Women are highly concentrated in many education support staff occupations: Gender composition of total workforce, all K–12 education workers, and education support staff

Occupation group Women Men
All U.S. workers 47.0% 53.0%
K–12 education workers 74.6% 25.4%
Food service 92.8% 7.2%
Janitor and custodian 32.6% 67.4%
Office and administration 96.4% 3.6%
Paraprofessional 86.2% 13.8%
School bus driver 51.4% 48.6%

Source: EPI analysis of 2022 American Community Survey data.

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