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This question is about technician demographics.
26.8% of technicians are female in the United States. This is 5.4 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female technicians has increased by 11.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 193,906 female technicians in the U.S. and 529,625 male technicians in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 723,531 people with the specific job title of technician and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Technicians | Male Technicians | Percentage Female Technicians | Percentage Male Technicians | |
| 2019 | 1,359 | 3,712 | 26.8% | 73.2% | |
| 2018 | 1,082 | 3,982 | 21.4% | 78.6% | |
| 2017 | 1,417 | 3,619 | 28.1% | 71.9% | |
| 2016 | 816 | 4,172 | 16.4% | 83.6% | |
| 2015 | 951 | 3,864 | 19.8% | 80.2% | |
| 2014 | 1,080 | 3,687 | 22.7% | 77.3% | |
| 2013 | 731 | 4,063 | 15.3% | 84.7% | |
| 2012 | 994 | 3,684 | 21.3% | 78.7% | |
| 2011 | 982 | 3,701 | 21.0% | 79.0% | |
| 2010 | 743 | 3,996 | 15.7% | 84.3% |

Additionally, female technicians tend to be younger than male technicians. The average age of a female technician is 38.9, while the average age of a male technician is 40.5.
While the majority of U.S. technicians are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 84% of phlebotomy services technician are female. On the other hand, some technician jobs are dominated by males. 96% of drivability technician, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among technicians. The average male technician earns an average annual salary of $37,136, while the average female technician earns an average annual income of $35,445, meaning female technicians make 95 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are technicians jobs male or female dominated?
Technician jobs are male dominated. 26.8% of technicians are female and 73.2% of technicians are male in the United States.
How has the number of female technicians changed over time?
The number of female technicians has increased by 11.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 15.7% female technicians and the latest data shows that there are 26.8% female technicians in the U.S.

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