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This question is about personal care assistant demographics.
83.3% of personal care assistants are female in the United States. This is -0.5 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female personal care assistants has decreased by -3.0 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 98,205 female personal care assistants in the U.S. and 19,689 male personal care assistants in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 117,894 people with the specific job title of personal care assistant and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Personal Care Assistants | Male Personal Care Assistants | Percentage Female Personal Care Assistants | Percentage Male Personal Care Assistants | |
| 2019 | 6,240 | 1,250 | 83.3% | 16.7% | |
| 2018 | 6,416 | 1,237 | 83.8% | 16.2% | |
| 2017 | 6,413 | 1,285 | 83.3% | 16.7% | |
| 2016 | 6,176 | 1,190 | 83.8% | 16.2% | |
| 2015 | 6,063 | 1,119 | 84.4% | 15.6% | |
| 2014 | 5,754 | 1,059 | 84.5% | 15.5% | |
| 2013 | 5,482 | 995 | 84.6% | 15.4% | |
| 2012 | 5,268 | 1,017 | 83.8% | 16.2% | |
| 2011 | 4,868 | 808 | 85.8% | 14.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,624 | 737 | 86.3% | 13.7% |

Additionally, female personal care assistants tend to be older than male personal care assistants. The average age of a female personal care assistant is 47.2, while the average age of a male personal care assistant is 44.7.
While the majority of U.S. personal care assistants are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 75% of intramural director are male. On the other hand, some personal care assistant jobs are dominated by females. 90% of infant childcare provider, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among personal care assistants. The average male personal care assistant earns an average annual salary of $27,881, while the average female personal care assistant earns an average annual income of $27,465, meaning female personal care assistants make 99 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are personal care assistants jobs male or female dominated?
Personal Care Assistant jobs are female dominated. 83.3% of personal care assistants are female and 16.700000000000003% of personal care assistants are male in the United States.
How has the number of female personal care assistants changed over time?
The number of female personal care assistants has decreased by -3.0% since 2010. In 2010, there were 86.3% female personal care assistants and the latest data shows that there are 83.3% female personal care assistants in the U.S.

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