Community & Social Service Occupations

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2020 Workforce

2.68M

Average Age

43.7

Average Salary

$46,706

Average Male Salary

$49,181

Average Female Salary

$45,442

About

Community & Social Service Occupations are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Community & Social Service Occupations was $46,706 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Community & Social Service Occupations by wage are Transportation Occupations, Education, Training, & Library Occupations, and Production Occupations.

Community & Social Service Occupations are part of the Education, legal, community service, arts, & media occupations, along with Community & Social Service Occupations, Legal Occupations, Education, Training, & Library Occupations, and Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Community & Social Service Occupations are Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans PUMA, NY, Edgewater, Uptown & Rogers Park PUMA, IL, and Minneapolis City (Southwest) PUMA, MN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Community & Social Service Occupations are Philadelphia City (West) PUMA, PA, Springfield City PUMA, MA, and Bloom & Rich Townships PUMA, IL.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Community & Social Service Occupations and on wages and locations 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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals. Community & Social Service Occupations are paid most in San Bernardino City (East) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Philadelphia City (West) PUMA, PA.

Yearly Wage

$46,706

AVERAGE SALARY

± $496

In 2020, Community & Social Service Occupations earned an average of $46,706, $9,248 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Transportation Occupations make somewhat more than Community & Social Service Occupations while Production Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Community & Social Service Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.321

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Community & Social Service Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.321, which is lower than 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Community & Social Service Occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Community & Social Service Occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Community & Social Service Occupations.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Community & Social Service Occupations, by number of employees, are Religious organizations, Individual & family services, Elementary & secondary schools, Outpatient care centers, Administration of human resource programs, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Justice, public order, & safety activities , General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, and Community food & housing, & emergency services .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Community & Social Service Occupations, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers , and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

Industries by Share

2.68M

2020 Workforce

± 39,807

1.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.08%

The number of people employed as Community & Social Service Occupations has been growing at a rate of 1.79%, from 2,630,207 people in 2019 to 2,677,194 people in 2020.

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 21.1%, followed by Individual & family services with 17.9% and Elementary & secondary schools with 9.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Community & Social Service Occupations in the US. The average age of male Community & Social Service Occupations in the workforce is 46.2 and of female Community & Social Service Occupations is 42.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Community & Social Service Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

905k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 23,281

1.77M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 32,490

66.2% of Community & Social Service Occupations are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Community & Social Service Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Community & Social Service Occupations

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

61.3% of Community & Social Service Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.2% of Community & Social Service Occupations, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Community & Social Service Occupations.

Age by Sex

46.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.39

42.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.247

The median age of Community & Social Service Occupations is 43.7, and Male employees are generally 3.77 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Community & Social Service Occupations hold a major in Public Administration and Social Service.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Community & Social Service Occupations need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, and Persuasion.