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This question is about process engineer demographics.
18.6% of process engineers are female in the United States. This is -2.9 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female process engineers has increased by 1.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 47,230 female process engineers in the U.S. and 206,697 male process engineers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 253,927 people with the specific job title of process engineer and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Process Engineers | Male Process Engineers | Percentage Female Process Engineers | Percentage Male Process Engineers | |
| 2019 | 357 | 1,562 | 18.6% | 81.4% | |
| 2018 | 349 | 1,272 | 21.6% | 78.4% | |
| 2017 | 341 | 1,343 | 20.3% | 79.7% | |
| 2016 | 325 | 1,192 | 21.4% | 78.6% | |
| 2015 | 291 | 1,199 | 19.5% | 80.5% | |
| 2014 | 248 | 1,099 | 18.4% | 81.6% | |
| 2013 | 296 | 1,146 | 20.5% | 79.5% | |
| 2012 | 245 | 1,008 | 19.6% | 80.4% | |
| 2011 | 215 | 997 | 17.7% | 82.3% | |
| 2010 | 232 | 1,109 | 17.3% | 82.7% |

Additionally, female process engineers tend to be younger than male process engineers. The average age of a female process engineer is 41.2, while the average age of a male process engineer is 43.7.
While the majority of U.S. process engineers are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 83% of domestic engineer are female. On the other hand, some process engineer jobs are dominated by males. 93% of senior field service engineer, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among process engineers. The average male process engineer earns an average annual salary of $83,616, while the average female process engineer earns an average annual income of $80,020, meaning female process engineers make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are process engineers jobs male or female dominated?
Process Engineer jobs are male dominated. 18.6% of process engineers are female and 81.4% of process engineers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female process engineers changed over time?
The number of female process engineers has increased by 1.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 17.3% female process engineers and the latest data shows that there are 18.6% female process engineers in the U.S.

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