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This question is about social work internship demographics.
78.9% of social work interns are female in the United States. This is -1.3 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female social work interns has increased by 1.9 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 120,402 female social work interns in the U.S. and 32,200 male social work interns in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 152,602 people with the specific job title of social work internship and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Social Work Interns | Male Social Work Interns | Percentage Female Social Work Interns | Percentage Male Social Work Interns | |
| 2019 | 1,211 | 323 | 78.9% | 21.1% | |
| 2018 | 1,260 | 311 | 80.2% | 19.8% | |
| 2017 | 1,123 | 311 | 78.3% | 21.7% | |
| 2016 | 1,048 | 286 | 78.5% | 21.5% | |
| 2015 | 1,050 | 237 | 81.5% | 18.5% | |
| 2014 | 987 | 239 | 80.5% | 19.5% | |
| 2013 | 691 | 209 | 76.7% | 23.3% | |
| 2012 | 727 | 195 | 78.8% | 21.2% | |
| 2011 | 807 | 194 | 80.6% | 19.4% | |
| 2010 | 780 | 232 | 77.0% | 23.0% |

Additionally, female social work interns tend to be older than male social work interns. The average age of a female social work internship is 42.9, while the average age of a male social work internship is 42.6.
While the majority of U.S. social work interns are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 65% of donation worker are male. On the other hand, some social work internship jobs are dominated by females. 87% of certified lactation counselor, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among social work interns. The average male social work internship earns an average annual salary of $41,340, while the average female social work internship earns an average annual income of $40,170, meaning female social work interns make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are social work interns jobs male or female dominated?
Social Work Internship jobs are female dominated. 78.9% of social work interns are female and 21.099999999999994% of social work interns are male in the United States.
How has the number of female social work interns changed over time?
The number of female social work interns has increased by 1.9% since 2010. In 2010, there were 77.0% female social work interns and the latest data shows that there are 78.9% female social work interns in the U.S.

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