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This question is about tutor demographics.
62.4% of tutors are female in the United States. This is 1.5 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female tutors has increased by 0.4 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 223,904 female tutors in the U.S. and 134,918 male tutors in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 358,822 people with the specific job title of tutor and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Tutors | Male Tutors | Percentage Female Tutors | Percentage Male Tutors | |
| 2019 | 3,041 | 1,835 | 62.4% | 37.6% | |
| 2018 | 2,787 | 1,792 | 60.9% | 39.1% | |
| 2017 | 2,750 | 1,825 | 60.1% | 39.9% | |
| 2016 | 2,518 | 1,639 | 60.6% | 39.4% | |
| 2015 | 2,646 | 1,564 | 62.9% | 37.1% | |
| 2014 | 2,637 | 1,706 | 60.7% | 39.3% | |
| 2013 | 2,603 | 1,675 | 60.8% | 39.2% | |
| 2012 | 2,440 | 1,626 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 2011 | 2,668 | 1,602 | 62.5% | 37.5% | |
| 2010 | 2,643 | 1,623 | 62.0% | 38.0% |

Additionally, female tutors tend to be younger than male tutors. The average age of a female tutor is 41.8, while the average age of a male tutor is 42.2.
While the majority of U.S. tutors are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 77% of guitar teacher are male. On the other hand, some tutor jobs are dominated by females. 84% of early childhood education instructor, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among tutors. The average male tutor earns an average annual salary of $36,606, while the average female tutor earns an average annual income of $34,623, meaning female tutors make 95 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are tutors jobs male or female dominated?
Tutor jobs are female dominated. 62.4% of tutors are female and 37.6% of tutors are male in the United States.
How has the number of female tutors changed over time?
The number of female tutors has increased by 0.4% since 2010. In 2010, there were 62.0% female tutors and the latest data shows that there are 62.4% female tutors in the U.S.

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