Learn about the types of people who become talent directors. 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 talent director. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More women than men are interested in becoming talent directors at a ratio of 1.06 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
74% of talent directors are female and 26% 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 talent director 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 talent director and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are significantly more men interested in becoming a talent director 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 talent directors are White, making up 77% of the population. The next highest segments are Other and Black or African American, making up 11% and 4% respectively.