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This question is about student teacher demographics.
What percentage of Student Teachers are female?
72.5% of student teachers are female in the United States. This is 3.7 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female student teachers has increased by 2.5 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 1,137,024 female student teachers in the U.S. and 431,285 male student teachers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 1,568,309 people with the specific job title of student teacher and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
Percent Of Female Student Teachers By Year
| Year | Female Student Teachers | Male Student Teachers | Percentage Female Student Teachers | Percentage Male Student Teachers | |
| 2019 | 15,360 | 5,817 | 72.5% | 27.5% | |
| 2018 | 20,172 | 9,155 | 68.8% | 31.2% | |
| 2017 | 19,838 | 8,774 | 69.3% | 30.7% | |
| 2016 | 19,256 | 8,575 | 69.2% | 30.8% | |
| 2015 | 18,709 | 8,320 | 69.2% | 30.8% | |
| 2014 | 19,164 | 8,329 | 69.7% | 30.3% | |
| 2013 | 18,898 | 8,386 | 69.3% | 30.7% | |
| 2012 | 18,689 | 8,231 | 69.4% | 30.6% | |
| 2011 | 18,098 | 7,840 | 69.8% | 30.2% | |
| 2010 | 19,343 | 8,263 | 70.1% | 29.9% |
Additionally, female student teachers tend to be older than male student teachers. The average age of a female student teacher is 42.8, while the average age of a male student teacher is 42.4.
While the majority of U.S. student teachers are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 92% of industrial arts teacher are male. On the other hand, some student teacher jobs are dominated by females. 90% of special education preschool teacher, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among student teachers. The average male student teacher earns an average annual salary of $59,648, while the average female student teacher earns an average annual income of $57,584, meaning female student teachers make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
What Percentage Of Student Teachers Are Female FAQ
Are student teachers jobs male or female dominated?
Student Teacher jobs are female dominated. 72.5% of student teachers are female and 27.5% of student teachers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female student teachers changed over time?
The number of female student teachers has increased by 2.5% since 2010. In 2010, there were 70.1% female student teachers and the latest data shows that there are 72.5% female student teachers in the U.S.
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