 25.200000000000003% of medical assisting externs are male in the United States.
How has the number of female medical assisting externs changed over time?
The number of female medical assisting externs has decreased by -10.2% since 2010. In 2010, there were 85.0% female medical assisting externs and the latest data shows that there are 74.8% female medical assisting externs in the U.S.

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