Learn about the types of people who become family practitioners. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2022
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a family practitioner. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More women than men are interested in becoming family practitioners at a ratio of 1.38 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2022
68% of family practitioners are female and 32% are male.
Gender Bias, 2022
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a family practitioner 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 a family practitioner and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming a family practitioner 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 family practitioners are White, making up 77% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and South Asian, making up 15% and 8% respectively.