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This question is about tax preparer demographics.
69.4% of tax preparers are female in the United States. This is -4.7 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female tax preparers has decreased by -0.6 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 39,130 female tax preparers in the U.S. and 17,254 male tax preparers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 56,384 people with the specific job title of tax preparer and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Tax Preparers | Male Tax Preparers | Percentage Female Tax Preparers | Percentage Male Tax Preparers | |
| 2019 | 337 | 149 | 69.4% | 30.6% | |
| 2018 | 435 | 152 | 74.1% | 25.9% | |
| 2017 | 356 | 145 | 71.1% | 28.9% | |
| 2016 | 370 | 173 | 68.1% | 31.9% | |
| 2015 | 383 | 135 | 73.8% | 26.2% | |
| 2014 | 366 | 154 | 70.4% | 29.6% | |
| 2013 | 333 | 166 | 66.8% | 33.2% | |
| 2012 | 325 | 124 | 72.4% | 27.6% | |
| 2011 | 296 | 114 | 72.0% | 28.0% | |
| 2010 | 292 | 125 | 70.0% | 30.0% |

Additionally, female tax preparers tend to be older than male tax preparers. The average age of a female tax preparer is 48.3, while the average age of a male tax preparer is 46.1.
While the majority of U.S. tax preparers are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 75% of audit partner are male. On the other hand, some tax preparer jobs are dominated by females. 79% of escrow officer, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among tax preparers. The average male tax preparer earns an average annual salary of $55,310, while the average female tax preparer earns an average annual income of $53,901, meaning female tax preparers make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are tax preparers jobs male or female dominated?
Tax Preparer jobs are female dominated. 69.4% of tax preparers are female and 30.599999999999994% of tax preparers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female tax preparers changed over time?
The number of female tax preparers has decreased by -0.6% since 2010. In 2010, there were 70.0% female tax preparers and the latest data shows that there are 69.4% female tax preparers in the U.S.

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