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This question is about quality control inspector demographics.
42.8% of quality control inspectors are female in the United States. This is 0.5 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female quality control inspectors has decreased by -2.3 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 196,415 female quality control inspectors in the U.S. and 262,499 male quality control inspectors in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 458,914 people with the specific job title of quality control inspector and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Quality Control Inspectors | Male Quality Control Inspectors | Percentage Female Quality Control Inspectors | Percentage Male Quality Control Inspectors | |
| 2019 | 2,344 | 3,130 | 42.8% | 57.2% | |
| 2018 | 2,451 | 3,337 | 42.3% | 57.7% | |
| 2017 | 2,397 | 3,162 | 43.1% | 56.9% | |
| 2016 | 2,379 | 3,154 | 43.0% | 57.0% | |
| 2015 | 2,290 | 3,164 | 42.0% | 58.0% | |
| 2014 | 2,360 | 3,117 | 43.1% | 56.9% | |
| 2013 | 2,326 | 3,082 | 43.0% | 57.0% | |
| 2012 | 2,318 | 2,940 | 44.1% | 55.9% | |
| 2011 | 2,257 | 2,721 | 45.3% | 54.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,241 | 2,727 | 45.1% | 54.9% |

Additionally, female quality control inspectors tend to be older than male quality control inspectors. The average age of a female quality control inspector is 46.6, while the average age of a male quality control inspector is 44.7.
While the majority of U.S. quality control inspectors 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 quality control inspector jobs are dominated by males. 94% of greaser, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among quality control inspectors. The average male quality control inspector earns an average annual salary of $36,298, while the average female quality control inspector earns an average annual income of $32,815, meaning female quality control inspectors make 90 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are quality control inspectors jobs male or female dominated?
Quality Control Inspector jobs are male dominated. 42.8% of quality control inspectors are female and 57.2% of quality control inspectors are male in the United States.
How has the number of female quality control inspectors changed over time?
The number of female quality control inspectors has decreased by -2.3% since 2010. In 2010, there were 45.1% female quality control inspectors and the latest data shows that there are 42.8% female quality control inspectors in the U.S.

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