Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations (Major Group)
Personal Care and Service Occupations comprises the following occupations:
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers;
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services;
Animal Trainers;
Animal Caretakers;
Gambling Dealers;
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners;
Gambling Service Workers, All Other;
Motion Picture Projectionists;
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers;
Amusement and Recreation Attendants;
Costume Attendants;
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants;
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other;
Embalmers;
Funeral Attendants;
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers;
Barbers;
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists;
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance;
Manicurists and Pedicurists;
Shampooers;
Skincare Specialists;
Baggage Porters and Bellhops;
Concierges;
Tour and Travel Guides;
Childcare Workers;
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors;
Recreation Workers;
Residential Advisors;
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
National estimates for Personal Care and Service Occupations
Industry profile for Personal Care and Service Occupations
Geographic profile for Personal Care and Service Occupations
National estimates for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,696,340 |
0.5 % |
$ 15.68 |
$ 32,610 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 9.21 |
$ 10.99 |
$ 13.52 |
$ 17.99 |
$ 25.08 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 19,160 |
$ 22,870 |
$ 28,120 |
$ 37,410 |
$ 52,180 |
Industry profile for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Personal Care and Service Occupations are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Personal Care and Service Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Personal Care Services |
391,890 |
72.71 |
$ 16.20 |
$ 33,690 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
371,420 |
36.61 |
$ 17.24 |
$ 35,850 |
| Child Day Care Services |
272,710 |
34.43 |
$ 12.45 |
$ 25,890 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
205,170 |
3.80 |
$ 15.91 |
$ 33,080 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
128,350 |
1.56 |
$ 14.89 |
$ 30,970 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Personal Care Services |
391,890 |
72.71 |
$ 16.20 |
$ 33,690 |
| Death Care Services |
63,490 |
48.57 |
$ 20.85 |
$ 43,360 |
| Other Personal Services |
116,570 |
39.29 |
$ 14.66 |
$ 30,490 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
371,420 |
36.61 |
$ 17.24 |
$ 35,850 |
| Child Day Care Services |
272,710 |
34.43 |
$ 12.45 |
$ 25,890 |
Top paying industries for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
Geographic profile for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Personal Care and Service Occupations are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Personal Care and Service Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
316,340 |
19.25 |
0.99 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 38,200 |
| Texas |
199,980 |
16.52 |
0.85 |
$ 13.96 |
$ 29,030 |
| New York |
197,040 |
22.67 |
1.17 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,940 |
| Florida |
181,010 |
21.44 |
1.11 |
$ 14.50 |
$ 30,160 |
| Pennsylvania |
107,100 |
19.43 |
1.00 |
$ 14.44 |
$ 30,030 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
49,560 |
39.62 |
2.04 |
$ 13.97 |
$ 29,050 |
| South Dakota |
11,330 |
27.55 |
1.42 |
$ 13.55 |
$ 28,180 |
| North Dakota |
10,840 |
27.09 |
1.40 |
$ 14.49 |
$ 30,150 |
| Hawaii |
14,990 |
26.12 |
1.35 |
$ 16.87 |
$ 35,090 |
| Colorado |
61,630 |
23.91 |
1.23 |
$ 17.42 |
$ 36,220 |
Top paying states for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
9,640 |
14.03 |
0.72 |
$ 20.19 |
$ 42,000 |
| Washington |
61,720 |
19.32 |
1.00 |
$ 19.87 |
$ 41,340 |
| Massachusetts |
70,650 |
21.09 |
1.09 |
$ 19.44 |
$ 40,430 |
| Connecticut |
34,060 |
22.11 |
1.14 |
$ 18.39 |
$ 38,250 |
| California |
316,340 |
19.25 |
0.99 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 38,200 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| 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 |
206,010 |
23.32 |
1.20 |
$ 18.50 |
$ 38,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
114,380 |
19.65 |
1.01 |
$ 18.59 |
$ 38,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
