Women make up the vast majority of domestic workers: Share of workers who are women or men, for domestic workers, for all other workers, and by domestic worker occupation, 2019
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic workers | 91.5% | 8.5% |
| All other workers | 46.3% | 53.7% |
| House cleaners | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| Nannies | 96.8% | 3.2% |
| Child care (in own home) | 97.2% | 2.8% |
| Home care (non-agency) | 86.1% | 13.9% |
| Home care (agency-based) | 88.8% | 11.2% |
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this figure draws from pooled 2017–2019 microdata.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.2 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org