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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	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	2,853.2	2,859.1	(p)2,864.0	(p)2,869.0
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	2,300.9	2,299.2	(p)2,284.0
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.6%	3.1%	2.3%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2021
Clergy	22,960
Public relations specialists	37,820
Self-enrichment education teachers	16,610
Social and community service managers	12,960
Social and human service assistants	22,380

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023
Average hourly earnings	$33.20	$33.18	$33.34	(p)$33.69
Average weekly hours	32.2	31.8	31.8	(p)32.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023
Average hourly earnings	$27.64	$27.65	$27.75	(p)$27.83
Average weekly hours	31.0	30.6	30.6	(p)30.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2021
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Clergy	22.92	26.81	47,680	55,770
Public relations specialists	30.17	34.86	62,750	72,500
Self-enrichment education teachers	18.50	26.09	38,480	54,270
Social and community service managers	34.12	37.15	70,960	77,270
Social and human service assistants	18.37	19.75	38,210	41,070

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	35	35	25	22
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.


Data series	2021
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.3
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	0.7
Cases involving days away from work	0.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.2
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	4th quarter 2021	1st quarter 2022	2nd quarter 2022	3rd quarter 2022
Number of establishments
Private industry	162,711	(p)165,476	(p)167,731	(p)169,491
Local government	451	(p)462	(p)464	(p)458
State government	134	(p)136	(p)136	(p)146
Federal government	33	(p)34	(p)33	(p)34
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Data extracted on: March 21, 2023