Learn about the types of people who become javascript developers. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a javascript developer. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming javascript developers at a ratio of 3.32 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2024
25% of javascript developers are female and 75% are male.
Gender Bias, 2024
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a javascript developer 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 javascript developer and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming a javascript developer 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 javascript developers are White, making up 38% of the population. The next highest segments are South Asian and Other, making up 21% and 16% respectively.