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This question is about public relations internship demographics.
72.9% of public relations interns are female in the United States. This is -0.5 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female public relations interns has decreased by -0.9 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 37,418 female public relations interns in the U.S. and 13,911 male public relations interns in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 51,329 people with the specific job title of public relations internship and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Public Relations Interns | Male Public Relations Interns | Percentage Female Public Relations Interns | Percentage Male Public Relations Interns | |
| 2019 | 649 | 241 | 72.9% | 27.1% | |
| 2018 | 737 | 266 | 73.4% | 26.6% | |
| 2017 | 654 | 265 | 71.2% | 28.8% | |
| 2016 | 694 | 231 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 2015 | 694 | 226 | 75.4% | 24.6% | |
| 2014 | 591 | 220 | 72.9% | 27.1% | |
| 2013 | 572 | 256 | 69.1% | 30.9% | |
| 2012 | 654 | 241 | 73.1% | 26.9% | |
| 2011 | 591 | 239 | 71.1% | 28.9% | |
| 2010 | 715 | 253 | 73.8% | 26.2% |

Additionally, female public relations interns tend to be younger than male public relations interns. The average age of a female public relations internship is 39.9, while the average age of a male public relations internship is 41.8.
While the majority of U.S. public relations interns are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 87% of sports announcer are male. On the other hand, some public relations internship jobs are dominated by females. 76% of deaf interpreter, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among public relations interns. The average male public relations internship earns an average annual salary of $29,501, while the average female public relations internship earns an average annual income of $29,347, meaning female public relations interns make 99 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are public relations interns jobs male or female dominated?
Public Relations Internship jobs are female dominated. 72.9% of public relations interns are female and 27.099999999999994% of public relations interns are male in the United States.
How has the number of female public relations interns changed over time?
The number of female public relations interns has decreased by -0.9% since 2010. In 2010, there were 73.8% female public relations interns and the latest data shows that there are 72.9% female public relations interns in the U.S.

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