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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

21-1029 Social Workers, All Other

All social workers not listed separately.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
58,410 1.5 % $29.69 $61,750 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.45 $20.95 $29.44 $37.84 $43.65
Annual Wage (2) $34,210 $43,570 $61,230 $78,720 $90,800


Industry profile for this occupation:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 16,180 0.81 $36.51 $75,940
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 14,650 0.26 $32.28 $67,140
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,440 0.48 $22.98 $47,790
Individual and Family Services 4,900 0.19 $22.72 $47,260
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 2,600 1.43 $22.17 $46,120

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 2,600 1.43 $22.17 $46,120
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 16,180 0.81 $36.51 $75,940
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,440 0.48 $22.98 $47,790
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 14,650 0.26 $32.28 $67,140
Social Advocacy Organizations 490 0.22 $23.17 $48,180

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 100 0.03 $39.93 $83,050
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 16,180 0.81 $36.51 $75,940
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (8) (8) $35.69 $74,240
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,370 0.02 $34.98 $72,760
Insurance Carriers 70 0.01 $33.59 $69,870


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 12,210 0.70 1.77 $34.14 $71,020
New York 4,910 0.52 1.30 $32.49 $67,580
Florida 3,880 0.44 1.11 $24.99 $51,980
Ohio 2,870 0.53 1.32 $25.79 $53,650
South Carolina 2,770 1.32 3.31 $21.97 $45,700




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Carolina 2,770 1.32 3.31 $21.97 $45,700
Montana 560 1.20 3.02 $21.31 $44,320
Oregon 2,170 1.14 2.87 $26.44 $55,000
Maine 580 0.95 2.40 $25.86 $53,790
California 12,210 0.70 1.77 $34.14 $71,020




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 200 0.32 0.80 $39.19 $81,520
Rhode Island 130 0.28 0.69 $35.83 $74,520
Massachusetts 520 0.14 0.36 $35.76 $74,390
New Hampshire (8) (8) (8) $35.65 $74,160
Georgia 980 0.22 0.55 $35.50 $73,830





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 3,330 0.34 0.87 $33.74 $70,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,160 0.35 0.87 $34.23 $71,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,600 1.04 2.61 $35.02 $72,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,380 0.56 1.41 $38.93 $80,980
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,140 1.12 2.82 $37.32 $77,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,120 0.24 0.60 $34.19 $71,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,080 0.89 2.25 $27.44 $57,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,000 0.38 0.95 $24.70 $51,380
Columbia, SC 930 2.43 6.12 $22.38 $46,540
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 900 0.79 1.98 $46.96 $97,680




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, SC 930 2.43 6.12 $22.38 $46,540
Yuba City, CA 100 2.23 5.61 $30.25 $62,930
Merced, CA 160 2.09 5.27 (8) (8)
El Centro, CA 120 2.05 5.16 $26.07 $54,220
Redding, CA 130 1.93 4.84 $26.67 $55,470
Bakersfield, CA 570 1.80 4.52 $28.58 $59,450
Salem, OR 310 1.76 4.43 $26.63 $55,390
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 70 1.68 4.23 $34.02 $70,770
Great Falls, MT 60 1.67 4.21 $18.70 $38,890
Iowa City, IA 150 1.60 4.02 $26.15 $54,390




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 900 0.79 1.98 $46.96 $97,680
Anchorage, AK 60 0.36 0.89 $40.85 $84,970
Savannah, GA 50 0.28 0.71 $40.38 $84,000
Springfield, MA-CT 70 0.21 0.53 $40.16 $83,540
Napa, CA 40 0.48 1.21 $39.50 $82,160
Urban Honolulu, HI 180 0.39 0.98 $38.98 $81,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,380 0.56 1.41 $38.93 $80,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 480 0.17 0.44 $38.31 $79,670
Cedar Rapids, IA (8) (8) (8) $38.06 $79,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 620 0.20 0.49 $38.00 $79,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 220 1.15 2.88 $25.94 $53,950
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 180 1.78 4.47 $26.04 $54,160
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 180 1.57 3.95 $26.67 $55,480
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 170 0.95 2.39 $26.82 $55,780
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 170 1.21 3.04 $23.25 $48,350

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 180 1.78 4.47 $26.04 $54,160
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 110 1.57 3.94 $23.40 $48,670
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 180 1.57 3.95 $26.67 $55,480
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 160 1.50 3.77 $26.79 $55,730
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 90 1.39 3.49 $21.06 $43,810

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 30 0.37 0.94 $34.73 $72,240
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 50 0.60 1.51 $34.50 $71,750
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.39 0.98 $34.30 $71,340
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 30 0.30 0.75 $33.11 $68,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.19 0.48 $33.08 $68,820


About May 2019 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 top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020