Learn about the types of people who become digital colourists. 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 a digital colourist. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More women than men are interested in becoming digital colourists at a ratio of 1.05 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
64% of digital colourists are female and 36% 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 a digital colourist 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 digital colourist and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming a digital colourist 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 digital colourists are White, making up 67% of the population. The next highest segments are Other and South Asian, making up 15% and 9% respectively.