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This question is about operation supervisor demographics.
30.7% of operation supervisors are female in the United States. This is -1.7 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female operation supervisors has increased by 1.0 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 16,767 female operation supervisors in the U.S. and 37,851 male operation supervisors in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 54,618 people with the specific job title of operation supervisor and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Operation Supervisors | Male Operation Supervisors | Percentage Female Operation Supervisors | Percentage Male Operation Supervisors | |
| 2019 | 1,756 | 3,963 | 30.7% | 69.3% | |
| 2018 | 2,238 | 4,661 | 32.4% | 67.6% | |
| 2017 | 2,109 | 4,840 | 30.4% | 69.6% | |
| 2016 | 2,051 | 4,789 | 30.0% | 70.0% | |
| 2015 | 2,051 | 4,651 | 30.6% | 69.4% | |
| 2014 | 1,958 | 4,736 | 29.2% | 70.8% | |
| 2013 | 1,934 | 4,839 | 28.6% | 71.4% | |
| 2012 | 1,909 | 4,675 | 29.0% | 71.0% | |
| 2011 | 1,942 | 4,551 | 29.9% | 70.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,987 | 4,703 | 29.7% | 70.3% |

Additionally, female operation supervisors tend to be older than male operation supervisors. The average age of a female operation supervisor is 46.9, while the average age of a male operation supervisor is 46.4.
While the majority of U.S. operation supervisors are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 81% of word processing supervisor are female. On the other hand, some operation supervisor jobs are dominated by males. 94% of pressroom foreman, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among operation supervisors. The average male operation supervisor earns an average annual salary of $54,248, while the average female operation supervisor earns an average annual income of $45,945, meaning female operation supervisors make 85 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are operation supervisors jobs male or female dominated?
Operation Supervisor jobs are male dominated. 30.7% of operation supervisors are female and 69.3% of operation supervisors are male in the United States.
How has the number of female operation supervisors changed over time?
The number of female operation supervisors has increased by 1.0% since 2010. In 2010, there were 29.7% female operation supervisors and the latest data shows that there are 30.7% female operation supervisors in the U.S.

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