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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

21-1099 Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other

All community and social service specialists 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)
97,480 1.5 % $22.55 $46,900 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.52 $16.19 $21.05 $27.56 $35.20
Annual Wage (2) $26,030 $33,680 $43,790 $57,320 $73,220


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)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 24,320 0.44 $24.95 $51,890
Individual and Family Services 17,380 0.68 $20.00 $41,600
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 15,870 0.73 $23.26 $48,390
Elementary and Secondary Schools 5,570 0.06 $23.64 $49,180
Social Advocacy Organizations 5,020 2.25 $22.21 $46,200

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Social Advocacy Organizations 5,020 2.25 $22.21 $46,200
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 3,960 2.18 $18.56 $38,610
Grantmaking and Giving Services 1,730 1.20 $24.34 $50,620
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 15,870 0.73 $23.26 $48,390
Individual and Family Services 17,380 0.68 $20.00 $41,600

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 60 0.01 $31.73 $66,000
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 290 0.11 $28.85 $60,010
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (8) (8) $27.74 $57,690
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,000 0.06 $26.95 $56,060
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 410 0.09 $26.88 $55,920


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 16,630 0.96 1.44 $24.33 $50,610
New York 13,750 1.44 2.18 $27.73 $57,680
Florida 11,020 1.25 1.89 $18.37 $38,200
Louisiana 4,570 2.38 3.59 $19.72 $41,030
Texas 3,740 0.30 0.45 $16.82 $34,980




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)
Louisiana 4,570 2.38 3.59 $19.72 $41,030
Vermont 530 1.72 2.59 $21.00 $43,680
New York 13,750 1.44 2.18 $27.73 $57,680
Hawaii 810 1.28 1.92 $27.26 $56,700
Florida 11,020 1.25 1.89 $18.37 $38,200




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 690 0.95 1.43 $29.33 $61,000
Rhode Island 210 0.44 0.66 $29.22 $60,770
New Jersey 3,320 0.81 1.22 $28.99 $60,310
Connecticut 750 0.45 0.68 $28.21 $58,670
New York 13,750 1.44 2.18 $27.73 $57,680





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 13,970 1.45 2.18 $27.60 $57,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,560 0.89 1.34 $23.58 $49,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,500 1.33 2.00 $19.19 $39,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,070 1.24 1.87 $28.61 $59,510
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,010 0.43 0.65 $20.18 $41,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,890 0.96 1.45 $23.56 $49,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,690 1.27 1.91 $17.71 $36,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,630 1.06 1.59 $23.38 $48,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,530 0.48 0.73 $27.81 $57,850
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,360 0.90 1.36 $21.52 $44,770




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)
Tallahassee, FL 680 3.89 5.86 $19.50 $40,560
Monroe, LA 290 3.79 5.71 $16.70 $34,730
Alexandria, LA 210 3.41 5.14 $20.07 $41,740
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 210 3.37 5.08 $30.95 $64,380
Hammond, LA 140 3.16 4.77 $19.40 $40,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 260 3.10 4.67 $20.55 $42,750
The Villages, FL 80 2.77 4.17 $17.61 $36,620
Carson City, NV 80 2.71 4.08 $27.88 $57,990
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 1,360 2.43 3.67 $19.83 $41,250
Trenton, NJ 570 2.36 3.55 $33.71 $70,120




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)
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 180 0.54 0.82 $35.70 $74,260
Trenton, NJ 570 2.36 3.55 $33.71 $70,120
New Haven, CT 250 0.87 1.30 $31.97 $66,490
Syracuse, NY 190 0.62 0.94 $31.38 $65,270
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 370 0.81 1.23 $31.26 $65,010
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 210 3.37 5.08 $30.95 $64,380
Ithaca, NY (8) (8) (8) $30.89 $64,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (8) (8) (8) $30.11 $62,620
Utica-Rome, NY 70 0.51 0.77 $29.94 $62,280
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 100 0.87 1.31 $29.82 $62,030

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)
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 400 5.93 8.93 $14.59 $30,360
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 400 6.14 9.26 $14.61 $30,380
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 370 5.23 7.88 $19.63 $40,830
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 260 0.66 1.00 $17.24 $35,860
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 240 0.93 1.41 $18.22 $37,900

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)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 400 6.14 9.26 $14.61 $30,380
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 400 5.93 8.93 $14.59 $30,360
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 370 5.23 7.88 $19.63 $40,830
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 230 2.89 4.36 $15.66 $32,570
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 180 2.47 3.72 $24.65 $51,270

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)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 70 0.38 0.57 $34.36 $71,470
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 40 0.29 0.43 $33.62 $69,940
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 110 0.90 1.36 $30.66 $63,770
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 140 1.00 1.50 $29.98 $62,360
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.40 0.60 $28.83 $59,960


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