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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

21-0000 Community and Social Service Occupations (Major Group)

Community and Social Service Occupations comprises the following occupations: Counselors, All Other; Marriage and Family Therapists; Rehabilitation Counselors; Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors; Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors; Social Workers, All Other; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers; Healthcare Social Workers; Child, Family, and School Social Workers; Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other; Health Education Specialists; Community Health Workers; Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists; Social and Human Service Assistants; Clergy; Directors, Religious Activities and Education; Religious Workers, All Other


National estimates for Community and Social Service Occupations
Industry profile for Community and Social Service Occupations
Geographic profile for Community and Social Service Occupations

National estimates for Community and Social Service Occupations:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Community and Social Service Occupations:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,313,620 0.4 % $ 26.81 $ 55,760 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Community and Social Service Occupations:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.56 $ 18.67 $ 23.74 $ 31.13 $ 40.19
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,360 $ 38,840 $ 49,380 $ 64,750 $ 83,600


Industry profile for Community and Social Service Occupations:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Community and Social Service Occupations are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Community and Social Service Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Community and Social Service Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services 378,410 13.36 $ 22.78 $ 47,390
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 265,170 4.93 $ 29.25 $ 60,850
Elementary and Secondary Schools 247,500 2.95 $ 33.00 $ 68,640
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 213,200 10.05 $ 26.98 $ 56,120
Outpatient Care Centers 173,310 16.95 $ 25.91 $ 53,890

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Community and Social Service Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 60,060 30.07 $ 19.90 $ 41,400
Religious Organizations 55,270 29.26 $ 27.94 $ 58,110
Other Residential Care Facilities 35,570 23.87 $ 20.02 $ 41,640
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 54,720 20.32 $ 19.38 $ 40,300
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 104,580 17.37 $ 20.38 $ 42,390

Top paying industries for Community and Social Service Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 490 0.13 $ 61.42 $ 127,750
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 940 0.30 $ 53.80 $ 111,900
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 25,240 1.21 $ 42.12 $ 87,610
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 130 0.01 $ 40.95 $ 85,170
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,120 0.14 $ 38.79 $ 80,680


Geographic profile for Community and Social Service Occupations:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Community and Social Service Occupations are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Community and Social Service Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of community and social service occupations by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Community and Social Service Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 329,680 18.69 1.19 $ 31.47 $ 65,450
New York 183,940 20.19 1.29 $ 30.06 $ 62,520
Texas 138,450 10.66 0.68 $ 24.99 $ 51,990
Florida 117,330 12.74 0.81 $ 24.12 $ 50,170
Pennsylvania 101,300 17.43 1.11 $ 24.99 $ 51,980


Map of location quotient of community and social service occupations by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Community and Social Service Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 8,240 28.08 1.80 $ 25.27 $ 52,570
Oregon 43,930 23.16 1.48 $ 27.46 $ 57,120
Massachusetts 82,500 23.14 1.48 $ 28.11 $ 58,470
Alaska 7,050 23.02 1.47 $ 29.09 $ 60,510
Connecticut 33,960 20.82 1.33 $ 29.02 $ 60,360


Map of annual mean wages of community and social service occupations by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Community and Social Service Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 10,750 15.58 1.00 $ 34.39 $ 71,530
California 329,680 18.69 1.19 $ 31.47 $ 65,450
New Jersey 70,090 17.06 1.09 $ 30.15 $ 62,700
New York 183,940 20.19 1.29 $ 30.06 $ 62,520
Washington 57,960 17.02 1.09 $ 29.38 $ 61,100



Map of employment of community and social service occupations by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Community and Social Service Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 168,290 18.32 1.17 $ 31.65 $ 65,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 127,580 20.91 1.34 $ 31.19 $ 64,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 59,460 13.46 0.86 $ 26.84 $ 55,830
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 53,720 19.87 1.27 $ 29.07 $ 60,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 52,220 18.85 1.21 $ 26.96 $ 56,080
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 42,940 14.18 0.91 $ 32.31 $ 67,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 42,470 17.75 1.13 $ 34.57 $ 71,910
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 34,650 13.21 0.84 $ 25.58 $ 53,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 34,130 8.97 0.57 $ 26.34 $ 54,780
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33,420 17.74 1.13 $ 28.12 $ 58,490


Map of location quotient of community and social service occupations by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Community and Social Service Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Bedford, MA 2,820 43.36 2.77 $ 26.77 $ 55,690
Waterbury, CT 2,370 35.93 2.30 $ 26.81 $ 55,770
Springfield, MA-CT 10,960 34.39 2.20 $ 25.63 $ 53,320
Leominster-Gardner, MA 1,740 34.25 2.19 $ 26.02 $ 54,120
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 1,780 33.39 2.13 $ 26.93 $ 56,010
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 1,220 31.72 2.03 $ 23.24 $ 48,340
Duluth, MN-WI 3,740 30.68 1.96 $ 25.32 $ 52,670
Johnstown, PA 1,470 30.56 1.95 $ 21.17 $ 44,040
Ithaca, NY 1,400 29.65 1.89 $ 31.03 $ 64,540
Worcester, MA-CT 8,370 29.58 1.89 $ 26.61 $ 55,350


Map of annual mean wages of community and social service occupations by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Community and Social Service Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 13,790 12.28 0.79 $ 38.55 $ 80,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 42,470 17.75 1.13 $ 34.57 $ 71,910
Napa, CA 1,630 22.02 1.41 $ 33.94 $ 70,600
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 1,060 24.04 1.54 $ 33.80 $ 70,300
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,470 17.94 1.15 $ 33.43 $ 69,540
Stockton-Lodi, CA 4,080 14.85 0.95 $ 32.45 $ 67,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 42,940 14.18 0.91 $ 32.31 $ 67,190
Madera, CA 790 15.53 0.99 $ 32.15 $ 66,860
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 20,390 19.82 1.27 $ 32.02 $ 66,610
Salinas, CA 2,860 15.72 1.00 $ 31.75 $ 66,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Community and Social Service Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 5,650 14.74 0.94 $ 20.97 $ 43,610
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 4,790 25.68 1.64 $ 25.60 $ 53,240
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 4,560 14.18 0.91 $ 22.23 $ 46,230
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 4,230 16.15 1.03 $ 24.82 $ 51,630
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 4,160 24.59 1.57 $ 25.19 $ 52,390

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Community and Social Service Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 3,600 36.77 2.35 $ 19.95 $ 41,490
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 2,370 35.19 2.25 $ 23.79 $ 49,490
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,310 31.80 2.03 $ 26.89 $ 55,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 1,840 29.94 1.91 $ 29.28 $ 60,900
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 1,000 29.85 1.91 $ 28.62 $ 59,520

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Community and Social Service Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,290 21.23 1.36 $ 31.12 $ 64,730
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 1,840 29.94 1.91 $ 29.28 $ 60,900
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 1,000 29.85 1.91 $ 28.62 $ 59,520
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,460 24.22 1.55 $ 28.58 $ 59,440
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,420 14.20 0.91 $ 28.11 $ 58,480


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023