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,
data for occupations common to the industry,
and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Employment by Occupation
(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 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 All Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings by Occupation
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
Employer Compensation Costs
| Data series |
Back
data |
4th quarter
2018 |
1st quarter
2019 |
2nd quarter
2019 |
3rd quarter
2019 |
12-month percent change |
|
Total compensation |
|
2.7% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
Wages and salaries |
|
3.2% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
2.8% |
(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)
(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 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Fatalities |
|
Number of fatalities |
25 |
32 |
34 |
33 |
|
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
|
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in nursing and residential care facilities.
Establishments
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Data extracted on:
January 29, 2020
United States Department of Labor
