In 2010, women represented 71% of the U.S. pediatrician workforce under the age of 35 years and over 56% of all pediatricians, according to data from the American Medical Association.
The total number of pediatricians (including those in related subspecialties) in the United States in 2010 was 76,401 – 56% women and 44% men. The total number of physicians in 2010 was 985,375, of whom 688,468 (70%) were men and 296,907 (30%) were women, the AMA reported.
Note: AMA Physician Masterfile contained data on 33,322 male and 43,079 female pediatricians (including subspecialists) in the United States in 2010.
Source: American Medical Association