Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
39-9041 Residential Advisors
Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.
National estimates for Residential Advisors
Industry profile for Residential Advisors
Geographic profile for Residential Advisors
National estimates for Residential Advisors:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Residential Advisors:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 92,500 |
1.9 % |
$ 16.81 |
$ 34,950 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Residential Advisors:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.18 |
$ 13.86 |
$ 15.01 |
$ 18.63 |
$ 23.33 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,260 |
$ 28,820 |
$ 31,220 |
$ 38,750 |
$ 48,530 |
Industry profile for Residential Advisors:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Residential Advisors are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Residential Advisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Residential Advisors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
25,230 |
4.12 |
$ 16.42 |
$ 34,160 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
11,600 |
0.39 |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,430 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
10,960 |
5.76 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,380 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
10,230 |
6.78 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 31,360 |
| Individual and Family Services |
8,510 |
0.32 |
$ 16.63 |
$ 34,580 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Residential Advisors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rooming and Boarding Houses |
930 |
10.38 |
$ 17.07 |
$ 35,510 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
10,230 |
6.78 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 31,360 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
10,960 |
5.76 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,380 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
25,230 |
4.12 |
$ 16.42 |
$ 34,160 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
3,320 |
1.24 |
$ 16.54 |
$ 34,390 |
Top paying industries for Residential Advisors:
Geographic profile for Residential Advisors:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Residential Advisors are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Residential Advisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Residential Advisors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
10,100 |
0.61 |
0.93 |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,890 |
| New York |
6,490 |
0.75 |
1.14 |
$ 19.49 |
$ 40,550 |
| Massachusetts |
5,220 |
1.54 |
2.34 |
$ 19.48 |
$ 40,520 |
| Maryland |
4,720 |
1.85 |
2.82 |
$ 16.40 |
$ 34,120 |
| Texas |
4,510 |
0.37 |
0.56 |
$ 15.56 |
$ 32,350 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Residential Advisors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
1,650 |
3.92 |
5.97 |
$ 14.15 |
$ 29,430 |
| Maryland |
4,720 |
1.85 |
2.82 |
$ 16.40 |
$ 34,120 |
| District of Columbia |
1,120 |
1.69 |
2.57 |
$ 17.89 |
$ 37,200 |
| Massachusetts |
5,220 |
1.54 |
2.34 |
$ 19.48 |
$ 40,520 |
| Connecticut |
2,240 |
1.43 |
2.17 |
$ 17.96 |
$ 37,350 |
Top paying states for Residential Advisors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
320 |
0.08 |
0.13 |
$ 23.57 |
$ 49,020 |
| Vermont |
320 |
1.13 |
1.72 |
$ 23.10 |
$ 48,050 |
| Minnesota |
2,640 |
0.97 |
1.47 |
$ 19.75 |
$ 41,080 |
| California |
10,100 |
0.61 |
0.93 |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,890 |
| New York |
6,490 |
0.75 |
1.14 |
$ 19.49 |
$ 40,550 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Residential Advisors:
| 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 |
4,300 |
0.50 |
0.75 |
$ 20.60 |
$ 42,840 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,640 |
1.24 |
1.89 |
$ 17.98 |
$ 37,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,630 |
0.63 |
0.97 |
$ 19.07 |
$ 39,660 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,200 |
1.24 |
1.88 |
$ 19.72 |
$ 41,020 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
2,490 |
1.98 |
3.02 |
$ 15.89 |
$ 33,050 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,830 |
0.69 |
1.05 |
$ 17.54 |
$ 36,480 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,370 |
0.75 |
1.15 |
$ 20.23 |
$ 42,080 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,370 |
0.99 |
1.51 |
$ 19.93 |
$ 41,450 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,310 |
0.58 |
0.89 |
$ 22.22 |
$ 46,210 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,280 |
1.31 |
1.99 |
$ 15.82 |
$ 32,900 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Residential Advisors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rapid City, SD |
350 |
5.21 |
7.93 |
$ 13.30 |
$ 27,670 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
180 |
5.06 |
7.71 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,010 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
180 |
3.76 |
5.72 |
$ 18.43 |
$ 38,330 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
340 |
3.47 |
5.28 |
$ 13.50 |
$ 28,080 |
| Jackson, TN |
230 |
3.45 |
5.25 |
$ 12.49 |
$ 25,970 |
| Jonesboro, AR |
190 |
3.39 |
5.17 |
$ 11.38 |
$ 23,670 |
| New Bedford, MA |
210 |
3.38 |
5.14 |
$ 18.18 |
$ 37,820 |
| Pittsfield, MA |
120 |
3.17 |
4.82 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,180 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
490 |
3.12 |
4.75 |
$ 14.60 |
$ 30,370 |
| Waterbury, CT |
190 |
3.02 |
4.59 |
$ 16.14 |
$ 33,560 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Residential Advisors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Trenton, NJ |
80 |
0.37 |
0.57 |
$ 24.31 |
$ 50,560 |
| Napa, CA |
60 |
0.87 |
1.32 |
$ 23.27 |
$ 48,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,310 |
0.58 |
0.89 |
$ 22.22 |
$ 46,210 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
420 |
0.40 |
0.60 |
$ 22.02 |
$ 45,810 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
230 |
2.33 |
3.54 |
$ 21.99 |
$ 45,730 |
| Ithaca, NY |
100 |
2.08 |
3.17 |
$ 21.89 |
$ 45,530 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
190 |
1.62 |
2.46 |
$ 21.65 |
$ 45,040 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,300 |
0.50 |
0.75 |
$ 20.60 |
$ 42,840 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
110 |
0.59 |
0.90 |
$ 20.51 |
$ 42,670 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
220 |
1.14 |
1.74 |
$ 20.40 |
$ 42,440 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Residential Advisors:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Residential Advisors:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Residential Advisors:
About May 2021 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
