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

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2021 Workforce

95.4k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$49,712

Average Male Salary

$56,243

Average Female Salary

$46,732

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 $49,712 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers are District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, Rochester City PUMA, MN, and District of Columbia (North) PUMA, DC. 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, District of Columbia (North) PUMA, DC, and Rochester City PUMA, MN.

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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 2021 was 95,354 people, of which 68.7% were women and 31.3% were men. Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers are paid most in Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

29,877

Male Workforce

± 4.24k

65,477

Female Workforce

± 6.28k

The Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workforce in 2021 was 95,354 people (68.7% women and 31.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.31% between 2014 (96,623) and 2021 (95,354).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($82,269), Maryland ($74,861), and Georgia ($69,081).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$49,712

AVERAGE WAGE

#290 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers earned an average of $49,712, $9,883 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.387

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.387, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($186,873).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

95.4k

2021 Workforce

± 7,579

2.51%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11%

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 50.5%, followed by Administration of human resource programs with 27.5% and Individual & family services with 22%.

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 2021 was 95,354 people, with 68.7% woman, and 31.3% 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 41.4, 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 2021 was 95,354 people, with 68.7% woman, and 31.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (14,196 people), 25 to 29 years (13,127 people), and 35 to 39 years (10,576 people). Among them they concentrated 39.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 18.2% of Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workers were Hispanic and 81.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (68%), Puerto Rican (24.2)%, and Dominican (7.83)%

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Races

In 2021, 61.5% of the Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers workforce were White, of which 67.4% were women and 32.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (20%) and Two or More Races (7.61%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (7,303 people), Social Sciences (6,963 people), and Psychology (5,769 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 (33,832 people), Graduate Degree (22,231 people), and Some college (18,351 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.