Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers

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2023 Workforce

111k

Average Age

41.3

Average Salary

$54,284

Average Male Salary

$60,687

Average Female Salary

$51,683

About

Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers are most often employed by the Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers was $54,284 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers are District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, La Crosse County PUMA, WI, and East Central Montgomery County--Wheaton, Aspen Hill & Glenmont PUMA, MD. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers are District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, La Crosse County PUMA, WI, and Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workforce. Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workforce in 2023 was 111,353 people, of which 71.1% were women and 28.9% were men. Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers are paid most in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

32,166

Male Workforce

± 4.4k

79,187

Female Workforce

± 6.91k

The Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workforce in 2023 was 111,353 people (71.1% women and 28.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 14% between 2014 (97,651) and 2023 (111,353).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($87,133), Georgia ($83,440), and Maryland ($73,958).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$54,284

AVERAGE WAGE

#302 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers earned an average of $54,284, $13,443 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.372

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.372, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers and on wages for those in the field. Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers, by average wage, is Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($152,059).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

111k

2023 Workforce

± 8,190

7.4%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.86%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers employed by various industries. Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services employs the largest share of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers at 35.5%, followed by Administration of human resource programs with 27.3% and Individual & family services with 23.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers in 2023 was 111,353 people, with 71.1% woman, and 28.9% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers is 40.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers in 2023 was 111,353 people, with 71.1% woman, and 28.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (16,930 people), 25 to 29 years (15,895 people), and 35 to 39 years (12,812 people). Among them they concentrated 41.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 20.8% of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workers were Hispanic and 79.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (49.3%), Puerto Rican (19.2)%, and Dominican (6.21)%

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Races

In 2023, 54.9% of the Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workforce were White, of which 70.1% were women and 29.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (20.2%) and Two or More Races (11.6%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Human Sciences.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis.

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 Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (8,104 people), Social Sciences (7,683 people), and Health (7,655 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workers were Bachelors Degree (40,539 people), Graduate Degree (27,578 people), and Some college (20,143 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Active Listening, Writing.