Nursing and Residential Care Facilities: NAICS 623

About the Nursing and Residential Care Facilities subsector

The nursing and residential care facilities subsector is part of the health care and social assistance sector.

Industries in the Nursing and Residential Care Facilities subsector provide residential care combined with either nursing, supervisory, or other types of care as required by the residents. In this subsector, the facilities are a significant part of the production process and the care provided is a mix of health and social services with the health services being largely some level of nursing services.

North American Industry Classification System

The nursing and residential care facilities subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Nursing Care Facilities: NAICS 6231
  • Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities: NAICS 6232
  • Community Care Facilities for the Elderly: NAICS 6233
  • Other Residential Care Facilities: NAICS 6239

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in nursing and residential care facilities. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

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2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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3,064.7 3,073.6 (P) 3,075.0 (P) 3,081.0

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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2,740.4 2,749.0 (P) 2,733.8  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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11 6 (1) - 12

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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658 421 (1) - 659

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2008
1st quarter
2009
2nd quarter
2009
3rd quarter
2009

Extended mass layoff events

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6 7 (P) 4 (P) 5

Separations

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688 874 (P) 329 (P) 424

Initial claimants

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412 722 (P) 539 (P) 413

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Home health aides

388,170

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

256,050

Medical and health services managers

32,350

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

775,510

Registered nurses

162,190

Note: These employment estimates include employment in both the private-sector and government.

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for nursing and residential care facilities.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in nursing and residential care facilities. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2009
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2009

Average hourly earnings

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$14.02 $14.07 $14.02 (P) $14.29

Average weekly hours

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31.6 32.0 32.1 (P) 32.1

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Home health aides

$9.81 $10.16 $20,410 $21,130

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

$19.44 $19.94 $40,440 $41,470

Medical and health services managers

$32.13 $34.75 $66,830 $72,270

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

$11.07 $11.31 $23,030 $23,520

Registered nurses

$27.20 $27.82 $56,570 $57,870

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs

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4th quarter
2008
1st quarter
2009
2nd quarter
2009
3rd quarter
2009

12-month percent change

 

Total compensation

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2.9% 2.6% 2.2% 1.8%

Wages and salaries

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3.0% 2.7% 2.3% 2.0%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)



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Compensation component
($ per hour worked)
Percent of total compensation

Compensation costs

 

Total compensation

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19.81 100.0

Wages and salaries

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14.43 72.9

Total benefits

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5.37 27.1

Insurance

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1.48 7.5

Retirement

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0.29 1.5

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in nursing and residential care facilities. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2005 2006 2007 2008

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

15 23 21 (P) 20

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

9.1 8.9 8.8 8.4

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

5.7 5.4 5.2 5.0

Cases involving days away from work

2.9 2.6 2.6 2.5

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in nursing and residential care facilities.

Establishments

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2nd quarter
2008
3rd quarter
2008
4th quarter
2008
1st quarter
2009

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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67,771 68,080 68,354 (P) 68,923

Local government

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803 802 798 (P) 810

State government

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992 1,010 1,018 (P) 995

Federal government

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9 9 9 (P) 9

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: November 20, 2009