Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
31-1133 Psychiatric Aides
Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.
National estimates for Psychiatric Aides
Industry profile for Psychiatric Aides
Geographic profile for Psychiatric Aides
National estimates for Psychiatric Aides:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Psychiatric Aides:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 32,310 |
1.4 % |
$ 19.71 |
$ 41,000 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Psychiatric Aides:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.30 |
$ 15.67 |
$ 18.83 |
$ 22.90 |
$ 26.56 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 27,660 |
$ 32,590 |
$ 39,160 |
$ 47,630 |
$ 55,240 |
Industry profile for Psychiatric Aides:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Psychiatric Aides are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Psychiatric Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Psychiatric Aides:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
12,560 |
5.35 |
$ 21.18 |
$ 44,050 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
7,500 |
0.35 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
3,480 |
0.06 |
$ 19.26 |
$ 40,050 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
2,740 |
0.44 |
$ 17.09 |
$ 35,550 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
1,280 |
0.12 |
$ 20.55 |
$ 42,750 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Psychiatric Aides:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
12,560 |
5.35 |
$ 21.18 |
$ 44,050 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
2,740 |
0.44 |
$ 17.09 |
$ 35,550 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
7,500 |
0.35 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
500 |
0.33 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,870 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
610 |
0.21 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,180 |
Top paying industries for Psychiatric Aides:
Geographic profile for Psychiatric Aides:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Psychiatric Aides are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Psychiatric Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Psychiatric Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,550 |
0.48 |
2.28 |
$ 24.16 |
$ 50,260 |
| Mississippi |
2,630 |
2.28 |
10.73 |
$ 14.41 |
$ 29,970 |
| Florida |
2,160 |
0.23 |
1.06 |
$ 15.58 |
$ 32,400 |
| California |
1,840 |
0.10 |
0.48 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,270 |
| New Jersey |
1,810 |
0.43 |
2.03 |
$ 20.46 |
$ 42,550 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Psychiatric Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Mississippi |
2,630 |
2.28 |
10.73 |
$ 14.41 |
$ 29,970 |
| Vermont |
390 |
1.31 |
6.13 |
$ 19.96 |
$ 41,520 |
| West Virginia |
890 |
1.29 |
6.06 |
$ 14.22 |
$ 29,570 |
| Alaska |
240 |
0.77 |
3.61 |
$ 22.97 |
$ 47,780 |
| Arkansas |
760 |
0.60 |
2.81 |
$ 15.32 |
$ 31,860 |
Top paying states for Psychiatric Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
270 |
0.05 |
0.21 |
$ 25.91 |
$ 53,900 |
| New Hampshire |
140 |
0.21 |
0.98 |
$ 24.55 |
$ 51,060 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,290 |
0.22 |
1.02 |
$ 24.32 |
$ 50,580 |
| Colorado |
520 |
0.19 |
0.87 |
$ 24.19 |
$ 50,320 |
| California |
1,840 |
0.10 |
0.48 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,270 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Psychiatric Aides:
| 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 |
3,940 |
0.41 |
1.95 |
$ 23.19 |
$ 48,240 |
| Jackson, MS |
1,000 |
3.95 |
18.56 |
$ 14.79 |
$ 30,770 |
| Tallahassee, FL |
830 |
4.57 |
21.49 |
$ 14.26 |
$ 29,660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
780 |
0.28 |
1.30 |
$ 24.48 |
$ 50,920 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
680 |
0.25 |
1.15 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
670 |
0.11 |
0.51 |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,610 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
590 |
0.21 |
0.99 |
$ 16.66 |
$ 34,650 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
470 |
4.56 |
21.42 |
$ 15.57 |
$ 32,380 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
470 |
0.64 |
2.99 |
$ 16.23 |
$ 33,750 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
460 |
0.24 |
1.13 |
$ 19.08 |
$ 39,690 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Psychiatric Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tallahassee, FL |
830 |
4.57 |
21.49 |
$ 14.26 |
$ 29,660 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
470 |
4.56 |
21.42 |
$ 15.57 |
$ 32,380 |
| Jackson, MS |
1,000 |
3.95 |
18.56 |
$ 14.79 |
$ 30,770 |
| Alexandria, LA |
170 |
2.91 |
13.68 |
$ 14.01 |
$ 29,140 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
290 |
2.24 |
10.54 |
$ 15.61 |
$ 32,480 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
220 |
1.89 |
8.90 |
$ 30.80 |
$ 64,060 |
| Valdosta, GA |
80 |
1.45 |
6.83 |
$ 14.03 |
$ 29,170 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI |
200 |
1.44 |
6.76 |
$ 23.82 |
$ 49,550 |
| Anchorage, AK |
190 |
1.13 |
5.29 |
$ 22.71 |
$ 47,240 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
40 |
1.12 |
5.24 |
$ 12.92 |
$ 26,870 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Psychiatric Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
220 |
1.89 |
8.90 |
$ 30.80 |
$ 64,060 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
50 |
0.03 |
0.16 |
$ 28.53 |
$ 59,350 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
210 |
0.13 |
0.59 |
$ 28.29 |
$ 58,840 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
60 |
0.11 |
0.52 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 55,170 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
50 |
0.15 |
0.70 |
$ 26.39 |
$ 54,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
290 |
0.06 |
0.30 |
$ 25.83 |
$ 53,730 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
360 |
0.34 |
1.58 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,360 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
780 |
0.28 |
1.30 |
$ 24.48 |
$ 50,920 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
680 |
0.25 |
1.15 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,270 |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 23.99 |
$ 49,900 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Psychiatric Aides:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Psychiatric Aides:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Psychiatric Aides:
About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
