Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
21-1029 Social Workers, All Other
All social workers not listed separately.
National estimates for Social Workers, All Other
Industry profile for Social Workers, All Other
Geographic profile for Social Workers, All Other
National estimates for Social Workers, All Other:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Social Workers, All Other:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 60,390 |
1.7 % |
$ 31.22 |
$ 64,940 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Social Workers, All Other:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.34 |
$ 21.70 |
$ 30.87 |
$ 40.00 |
$ 46.22 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,070 |
$ 45,130 |
$ 64,210 |
$ 83,200 |
$ 96,140 |
Industry profile for Social Workers, All Other:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Social Workers, All Other are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Social Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Social Workers, All Other:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
16,330 |
0.78 |
$ 39.66 |
$ 82,490 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
15,780 |
0.29 |
$ 33.42 |
$ 69,520 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
9,960 |
0.45 |
$ 23.95 |
$ 49,810 |
| Individual and Family Services |
5,750 |
0.22 |
$ 24.26 |
$ 50,450 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
2,620 |
1.44 |
$ 23.12 |
$ 48,090 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Social Workers, All Other:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
2,620 |
1.44 |
$ 23.12 |
$ 48,090 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
16,330 |
0.78 |
$ 39.66 |
$ 82,490 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
9,960 |
0.45 |
$ 23.95 |
$ 49,810 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
15,780 |
0.29 |
$ 33.42 |
$ 69,520 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
520 |
0.24 |
$ 24.66 |
$ 51,290 |
Top paying industries for Social Workers, All Other:
Geographic profile for Social Workers, All Other:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Social Workers, All Other are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Social Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Social Workers, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
13,940 |
0.85 |
1.95 |
$ 35.39 |
$ 73,620 |
| Florida |
4,370 |
0.52 |
1.19 |
$ 25.37 |
$ 52,770 |
| New York |
4,000 |
0.46 |
1.06 |
$ 34.72 |
$ 72,210 |
| Ohio |
2,860 |
0.56 |
1.28 |
$ 26.88 |
$ 55,910 |
| Texas |
2,850 |
0.24 |
0.54 |
$ 30.56 |
$ 63,570 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Social Workers, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montana |
610 |
1.34 |
3.08 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,790 |
| Oregon |
2,100 |
1.16 |
2.67 |
$ 26.52 |
$ 55,160 |
| Maine |
550 |
0.96 |
2.21 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,540 |
| California |
13,940 |
0.85 |
1.95 |
$ 35.39 |
$ 73,620 |
| South Carolina |
1,450 |
0.72 |
1.66 |
$ 24.26 |
$ 50,470 |
Top paying states for Social Workers, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
190 |
0.34 |
0.78 |
$ 41.22 |
$ 85,740 |
| Massachusetts |
370 |
0.11 |
0.26 |
$ 40.64 |
$ 84,540 |
| Nevada |
350 |
0.28 |
0.64 |
$ 39.62 |
$ 82,410 |
| Rhode Island |
120 |
0.26 |
0.60 |
$ 38.33 |
$ 79,720 |
| Virginia |
680 |
0.18 |
0.42 |
$ 37.05 |
$ 77,060 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Social Workers, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,290 |
0.57 |
1.30 |
$ 37.38 |
$ 77,750 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,930 |
0.33 |
0.76 |
$ 35.94 |
$ 74,750 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,770 |
1.19 |
2.74 |
$ 34.82 |
$ 72,420 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,570 |
0.67 |
1.55 |
$ 39.18 |
$ 81,490 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,150 |
1.19 |
2.74 |
$ 39.37 |
$ 81,880 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,060 |
0.42 |
0.97 |
$ 25.19 |
$ 52,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,020 |
0.23 |
0.54 |
$ 38.40 |
$ 79,870 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
960 |
0.32 |
0.73 |
$ 36.39 |
$ 75,690 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
960 |
0.84 |
1.94 |
$ 26.81 |
$ 55,760 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
890 |
0.48 |
1.10 |
$ 31.68 |
$ 65,900 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Social Workers, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
120 |
2.86 |
6.58 |
$ 25.34 |
$ 52,710 |
| Grants Pass, OR |
70 |
2.61 |
6.02 |
$ 26.03 |
$ 54,140 |
| Merced, CA |
150 |
2.16 |
4.98 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Great Falls, MT |
70 |
2.10 |
4.84 |
$ 19.73 |
$ 41,040 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
600 |
1.97 |
4.54 |
$ 29.52 |
$ 61,390 |
| Redding, CA |
120 |
1.91 |
4.40 |
$ 27.48 |
$ 57,160 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
70 |
1.83 |
4.22 |
$ 35.18 |
$ 73,180 |
| Medford, OR |
150 |
1.80 |
4.16 |
$ 28.90 |
$ 60,110 |
| Grand Junction, CO |
100 |
1.75 |
4.04 |
$ 22.33 |
$ 46,450 |
| Bangor, ME |
100 |
1.69 |
3.90 |
$ 26.62 |
$ 55,370 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Social Workers, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
870 |
0.79 |
1.82 |
$ 47.99 |
$ 99,810 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
60 |
0.19 |
0.44 |
$ 42.95 |
$ 89,340 |
| Reno, NV |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 41.76 |
$ 86,860 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
170 |
0.41 |
0.94 |
$ 40.99 |
$ 85,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
280 |
0.11 |
0.25 |
$ 40.27 |
$ 83,760 |
| Lawton, OK |
40 |
0.90 |
2.07 |
$ 40.17 |
$ 83,560 |
| New Haven, CT |
120 |
0.44 |
1.02 |
$ 40.05 |
$ 83,310 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
250 |
0.27 |
0.63 |
$ 39.98 |
$ 83,160 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
40 |
0.32 |
0.73 |
$ 39.53 |
$ 82,210 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
170 |
1.22 |
2.81 |
$ 39.44 |
$ 82,030 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Social Workers, All Other:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Social Workers, All Other:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Social Workers, All Other:
About May 2020 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