77,670 |
17.81 |
0.92 |
$ 15.80 |
$ 32,860 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
63,100 |
20.88 |
1.08 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,470 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
61,020 |
17.00 |
0.88 |
$ 14.58 |
$ 30,320 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
54,900 |
20.36 |
1.05 |
$ 15.63 |
$ 32,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
53,200 |
21.21 |
1.09 |
$ 14.49 |
$ 30,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
52,840 |
20.31 |
1.05 |
$ 19.74 |
$ 41,060 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
47,080 |
15.86 |
0.82 |
$ 14.07 |
$ 29,250 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
44,160 |
18.94 |
0.98 |
$ 20.35 |
$ 42,330 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
6,050 |
54.62 |
2.82 |
$ 16.61 |
$ 34,560 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
40,790 |
45.19 |
2.33 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 29,110 |
| Rapid City, SD |
2,160 |
34.01 |
1.75 |
$ 13.27 |
$ 27,600 |
| Bismarck, ND |
2,290 |
33.73 |
1.74 |
$ 14.50 |
$ 30,150 |
| Ames, IA |
1,450 |
33.36 |
1.72 |
$ 13.08 |
$ 27,210 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
2,210 |
32.98 |
1.70 |
$ 18.45 |
$ 38,380 |
| Alexandria, LA |
1,860 |
32.62 |
1.68 |
$ 13.36 |
$ 27,800 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
2,330 |
31.38 |
1.62 |
$ 14.78 |
$ 30,740 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
4,480 |
30.72 |
1.58 |
$ 15.64 |
$ 32,520 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
8,780 |
29.93 |
1.54 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,290 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
38,870 |
19.87 |
1.03 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,670 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
1,950 |
21.09 |
1.09 |
$ 20.74 |
$ 43,150 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
44,160 |
18.94 |
0.98 |
$ 20.35 |
$ 42,330 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
6,450 |
21.59 |
1.11 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,030 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
9,360 |
24.83 |
1.28 |
$ 20.18 |
$ 41,970 |
| New Haven, CT |
4,760 |
17.65 |
0.91 |
$ 20.13 |
$ 41,880 |
| New Bedford, MA |
1,190 |
20.01 |
1.03 |
$ 20.09 |
$ 41,800 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
15,720 |
14.26 |
0.74 |
$ 20.07 |
$ 41,740 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
52,840 |
20.31 |
1.05 |
$ 19.74 |
$ 41,060 |
| Boulder, CO |
4,420 |
24.35 |
1.26 |
$ 19.44 |
$ 40,430 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
6,130 |
16.21 |
0.84 |
$ 13.01 |
$ 27,060 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
4,760 |
19.37 |
1.00 |
$ 13.00 |
$ 27,050 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area |
4,620 |
40.32 |
2.08 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 39,810 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
4,510 |
14.46 |
0.75 |
$ 13.39 |
$ 27,860 |
| Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
4,220 |
34.70 |
1.79 |
$ 14.04 |
$ 29,200 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area |
4,620 |
40.32 |
2.08 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 39,810 |
| Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
4,220 |
34.70 |
1.79 |
$ 14.04 |
$ 29,200 |
| Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area |
2,550 |
33.70 |
1.74 |
$ 18.58 |
$ 38,650 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area |
1,800 |
32.69 |
1.69 |
$ 16.94 |
$ 35,240 |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area |
3,270 |
30.93 |
1.60 |
$ 14.82 |
$ 30,820 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Personal Care and Service Occupations:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area |
4,620 |
40.32 |
2.08 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 39,810 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |
1,280 |
22.67 |
1.17 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,600 |
| Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area |
2,550 |
33.70 |
1.74 |
$ 18.58 |
$ 38,650 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area |
2,260 |
23.19 |
1.20 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,060 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |
1,030 |
11.19 |
0.58 |
$ 17.81 |
$ 37,040 |
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 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
