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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants

Assist other social and human service providers 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" (31-1122), and "Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs" (43-4061).


National estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants
Industry profile for Social and Human Service Assistants
Geographic profile for Social and Human Service Assistants

National estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
399,920 1.1 % $ 18.38 $ 38,230 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.00 $ 14.05 $ 17.29 $ 21.68 $ 26.96
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,950 $ 29,220 $ 35,960 $ 45,100 $ 56,080


Industry profile for Social and Human Service Assistants:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Social and Human Service Assistants are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Social and Human Service Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Social and Human Service Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services 120,480 4.71 $ 17.83 $ 37,080
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 46,700 0.86 $ 21.37 $ 44,460
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 39,910 1.81 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 30,450 4.82 $ 16.25 $ 33,810
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 25,510 14.01 $ 16.97 $ 35,290

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Social and Human Service Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 25,510 14.01 $ 16.97 $ 35,290
Social Advocacy Organizations 16,090 7.32 $ 19.07 $ 39,660
Other Residential Care Facilities 11,650 7.28 $ 16.03 $ 33,340
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 30,450 4.82 $ 16.25 $ 33,810
Individual and Family Services 120,480 4.71 $ 17.83 $ 37,080

Top paying industries for Social and Human Service Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 180 0.25 $ 26.07 $ 54,230
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 1,330 0.06 $ 24.07 $ 50,070
Insurance Carriers 880 0.07 $ 23.22 $ 48,290
Grantmaking and Giving Services 5,100 3.54 $ 22.13 $ 46,020
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 46,700 0.86 $ 21.37 $ 44,460


Geographic profile for Social and Human Service Assistants:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Social and Human Service Assistants are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Social and Human Service Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Social and Human Service Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 53,010 3.23 1.12 $ 21.70 $ 45,130
New York 38,300 4.41 1.53 $ 19.20 $ 39,950
New Jersey 25,210 6.67 2.32 $ 18.81 $ 39,120
Texas 21,810 1.80 0.63 $ 17.53 $ 36,470
Ohio 16,570 3.22 1.12 $ 17.40 $ 36,190




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Social and Human Service Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 3,200 11.37 3.96 $ 17.17 $ 35,720
New Jersey 25,210 6.67 2.32 $ 18.81 $ 39,120
Maine 3,800 6.61 2.30 $ 17.39 $ 36,180
Rhode Island 2,600 5.88 2.04 $ 18.12 $ 37,680
Connecticut 7,580 4.92 1.71 $ 20.99 $ 43,670




Top paying states for Social and Human Service Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,660 2.41 0.84 $ 26.27 $ 54,640
North Dakota 1,420 3.55 1.23 $ 23.08 $ 48,020
California 53,010 3.23 1.12 $ 21.70 $ 45,130
Alaska 1,290 4.37 1.52 $ 21.03 $ 43,750
Connecticut 7,580 4.92 1.71 $ 20.99 $ 43,670





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Social and Human Service Assistants:

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 39,470 4.47 1.55 $ 19.38 $ 40,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 18,210 3.13 1.09 $ 20.83 $ 43,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 11,380 2.61 0.91 $ 19.58 $ 40,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,840 3.65 1.27 $ 18.72 $ 38,940
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 8,890 3.42 1.19 $ 18.10 $ 37,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,430 4.02 1.40 $ 18.29 $ 38,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,600 2.83 0.99 $ 23.29 $ 48,430
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,540 2.17 0.75 $ 21.56 $ 44,850
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,300 2.71 0.94 $ 20.61 $ 42,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,920 1.37 0.48 $ 18.19 $ 37,830




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Social and Human Service Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 740 14.70 5.11 $ 21.89 $ 45,530
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 710 12.46 4.33 $ 16.59 $ 34,510
Johnstown, PA 550 11.81 4.11 $ 17.68 $ 36,770
Trenton, NJ 2,530 10.99 3.82 $ 20.02 $ 41,650
Duluth, MN-WI 1,250 10.55 3.67 $ 18.22 $ 37,890
Bangor, ME 630 10.28 3.58 $ 17.34 $ 36,070
Sumter, SC 350 9.59 3.33 $ 15.20 $ 31,610
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 990 8.94 3.11 $ 17.66 $ 36,720
Waterbury, CT 550 8.77 3.05 $ 16.42 $ 34,150
El Centro, CA 500 8.68 3.02 $ 22.20 $ 46,170




Top paying metropolitan areas for Social and Human Service Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Yuba City, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 28.88 $ 60,070
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,130 1.94 0.67 $ 26.88 $ 55,910
Merced, CA 350 4.85 1.69 $ 25.62 $ 53,300
Bismarck, ND 520 7.62 2.65 $ 25.45 $ 52,940
Janesville-Beloit, WI 190 3.02 1.05 $ 24.31 $ 50,570
Pittsfield, MA 140 3.86 1.34 $ 24.07 $ 50,070
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 710 7.83 2.72 $ 24.02 $ 49,960
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 4,750 4.90 1.70 $ 23.99 $ 49,890
Albany, OR 100 2.28 0.79 $ 23.60 $ 49,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,600 2.83 0.99 $ 23.29 $ 48,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Social and Human Service Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,450 3.83 1.33 $ 15.44 $ 32,110
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 1,300 7.86 2.73 $ 17.57 $ 36,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 1,270 6.94 2.41 $ 17.19 $ 35,760
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 1,230 6.79 2.36 $ 18.21 $ 37,880
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 1,080 7.19 2.50 $ 18.87 $ 39,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Social and Human Service Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 590 9.07 3.16 $ 18.64 $ 38,780
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 850 8.68 3.02 $ 17.69 $ 36,800
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 250 8.29 2.88 $ 20.27 $ 42,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 810 8.27 2.88 $ 18.24 $ 37,940
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 1,300 7.86 2.73 $ 17.57 $ 36,540

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Social and Human Service Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 540 5.52 1.92 $ 25.94 $ 53,950
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 220 3.56 1.24 $ 22.76 $ 47,340
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 240 4.19 1.46 $ 22.71 $ 47,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 410 3.11 1.08 $ 22.35 $ 46,490
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 420 2.14 0.74 $ 21.85 $ 45,460


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