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This question is about production assistant demographics.
47.4% of production assistants are female in the United States. This is 5.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female production assistants has increased by 1.4 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 46,709 female production assistants in the U.S. and 51,835 male production assistants in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 98,544 people with the specific job title of production assistant and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Production Assistants | Male Production Assistants | Percentage Female Production Assistants | Percentage Male Production Assistants | |
| 2019 | 159 | 177 | 47.4% | 52.6% | |
| 2018 | 129 | 179 | 42.0% | 58.0% | |
| 2017 | 121 | 131 | 47.8% | 52.2% | |
| 2016 | 83 | 133 | 38.5% | 61.5% | |
| 2015 | 102 | 145 | 41.4% | 58.6% | |
| 2014 | 103 | 144 | 41.9% | 58.1% | |
| 2013 | 96 | 147 | 39.7% | 60.3% | |
| 2012 | 98 | 126 | 44.0% | 56.0% | |
| 2011 | 87 | 167 | 34.4% | 65.6% | |
| 2010 | 117 | 138 | 46.0% | 54.0% |

Additionally, female production assistants tend to be older than male production assistants. The average age of a female production assistant is 43.2, while the average age of a male production assistant is 37.2.
While the majority of U.S. production assistants are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 88% of screen examiner are female. On the other hand, some production assistant jobs are dominated by males. 94% of greaser, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among production assistants. The average male production assistant earns an average annual salary of $31,403, while the average female production assistant earns an average annual income of $30,127, meaning female production assistants make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are production assistants jobs male or female dominated?
Production Assistant jobs are male dominated. 47.4% of production assistants are female and 52.6% of production assistants are male in the United States.
How has the number of female production assistants changed over time?
The number of female production assistants has increased by 1.4% since 2010. In 2010, there were 46.0% female production assistants and the latest data shows that there are 47.4% female production assistants in the U.S.

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