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This question is about telemarketer demographics.
64.9% of telemarketers are female in the United States. This is 6.0 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female telemarketers has increased by 2.5 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 77,373 female telemarketers in the U.S. and 41,847 male telemarketers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 119,220 people with the specific job title of telemarketer and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Telemarketers | Male Telemarketers | Percentage Female Telemarketers | Percentage Male Telemarketers | |
| 2019 | 141 | 76 | 64.9% | 35.1% | |
| 2018 | 165 | 114 | 59.0% | 41.0% | |
| 2017 | 170 | 110 | 60.6% | 39.4% | |
| 2016 | 195 | 117 | 62.4% | 37.6% | |
| 2015 | 245 | 160 | 60.4% | 39.6% | |
| 2014 | 244 | 165 | 59.5% | 40.5% | |
| 2013 | 274 | 205 | 57.2% | 42.8% | |
| 2012 | 325 | 198 | 62.2% | 37.8% | |
| 2011 | 334 | 180 | 65.0% | 35.0% | |
| 2010 | 354 | 213 | 62.4% | 37.6% |

Additionally, female telemarketers tend to be younger than male telemarketers. The average age of a female telemarketer is 37.3, while the average age of a male telemarketer is 37.4.
While the majority of U.S. telemarketers are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 89% of sales engineering manager are male. On the other hand, some telemarketer jobs are dominated by females. 86% of wedding consultant, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among telemarketers. The average male telemarketer earns an average annual salary of $32,819, while the average female telemarketer earns an average annual income of $30,995, meaning female telemarketers make 94 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are telemarketers jobs male or female dominated?
Telemarketer jobs are female dominated. 64.9% of telemarketers are female and 35.099999999999994% of telemarketers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female telemarketers changed over time?
The number of female telemarketers has increased by 2.5% since 2010. In 2010, there were 62.4% female telemarketers and the latest data shows that there are 64.9% female telemarketers in the U.S.

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