What percentage of Patient Care Assistants are female?

While the majority of U.S. patient care assistants are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 73% of corpsman are male. On the other hand, some patient care assistant jobs are dominated by females. 84% of licensed nursing assistant, for instance, are female.

Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among patient care assistants. The average male patient care assistant earns an average annual salary of $31,588, while the average female patient care assistant earns an average annual income of $30,020, meaning female patient care assistants make 95 cents for every dollar a man earns.

What Percentage Of Patient Care Assistants Are Female FAQ

1. Are patient care assistants jobs male or female dominated?

   Patient Care Assistant jobs are female dominated. 83.9% of patient care assistants are female and 16.099999999999994% of patient care assistants are male in the United States.

2. How has the number of female patient care assistants changed over time?

   The number of female patient care assistants has increased by 1.8% since 2010. In 2010, there were 82.1% female patient care assistants and the latest data shows that there are 83.9% female patient care assistants in the U.S.