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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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)
102,450 2.0 % $ 16.07 $ 33,430 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Residential Advisors:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.36 $ 12.51 $ 14.99 $ 18.80 $ 23.64
Annual Wage (2) $ 21,550 $ 26,010 $ 31,190 $ 39,100 $ 49,180


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 24,580 3.89 $ 15.64 $ 32,540
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 12,660 0.42 $ 17.43 $ 36,240
Other Residential Care Facilities 12,520 7.82 $ 15.33 $ 31,890
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 11,300 6.21 $ 15.24 $ 31,710
Individual and Family Services 8,420 0.33 $ 15.78 $ 32,830

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 1,120 11.13 $ 16.46 $ 34,230
Other Residential Care Facilities 12,520 7.82 $ 15.33 $ 31,890
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 11,300 6.21 $ 15.24 $ 31,710
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 24,580 3.89 $ 15.64 $ 32,540
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 3,410 1.19 $ 15.47 $ 32,170

Top paying industries for Residential Advisors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 50 0.07 $ 20.70 $ 43,050
Management of Companies and Enterprises 650 0.03 $ 18.92 $ 39,360
Offices of Physicians 70 (7) $ 18.33 $ 38,120
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) (8) (8) $ 18.01 $ 37,460
Grantmaking and Giving Services 200 0.14 $ 17.91 $ 37,260


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 9,760 0.59 0.81 $ 18.99 $ 39,500
New York 8,350 0.96 1.30 $ 18.90 $ 39,300
Massachusetts 5,940 1.77 2.41 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Pennsylvania 5,790 1.05 1.43 $ 15.59 $ 32,420
Texas 5,220 0.43 0.59 $ 14.48 $ 30,110




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 2,310 5.61 7.61 $ 13.68 $ 28,460
Maryland 5,130 2.03 2.76 $ 15.47 $ 32,180
Massachusetts 5,940 1.77 2.41 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Tennessee 5,040 1.74 2.36 $ 12.79 $ 26,600
Kentucky 2,910 1.63 2.22 $ 13.20 $ 27,450




Top paying states for Residential Advisors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 420 1.48 2.01 $ 20.22 $ 42,060
New Jersey 390 0.10 0.14 $ 20.17 $ 41,950
Minnesota 2,590 0.96 1.30 $ 19.76 $ 41,090
California 9,760 0.59 0.81 $ 18.99 $ 39,500
New York 8,350 0.96 1.30 $ 18.90 $ 39,300





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 5,210 0.59 0.80 $ 19.69 $ 40,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,660 0.63 0.85 $ 18.19 $ 37,830
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,270 1.26 1.71 $ 18.26 $ 37,970
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3,020 2.35 3.19 $ 14.51 $ 30,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,680 0.89 1.20 $ 18.15 $ 37,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,610 0.97 1.32 $ 15.96 $ 33,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,420 0.55 0.75 $ 17.02 $ 35,410
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1,950 2.02 2.75 $ 13.48 $ 28,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,380 0.52 0.71 $ 15.65 $ 32,560
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,360 0.74 1.00 $ 20.34 $ 42,300




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 530 8.43 11.45 $ 12.69 $ 26,400
Leominster-Gardner, MA 310 6.48 8.80 $ 15.04 $ 31,290
Sioux Falls, SD 800 5.21 7.07 $ 14.46 $ 30,080
Homosassa Springs, FL 150 5.06 6.87 $ 10.97 $ 22,810
Tuscaloosa, AL 500 5.02 6.82 $ 13.05 $ 27,140
Springfield, MA-CT 1,340 4.40 5.98 $ 15.73 $ 32,730
Jackson, TN 260 4.06 5.51 $ 12.45 $ 25,900
Jonesboro, AR 180 3.22 4.38 $ 10.09 $ 20,980
Johnson City, TN 230 3.11 4.22 $ 11.21 $ 23,310
Provo-Orem, UT 780 3.10 4.21 $ 15.05 $ 31,310




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 70 0.30 0.41 $ 22.99 $ 47,830
Bakersfield, CA 240 0.77 1.05 $ 22.96 $ 47,750
Barnstable Town, MA 200 2.19 2.98 $ 22.86 $ 47,540
New Bedford, MA 40 0.62 0.84 $ 22.65 $ 47,110
Pittsfield, MA 60 1.64 2.23 $ 22.09 $ 45,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 21.57 $ 44,860
Akron, OH 70 0.24 0.33 $ 21.48 $ 44,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 890 0.38 0.52 $ 21.33 $ 44,360
Ithaca, NY 70 1.49 2.03 $ 20.89 $ 43,450
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 40 0.46 0.62 $ 20.87 $ 43,400

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Residential Advisors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 720 5.65 7.67 $ 14.07 $ 29,260
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 320 1.94 2.63 $ 16.38 $ 34,070
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 320 2.11 2.87 $ 19.44 $ 40,430
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 280 1.57 2.13 $ 10.88 $ 22,620
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 280 1.73 2.35 $ 10.93 $ 22,740

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Residential Advisors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 720 5.65 7.67 $ 14.07 $ 29,260
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 150 5.10 6.93 $ 15.65 $ 32,550
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 250 4.34 5.89 $ 12.24 $ 25,450
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 140 2.47 3.35 $ 16.48 $ 34,280
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 120 2.40 3.25 $ 12.45 $ 25,900

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Residential Advisors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.80 1.09 $ 21.76 $ 45,270
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 180 1.81 2.46 $ 20.51 $ 42,650
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 0.55 $ 20.06 $ 41,730
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 0.75 1.02 $ 20.05 $ 41,700
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 110 0.65 0.88 $ 19.77 $ 41,120


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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