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This question is about personal assistant demographics.
79.1% of personal assistants are female in the United States. This is -2.0 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female personal assistants has increased by 9.5 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 32,298 female personal assistants in the U.S. and 8,534 male personal assistants in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 40,832 people with the specific job title of personal assistant and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Personal Assistants | Male Personal Assistants | Percentage Female Personal Assistants | Percentage Male Personal Assistants | |
| 2019 | 449 | 118 | 79.1% | 20.9% | |
| 2018 | 434 | 101 | 81.1% | 18.9% | |
| 2017 | 406 | 149 | 73.1% | 26.9% | |
| 2016 | 357 | 138 | 72.1% | 27.9% | |
| 2015 | 344 | 127 | 72.9% | 27.1% | |
| 2014 | 393 | 141 | 73.6% | 26.4% | |
| 2013 | 364 | 122 | 74.8% | 25.2% | |
| 2012 | 291 | 150 | 66.0% | 34.0% | |
| 2011 | 297 | 137 | 68.5% | 31.5% | |
| 2010 | 314 | 137 | 69.6% | 30.4% |

Additionally, female personal assistants tend to be older than male personal assistants. The average age of a female personal assistant is 47.1, while the average age of a male personal assistant is 44.4.
While the majority of U.S. personal assistants are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 85% of bell captain are male. On the other hand, some personal assistant jobs are dominated by females. 75% of personal assistant, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among personal assistants. The average male personal assistant earns an average annual salary of $35,630, while the average female personal assistant earns an average annual income of $33,249, meaning female personal assistants make 93 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are personal assistants jobs male or female dominated?
Personal Assistant jobs are female dominated. 79.1% of personal assistants are female and 20.900000000000006% of personal assistants are male in the United States.
How has the number of female personal assistants changed over time?
The number of female personal assistants has increased by 9.5% since 2010. In 2010, there were 69.6% female personal assistants and the latest data shows that there are 79.1% female personal assistants in the U.S.

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