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Snapshot of Community and Social Services Occupations in 2010

1,901,180

Total Employment

4.60 %

Unemployment Rate

$43,180

Average Annual Salary

#3 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
#4 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
#6 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by percentage of women employed.
#7 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future employment growth.
#11 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages.
#17 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future job openings.
#18 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment.
#20 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.

Community and Social Services Occupations

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HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS

1. Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors: $55,970

2. Social Workers, All Other: $52,270

3. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: $51,240

4. Health Educators: $50,270

5. Healthcare Social Workers: $49,200

Table 1. Highest Paying Community and Social Services Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other*: 0.38 %

2. Social Workers, All Other: 0.04 %

3. Rehabilitation Counselors: 0.03 %

4. Clergy: 0.03 %

5. Health Educators: 0.02 %

Table 2. Community and Social Services Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Social and Human Service Assistants: 18.80 %

2. Child, Family, and School Social Workers: 14.52 %

3. Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors: 12.99 %

4. Healthcare Social Workers: 7.53 %

5. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers: 6.31 %

Table 3. Popular Community and Social Services Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Marriage and Family Therapists: 0.25 %

2. Religious Workers, All Other: 0.15 %

3. Directors, Religious Activities and Education: 0.12 %

4. Healthcare Social Workers: 0.07 %

5. Social and Human Service Assistants: 0.04 %

Table 4. Community and Social Services Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment

Employment Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

Total Employment for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 1. Total Employment

Total Employment by Gender for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 2. Employment by Gender

Employment Percent Change for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 3. Employment Percent Change

Unemployment Rate for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 4. Unemployment Rate

Diversity of Racial Groups Amongst Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 5. Diversity of Employment

Community and Social Services Occupations

National Estimates

Total Employment

1,901,180

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

9,860

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

0.01 %

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

64.20 %

47.20 %

Percent of Men Employed

35.80 %

52.80 %

Unemployment Rate

4.60 %

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

4.90 %

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

4.20 %

10.50 %

Table 5. Employment Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

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Salary Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

Annual Salary Distribution for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Wage Distribution for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution

Average Annual Salary for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 8. Average Annual Salary

Average Hourly Wage for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage

Wage Increase Percent for Community and Social Service Occupations in 2010

Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change

Community and Social Services Occupations

National Estimates

Average Annual Salary

$43,180

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$20.76

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.01 %

0.02 %

Table 6. Salary Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

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Projections for Community and Social Services Occupations

Projected Employment Growth for Community and Social Services Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 11. Projected Employment Growth (2008-2018)

Replacement Needs Rate for Community and Social Services Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 12. Projected Replacement Needs^{( 1 )} Rate (2008-2018)

Projected Job Openings for Community and Social Services Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 13. Contributions of Employment Growth and Replacement Needs¹ to Projected Job Openings, estimated to be 1,032,600 by 2018.

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Miscellaneous community and social service specialists: 129,600

2. Counselors: 116,800

3. Social workers: 103,400

4. Clergy: 85,100

5. Social and human service assistants: 79,400

Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS

1. Mental health counselors: 24%

2. Social and human service assistants: 22.57%

3. Medical and public health social workers: 22.39%

4. Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors: 21.02%

5. Miscellaneous community and social service specialists: 20.33%

Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Religious workers, all other: 3,500

2. Marriage and family therapists: 3,900

3. Counselors, all other: 4,400

4. Social workers, all other: 9,400

5. Directors, religious activities and education: 10,200

Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)

LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS

1. Social workers: 264,600

2. Miscellaneous community and social service specialists: 264,500

3. Counselors: 251,300

4. Clergy: 217,700

5. Social and human service assistants: 153,900

Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)

1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES

1. Educational Services: $56,090

2. Finance and Insurance: $52,770

3. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): $46,850

4. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: $45,930

5. Information: $43,000

Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Health Care and Social Assistance: 56

2. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 49.92

3. Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government): 28.72

4. Educational Services: 23.01

5. Management of Companies and Enterprises: 6.78

Table 12. Industries with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Industry)

POPULAR INDUSTRIES

1. Health Care and Social Assistance: 50.55 %

2. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 26.06 %

3. Educational Services: 15.52 %

4. Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government): 5.63 %

5. Management of Companies and Enterprises: 0.68 %

Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

1. Information: 0.21 %

2. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 0.09 %

3. Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government): 0.03 %

4. Health Care and Social Assistance: 0.01 %

5. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 0.00 %

Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. States Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING STATES

1. District of Columbia: $51,230

2. California: $50,480

3. New Jersey: $50,410

4. Connecticut: $49,930

5. Nevada: $48,200

Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Vermont: 26.78

2. Alaska: 23.87

3. Massachusetts: 23.05

4. Rhode Island: 21.66

5. New York: 20.86

Table 16. States with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the State)

POPULAR STATES

1. California: 10.71 %

2. New York: 9.16 %

3. Pennsylvania: 5.81 %

4. Texas: 5.50 %

5. Florida: 4.30 %

Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING STATES

1. New Mexico: 0.22 %

2. Alaska: 0.14 %

3. Massachusetts: 0.11 %

4. Vermont: 0.09 %

5. Maine: 0.07 %

Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. Metro Areas Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS

1. Hanford-Corcoran, CA: $65,370

2. Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD: $56,520

3. Vallejo-Fairfield, CA: $55,610

4. Carson City, NV: $55,580

5. Madera, CA: $55,130

Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Santa Fe, NM: 52.15

2. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ: 35.47

3. Duluth, MN: 35.02

4. Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA: 34.98

5. Mankato-North Mankato, MN: 33.56

Table 20. Metro Areas with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Metro Area)

POPULAR METRO AREAS

1. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: 5.43 %

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 2.99 %

3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL: 2.44 %

4. Philadelphia, PA: 2.14 %

5. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA: 1.84 %

Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS

1. Santa Fe, NM: 0.90 %

2. Columbus, IN: 0.47 %

3. Brunswick, GA: 0.36 %

4. Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC: 0.31 %

5. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI: 0.26 %

Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment

Further Information for Community and Social Services Occupations

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor