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This question is about project assistant demographics.
65.5% of project assistants are female in the United States. This is -1.1 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female project assistants has decreased by -8.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 77,609 female project assistants in the U.S. and 40,879 male project assistants in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 118,488 people with the specific job title of project assistant and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Project Assistants | Male Project Assistants | Percentage Female Project Assistants | Percentage Male Project Assistants | |
| 2019 | 11,704 | 6,171 | 65.5% | 34.5% | |
| 2018 | 13,290 | 6,662 | 66.6% | 33.4% | |
| 2017 | 16,104 | 7,512 | 68.2% | 31.8% | |
| 2016 | 17,086 | 7,224 | 70.3% | 29.7% | |
| 2015 | 17,210 | 7,360 | 70.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2014 | 17,622 | 6,810 | 72.1% | 27.9% | |
| 2013 | 19,186 | 7,068 | 73.1% | 26.9% | |
| 2012 | 18,947 | 7,123 | 72.7% | 27.3% | |
| 2011 | 19,018 | 6,462 | 74.6% | 25.4% | |
| 2010 | 20,084 | 7,129 | 73.8% | 26.2% |

Additionally, female project assistants tend to be older than male project assistants. The average age of a female project assistant is 50.0, while the average age of a male project assistant is 45.4.
While the majority of U.S. project assistants are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 71% of assistant operator are male. On the other hand, some project assistant jobs are dominated by females. 90% of pathology secretary/transcriptionist, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among project assistants. The average male project assistant earns an average annual salary of $45,573, while the average female project assistant earns an average annual income of $43,677, meaning female project assistants make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are project assistants jobs male or female dominated?
Project Assistant jobs are female dominated. 65.5% of project assistants are female and 34.5% of project assistants are male in the United States.
How has the number of female project assistants changed over time?
The number of female project assistants has decreased by -8.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 73.8% female project assistants and the latest data shows that there are 65.5% female project assistants in the U.S.

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