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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants
Assist in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care. Excludes "Rehabilitation Counselors" (21-1015), "Psychiatric Technicians" (29-2053), "Personal Care Aides" (39-9021), and "Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs" (43-4061).
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) |
| 360,650 |
1.0 % |
$16.41 |
$34,120 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.00 |
$12.19 |
$15.29 |
$19.25 |
$24.35 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,800 |
$25,350 |
$31,810 |
$40,030 |
$50,640 |
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) |
| Individual and Family Services |
93,280 |
5.52 |
$15.56 |
$32,370 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
44,600 |
0.83 |
$19.86 |
$41,310 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
34,530 |
5.64 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
31,370 |
1.43 |
$18.37 |
$38,210 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
19,630 |
2.35 |
$15.56 |
$32,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
19,490 |
12.10 |
$14.75 |
$30,670 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
16,390 |
7.98 |
$16.85 |
$35,060 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
12,570 |
7.78 |
$14.37 |
$29,880 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
19,460 |
5.89 |
$14.14 |
$29,420 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
34,530 |
5.64 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
41,130 |
2.58 |
1.00 |
$19.77 |
$41,110 |
| New York |
33,350 |
3.67 |
1.43 |
$17.38 |
$36,140 |
| New Jersey |
20,480 |
5.18 |
2.02 |
$17.77 |
$36,960 |
| Pennsylvania |
19,360 |
3.37 |
1.31 |
$15.69 |
$32,630 |
| Massachusetts |
16,760 |
4.84 |
1.89 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
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) |
| Vermont |
2,480 |
8.12 |
3.16 |
$16.23 |
$33,770 |
| New Jersey |
20,480 |
5.18 |
2.02 |
$17.77 |
$36,960 |
| Maine |
3,060 |
5.13 |
2.00 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Rhode Island |
2,400 |
5.05 |
1.96 |
$15.78 |
$32,820 |
| Minnesota |
13,820 |
4.92 |
1.91 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
41,130 |
2.58 |
1.00 |
$19.77 |
$41,110 |
| District of Columbia |
2,020 |
2.88 |
1.12 |
$19.57 |
$40,710 |
| Connecticut |
7,760 |
4.65 |
1.81 |
$19.32 |
$40,180 |
| Nevada |
1,360 |
1.07 |
0.42 |
$18.34 |
$38,140 |
| Washington |
6,100 |
1.99 |
0.77 |
$17.92 |
$37,270 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
24,850 |
3.77 |
1.47 |
$17.83 |
$37,100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
13,720 |
3.25 |
1.27 |
$21.94 |
$45,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
8,050 |
2.21 |
0.86 |
$16.62 |
$34,570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
7,820 |
4.34 |
1.69 |
$17.17 |
$35,710 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
7,780 |
4.07 |
1.59 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
5,690 |
4.91 |
1.91 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
4,910 |
5.51 |
2.14 |
$16.13 |
$33,540 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,500 |
8.69 |
3.38 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,410 |
1.77 |
0.69 |
$19.45 |
$40,460 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
4,200 |
3.13 |
1.22 |
$16.82 |
$34,990 |
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United States Department of Labor
