Learn about the types of people who become air weapons specialists. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming an air weapons specialist. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming air weapons specialists at a ratio of 5.30 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
28% of air weapons specialists are female and 72% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being an air weapons specialist and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming an air weapons specialist and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming an air weapons specialist than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of air weapons specialists are White, making up 54% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and Other, making up 21% and 12% respectively.