Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants
Assist other social and human service providers in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care. Excludes “Rehabilitation Counselors” (21-1015), “Psychiatric Technicians” (29-2053), “Personal Care Aides” (31-1122), and “Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs” (43-4061).
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) |
| 404,450 |
1.4 % |
$17.81 |
$37,050 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.42 |
$13.55 |
$16.85 |
$21.06 |
$26.07 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,750 |
$28,190 |
$35,060 |
$43,800 |
$54,230 |
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) |
| Individual and Family Services |
124,810 |
4.92 |
$17.24 |
$35,870 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
45,870 |
0.83 |
$20.87 |
$43,400 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
35,710 |
1.64 |
$19.58 |
$40,730 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
32,810 |
5.14 |
$15.61 |
$32,480 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
26,150 |
14.38 |
$16.47 |
$34,270 |
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 |
26,150 |
14.38 |
$16.47 |
$34,270 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
12,770 |
7.84 |
$15.45 |
$32,140 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
17,080 |
7.68 |
$18.73 |
$38,960 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
32,810 |
5.14 |
$15.61 |
$32,480 |
| Individual and Family Services |
124,810 |
4.92 |
$17.24 |
$35,870 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
53,690 |
3.09 |
1.12 |
$21.16 |
$44,020 |
| New York |
39,810 |
4.18 |
1.52 |
$18.67 |
$38,840 |
| New Jersey |
27,530 |
6.73 |
2.45 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Texas |
20,490 |
1.65 |
0.60 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Ohio |
16,370 |
3.01 |
1.09 |
$17.10 |
$35,560 |
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) |
| Vermont |
3,280 |
10.72 |
3.89 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| New Jersey |
27,530 |
6.73 |
2.45 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Maine |
3,760 |
6.16 |
2.24 |
$17.03 |
$35,420 |
| West Virginia |
3,860 |
5.50 |
2.00 |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
| Rhode Island |
2,580 |
5.33 |
1.93 |
$17.83 |
$37,090 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,000 |
2.76 |
1.00 |
$23.61 |
$49,110 |
| North Dakota |
1,380 |
3.27 |
1.19 |
$21.26 |
$44,220 |
| California |
53,690 |
3.09 |
1.12 |
$21.16 |
$44,020 |
| Alaska |
1,060 |
3.34 |
1.21 |
$20.97 |
$43,610 |
| Connecticut |
8,270 |
4.97 |
1.80 |
$20.22 |
$42,050 |
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 |
42,660 |
4.42 |
1.60 |
$18.78 |
$39,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
20,390 |
3.27 |
1.19 |
$20.40 |
$42,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,840 |
2.53 |
0.92 |
$18.10 |
$37,650 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
11,080 |
3.85 |
1.40 |
$17.77 |
$36,970 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
10,570 |
3.78 |
1.37 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
8,160 |
4.14 |
1.50 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,810 |
2.14 |
0.78 |
$20.58 |
$42,810 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,770 |
2.74 |
0.99 |
$23.46 |
$48,800 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
5,340 |
2.52 |
0.91 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,500 |
2.23 |
0.81 |
$20.45 |
$42,530 |
United States Department of Labor
