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This question is about pharmacist technician demographics.
74.4% of pharmacist technicians are female in the United States. This is -3.6 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female pharmacist technicians has decreased by -2.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 334,108 female pharmacist technicians in the U.S. and 114,962 male pharmacist technicians in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 449,070 people with the specific job title of pharmacist technician and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Pharmacist Technicians | Male Pharmacist Technicians | Percentage Female Pharmacist Technicians | Percentage Male Pharmacist Technicians | |
| 2019 | 1,764 | 607 | 74.4% | 25.6% | |
| 2018 | 1,901 | 534 | 78.0% | 22.0% | |
| 2017 | 3,203 | 1,100 | 74.4% | 25.6% | |
| 2016 | 3,073 | 947 | 76.4% | 23.6% | |
| 2015 | 3,025 | 916 | 76.7% | 23.3% | |
| 2014 | 3,010 | 1,086 | 73.5% | 26.5% | |
| 2013 | 2,718 | 831 | 76.6% | 23.4% | |
| 2012 | 2,660 | 794 | 77.0% | 23.0% | |
| 2011 | 2,713 | 807 | 77.1% | 22.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,712 | 823 | 76.7% | 23.3% |

Additionally, female pharmacist technicians tend to be older than male pharmacist technicians. The average age of a female pharmacist technician is 38.3, while the average age of a male pharmacist technician is 34.5.
While the majority of U.S. pharmacist technicians are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 86% of armorer technician are male. On the other hand, some pharmacist technician jobs are dominated by females. 89% of radiographer, mammographer, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among pharmacist technicians. The average male pharmacist technician earns an average annual salary of $37,087, while the average female pharmacist technician earns an average annual income of $36,016, meaning female pharmacist technicians make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are pharmacist technicians jobs male or female dominated?
Pharmacist Technician jobs are female dominated. 74.4% of pharmacist technicians are female and 25.599999999999994% of pharmacist technicians are male in the United States.
How has the number of female pharmacist technicians changed over time?
The number of female pharmacist technicians has decreased by -2.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 76.7% female pharmacist technicians and the latest data shows that there are 74.4% female pharmacist technicians in the U.S.

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