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This question is about sales associate and cashier demographics.
74.4% of sales associate and cashiers are female in the United States. This is 0.9 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female sales associate and cashiers has decreased by -1.5 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 4,388,206 female sales associate and cashiers in the U.S. and 1,509,921 male sales associate and cashiers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 5,898,127 people with the specific job title of sales associate and cashier and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Sales Associate And Cashiers | Male Sales Associate And Cashiers | Percentage Female Sales Associate And Cashiers | Percentage Male Sales Associate And Cashiers | |
| 2019 | 11,008 | 3,790 | 74.4% | 25.6% | |
| 2018 | 11,826 | 4,270 | 73.5% | 26.5% | |
| 2017 | 11,809 | 4,191 | 73.8% | 26.2% | |
| 2016 | 12,051 | 4,163 | 74.3% | 25.7% | |
| 2015 | 11,900 | 3,803 | 75.8% | 24.2% | |
| 2014 | 11,773 | 3,823 | 75.5% | 24.5% | |
| 2013 | 12,521 | 4,200 | 74.9% | 25.1% | |
| 2012 | 12,688 | 4,164 | 75.3% | 24.7% | |
| 2011 | 12,579 | 4,031 | 75.7% | 24.3% | |
| 2010 | 12,459 | 3,947 | 75.9% | 24.1% |

Additionally, female sales associate and cashiers tend to be older than male sales associate and cashiers. The average age of a female sales associate and cashier is 35.2, while the average age of a male sales associate and cashier is 30.2.
While the majority of U.S. sales associate and cashiers are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 89% of cart associate are male. On the other hand, some sales associate and cashier jobs are dominated by females. 88% of bra specialist, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among sales associate and cashiers. The average male sales associate and cashier earns an average annual salary of $24,771, while the average female sales associate and cashier earns an average annual income of $24,536, meaning female sales associate and cashiers make 99 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are sales associate and cashiers jobs male or female dominated?
Sales Associate And Cashier jobs are female dominated. 74.4% of sales associate and cashiers are female and 25.599999999999994% of sales associate and cashiers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female sales associate and cashiers changed over time?
The number of female sales associate and cashiers has decreased by -1.5% since 2010. In 2010, there were 75.9% female sales associate and cashiers and the latest data shows that there are 74.4% female sales associate and cashiers in the U.S.

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