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This question is about student nurse demographics.
82.0% of student nurses are female in the United States. This is -0.1 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female student nurses has decreased by -4.0 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 123,568 female student nurses in the U.S. and 27,125 male student nurses in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 150,693 people with the specific job title of student nurse and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Student Nurses | Male Student Nurses | Percentage Female Student Nurses | Percentage Male Student Nurses | |
| 2019 | 19,726 | 4,330 | 82.0% | 18.0% | |
| 2018 | 19,856 | 4,335 | 82.1% | 17.9% | |
| 2017 | 19,493 | 4,118 | 82.6% | 17.4% | |
| 2016 | 18,904 | 3,771 | 83.4% | 16.6% | |
| 2015 | 18,704 | 3,583 | 83.9% | 16.1% | |
| 2014 | 18,272 | 3,635 | 83.4% | 16.6% | |
| 2013 | 17,978 | 3,245 | 84.7% | 15.3% | |
| 2012 | 17,803 | 3,070 | 85.3% | 14.7% | |
| 2011 | 17,182 | 2,923 | 85.5% | 14.5% | |
| 2010 | 17,629 | 2,871 | 86.0% | 14.0% |

Additionally, female student nurses tend to be older than male student nurses. The average age of a female student nurse is 44.3, while the average age of a male student nurse is 42.8.
While the majority of U.S. student nurses are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 71% of nutrient management specialist are male. On the other hand, some student nurse jobs are dominated by females. 93% of therapeutic dietitian, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among student nurses. The average male student nurse earns an average annual salary of $63,096, while the average female student nurse earns an average annual income of $58,912, meaning female student nurses make 93 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are student nurses jobs male or female dominated?
Student Nurse jobs are female dominated. 82.0% of student nurses are female and 18.0% of student nurses are male in the United States.
How has the number of female student nurses changed over time?
The number of female student nurses has decreased by -4.0% since 2010. In 2010, there were 86.0% female student nurses and the latest data shows that there are 82.0% female student nurses in the U.S.

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