Community & Social Service Occupations

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2021 Workforce

2.72M

Average Age

43.8

Average Salary

$49,313

Average Male Salary

$51,906

Average Female Salary

$47,988

About

Community & Social Service Occupations are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Community & Social Service Occupations was $49,313 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Community & Social Service Occupations are Chittenden, Franklin & Grand Isle CountiesBurlington City PUMA, VT, East Orange City PUMA, NJ, and Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Community & Social Service Occupations are Springfield City PUMA, MA, Philadelphia City (Southwest) PUMA, PA, and Bloom & Rich Townships PUMA, IL.

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Employment and salary information for the Community & Social Service Occupations workforce. Community & Social Service Occupations workforce in 2021 was 2,721,041 people, of which 66.2% were women and 33.8% were men. Community & Social Service Occupations are paid most in San Bernardino City (East) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Springfield City PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

920,093

Male Workforce

± 23.5k

1,800,948

Female Workforce

± 32.7k

The Community & Social Service Occupations workforce in 2021 was 2,721,041 people (66.2% women and 33.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.8% between 2014 (2,349,302) and 2021 (2,721,041).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Community & Social Service Occupations.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($70,506), Connecticut ($57,751), and Maryland ($57,434).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$49,313

AVERAGE WAGE

#16 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Community & Social Service Occupations earned an average of $49,313, $10,283 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Community & Social Service Occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.324

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Community & Social Service Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.324, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Community & Social Service Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Community & Social Service Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Community & Social Service Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Religious organizations is the industry that employs the most Community & Social Service Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Community & Social Service Occupations, by average wage, is Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($176,424).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

2.72M

2021 Workforce

± 40,129

1.64%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.06%

This graphic shows the share of Community & Social Service Occupations employed by various industries. Religious organizations employs the largest share of Community & Social Service Occupations at 43.7%, followed by Individual & family services with 36.8% and Elementary & secondary schools with 19.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Community & Social Service Occupations in the US. The workforce of Community & Social Service Occupations in 2021 was 2,721,041 people, with 66.2% woman, and 33.8% men. The average age of male Community & Social Service Occupations in the workforce is 46.3 and of female Community & Social Service Occupations is 42.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Community & Social Service Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Community & Social Service Occupations in 2021 was 2,721,041 people, with 66.2% woman, and 33.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (342,730 people), 30 to 34 years (335,851 people), and 35 to 39 years (335,459 people). Among them they concentrated 37.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 13.8% of Community & Social Service Occupations workers were Hispanic and 86.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.4%), Puerto Rican (18)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.54)%

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Races

In 2021, 67.2% of the Community & Social Service Occupations workforce were White, of which 65.5% were women and 34.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (18.5%) and Two or More Races (5.85%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Community & Social Service Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Community & Social Service Occupations is Psychology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Public Administration and Social Service.

Among the necessary skills for Community & Social Service Occupations, Social Perceptiveness stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Community & Social Service Occupations need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Community & Social Service Occupations in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Psychology (386,873 people), Public Administration and Social Service (265,956 people), and Social Sciences (184,802 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Community & Social Service Occupations workers were Graduate Degree (1,122,562 people), Bachelors Degree (909,040 people), and Some college (304,716 people).

The graphic shows the Community & Social Service Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Community & Social Service Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Community & Social Service Occupations need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking.