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This question is about stylist demographics.
83.1% of stylists are female in the United States. This is -0.8 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female stylists has decreased by -3.5 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 295,255 female stylists in the U.S. and 60,046 male stylists in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 355,301 people with the specific job title of stylist and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
Year | Female Stylists | Male Stylists | Percentage Female Stylists | Percentage Male Stylists | |
2019 | 2,633 | 534 | 83.1% | 16.9% | |
2018 | 2,769 | 531 | 83.9% | 16.1% | |
2017 | 2,705 | 458 | 85.5% | 14.5% | |
2016 | 2,672 | 490 | 84.5% | 15.5% | |
2015 | 2,632 | 450 | 85.4% | 14.6% | |
2014 | 2,672 | 456 | 85.4% | 14.6% | |
2013 | 2,640 | 459 | 85.2% | 14.8% | |
2012 | 2,613 | 435 | 85.7% | 14.3% | |
2011 | 2,447 | 417 | 85.4% | 14.6% | |
2010 | 2,521 | 388 | 86.6% | 13.4% |
Additionally, female stylists tend to be younger than male stylists. The average age of a female stylist is 39.6, while the average age of a male stylist is 43.0.
While the majority of U.S. stylists are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 70% of barber shop manager are male. On the other hand, some stylist jobs are dominated by females. 85% of electrologist, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among stylists. The average male stylist earns an average annual salary of $36,529, while the average female stylist earns an average annual income of $34,514, meaning female stylists make 94 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are stylists jobs male or female dominated?
Stylist jobs are female dominated. 83.1% of stylists are female and 16.900000000000006% of stylists are male in the United States.
How has the number of female stylists changed over time?
The number of female stylists has decreased by -3.5% since 2010. In 2010, there were 86.6% female stylists and the latest data shows that there are 83.1% female stylists in the U.S.
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