Industries at a Glance

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations: NAICS 813

About the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations subsector

The religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations subsector is part of the other services (except public administration) sector.

Industries in the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations subsector group establishments that organize and promote religious activities; support various causes through grantmaking; advocate various social and political causes; and promote and defend the interests of their members.

North American Industry Classification System

The religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations subsector consists of these industry groups:

Religious Organizations: NAICS 8131
Grantmaking and Giving Services: NAICS 8132
Social Advocacy Organizations: NAICS 8133
Civic and Social Organizations: NAICS 8134
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations: NAICS 8139

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment


Data series	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Jan. 2020
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	3,018.3	3,024.5	(p)3,027.0	(p)3,033.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	2,487.6	2,488.3	(p)2,482.4
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.0%	2.2%	2.6%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2018
Clergy	23,590
Public relations specialists	40,770
Self-enrichment education teachers	18,980
Social and community service managers	13,480
Social and human service assistants	27,920

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

(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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Sep. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
Average hourly earnings	$29.35	$29.23	$29.30	(p)$29.68
Average weekly hours	31.4	31.0	31.1	(p)31.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Sep. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
Average hourly earnings	$23.92	$23.86	$23.93	(p)$24.17
Average weekly hours	30.2	29.9	29.9	(p)30.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2018
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Clergy	21.09	24.84	43,860	51,660
Public relations specialists	28.46	32.60	59,200	67,810
Self-enrichment education teachers	16.77	19.75	34,890	41,080
Social and community service managers	33.69	38.28	70,080	79,630
Social and human service assistants	17.21	18.35	35,800	38,160

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations. 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	35	44	35	35
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.


Data series	2018
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	0.9
Cases involving days away from work	0.6
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.3
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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Establishments


Data series	3rd quarter 2018	4th quarter 2018	1st quarter 2019	2nd quarter 2019
Number of establishments
Private industry	149,264	149,820	(p)149,854	(p)150,545
Local government	460	457	(p)457	(p)459
State government	137	137	(p)138	(p)136
Federal government	38	39	(p)37	(p)33
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Data extracted on: February 21, 2020