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This question is about research internship demographics.
51.6% of research interns are female in the United States. This is 1.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female research interns has increased by 6.6 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 104,273 female research interns in the U.S. and 97,808 male research interns in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 202,081 people with the specific job title of research internship and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Research Interns | Male Research Interns | Percentage Female Research Interns | Percentage Male Research Interns | |
| 2019 | 1,208 | 1,134 | 51.6% | 48.4% | |
| 2018 | 1,155 | 1,145 | 50.2% | 49.8% | |
| 2017 | 1,064 | 1,096 | 49.2% | 50.8% | |
| 2016 | 978 | 1,009 | 49.2% | 50.8% | |
| 2015 | 918 | 977 | 48.4% | 51.6% | |
| 2014 | 974 | 951 | 50.6% | 49.4% | |
| 2013 | 979 | 953 | 50.7% | 49.3% | |
| 2012 | 777 | 871 | 47.2% | 52.8% | |
| 2011 | 823 | 913 | 47.4% | 52.6% | |
| 2010 | 669 | 819 | 45.0% | 55.0% |

Additionally, female research interns tend to be younger than male research interns. The average age of a female research internship is 36.6, while the average age of a male research internship is 37.8.
While the majority of U.S. research interns are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 88% of timber buyer are male. On the other hand, some research internship jobs are dominated by females. 84% of human resources administrative assistant, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among research interns. The average male research internship earns an average annual salary of $36,611, while the average female research internship earns an average annual income of $32,713, meaning female research interns make 89 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are research interns jobs male or female dominated?
Research Internship jobs are female dominated. 51.6% of research interns are female and 48.4% of research interns are male in the United States.
How has the number of female research interns changed over time?
The number of female research interns has increased by 6.6% since 2010. In 2010, there were 45.0% female research interns and the latest data shows that there are 51.6% female research interns in the U.S.

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