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This question is about sales agent demographics.
49.0% of sales agents are female in the United States. This is -3.6 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female sales agents has decreased by -5.5 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 124,598 female sales agents in the U.S. and 129,684 male sales agents in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 254,282 people with the specific job title of sales agent and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Sales Agents | Male Sales Agents | Percentage Female Sales Agents | Percentage Male Sales Agents | |
| 2019 | 731 | 760 | 49.0% | 51.0% | |
| 2018 | 837 | 754 | 52.6% | 47.4% | |
| 2017 | 844 | 719 | 54.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2016 | 784 | 685 | 53.3% | 46.7% | |
| 2015 | 842 | 710 | 54.3% | 45.7% | |
| 2014 | 880 | 698 | 55.8% | 44.2% | |
| 2013 | 938 | 767 | 55.0% | 45.0% | |
| 2012 | 964 | 798 | 54.7% | 45.3% | |
| 2011 | 968 | 743 | 56.6% | 43.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,009 | 841 | 54.5% | 45.5% |

Additionally, female sales agents tend to be older than male sales agents. The average age of a female sales agent is 44.8, while the average age of a male sales agent is 42.9.
While the majority of U.S. sales agents are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 82% of insurance verification specialist are female. On the other hand, some sales agent jobs are dominated by males. 87% of floor broker, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among sales agents. The average male sales agent earns an average annual salary of $43,035, while the average female sales agent earns an average annual income of $38,530, meaning female sales agents make 90 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are sales agents jobs male or female dominated?
Sales Agent jobs are male dominated. 49.0% of sales agents are female and 51.0% of sales agents are male in the United States.
How has the number of female sales agents changed over time?
The number of female sales agents has decreased by -5.5% since 2010. In 2010, there were 54.5% female sales agents and the latest data shows that there are 49.0% female sales agents in the U.S.

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