Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
392,300	1.2 %	$17.22	$35,830	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.78	$12.96	$16.22	$20.22	$25.20
Annual Wage (2)	$22,430	$26,960	$33,750	$42,050	$52,420

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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	118,130	4.86	$16.66	$34,650
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	45,810	0.84	$20.29	$42,200
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	35,790	5.60	$14.95	$31,090
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	29,510	1.36	$19.40	$40,350
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	23,920	13.92	$15.74	$32,730

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	23,920	13.92	$15.74	$32,730
Social Advocacy Organizations	17,670	8.20	$18.14	$37,730
Other Residential Care Facilities	12,390	7.59	$14.84	$30,860
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	35,790	5.60	$14.95	$31,090
Individual and Family Services	118,130	4.86	$16.66	$34,650

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services	(8)	(8)	$23.03	$47,900
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,450	0.07	$22.80	$47,420
Other Personal Services	30	0.01	$22.52	$46,830
Insurance Carriers	520	0.04	$22.05	$45,870
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	210	0.01	$21.54	$44,800

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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	50,600	2.98	1.10	$20.83	$43,330
New York	37,340	3.98	1.47	$17.88	$37,180
New Jersey	27,220	6.72	2.48	$17.54	$36,470
Texas	19,970	1.65	0.61	$17.31	$36,000
Pennsylvania	18,480	3.16	1.17	$16.50	$34,320

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	2,320	7.60	2.80	$17.02	$35,400
New Jersey	27,220	6.72	2.48	$17.54	$36,470
Maine	3,230	5.33	1.97	$16.75	$34,830
Minnesota	15,000	5.23	1.93	$17.39	$36,160
Rhode Island	2,410	5.01	1.85	$16.97	$35,300

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	1,970	2.77	1.02	$21.80	$45,340
California	50,600	2.98	1.10	$20.83	$43,330
Connecticut	8,300	5.00	1.84	$19.61	$40,800
Alaska	1,150	3.63	1.34	$19.58	$40,720
Washington	8,090	2.48	0.92	$19.33	$40,200

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	39,950	4.21	1.55	$18.07	$37,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	19,070	3.12	1.15	$20.27	$42,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12,560	4.41	1.63	$17.28	$35,950
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	11,130	4.03	1.49	$16.77	$34,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,150	2.19	0.81	$15.68	$32,610
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	8,810	4.50	1.66	$17.50	$36,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	6,960	2.88	1.06	$22.42	$46,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,500	1.75	0.65	$20.22	$42,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,110	2.49	0.92	$15.70	$32,650
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	4,470	3.26	1.20	$18.01	$37,460