Occupational employment / Social and human service assistants

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Social and human service assistants" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,220 $16.40 $34,120
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 24,300 $14.42 $29,990
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 17,000 $14.47 $30,100
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 11,520 $15.35 $31,930
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 10,130 $14.19 $29,520
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 8,670 $15.26 $31,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 8,410 $16.03 $33,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,690 $13.74 $28,580
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 7,580 $14.17 $29,470
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 6,900 $14.02 $29,170
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 6,890 $10.12 $21,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,690 $15.86 $32,980
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 6,180 $14.34 $29,820
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 5,050 $13.23 $27,510
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 5,020 $16.02 $33,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,880 $19.02 $39,550
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,550 $14.03 $29,190
Baltimore-Towson, MD 3,960 $17.40 $36,190
Pittsburgh, PA 3,900 $12.25 $25,480
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 3,900 $13.81 $28,730
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,600 $15.60 $32,440
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 3,260 $13.52 $28,120
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,190 $13.42 $27,900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 3,110 $15.46 $32,150
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 3,010 $20.51 $42,660
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,860 $16.67 $34,680
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,810 $13.48 $28,040
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,640 $14.74 $30,650
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 2,560 $15.05 $31,310
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,470 $19.74 $41,060
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,420 $13.30 $27,670
Duluth, MN-WI 2,370 $12.95 $26,930
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 2,210 $14.31 $29,760
Worcester, MA-CT 2,170 $14.53 $30,230
Raleigh-Cary, NC 2,110 $12.67 $26,340
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,050 $14.51 $30,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,980 $13.84 $28,790
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,970 $13.88 $28,870
Salt Lake City, UT 1,970 $12.73 $26,480
Rochester, NY 1,960 $13.66 $28,410
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,960 $14.86 $30,910
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 1,910 $11.49 $23,900
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,870 $16.61 $34,550
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,840 $11.99 $24,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,820 $16.73 $34,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,810 $12.49 $25,980
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,760 $20.13 $41,870
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,740 $13.23 $27,520
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,710 $16.72 $34,770
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,710 $15.93 $33,140
Boise City-Nampa, ID 1,700 $12.03 $25,020
Springfield, MA-CT 1,700 $16.10 $33,480
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,670 $15.07 $31,350
Provo-Orem, UT 1,660 $11.15 $23,200
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,590 $14.58 $30,330
Columbus, OH 1,570 $13.59 $28,260
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,550 $14.05 $29,230
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,550 $14.38 $29,910
Richmond, VA 1,400 $13.52 $28,120
Honolulu, HI 1,370 $16.45 $34,210
Syracuse, NY 1,360 Not available Not available
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,350 $15.43 $32,100
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,290 $13.75 $28,590
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,290 $13.87 $28,850
New Haven, CT 1,280 $18.14 $37,730
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 1,240 $12.08 $25,130
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,240 $13.20 $27,450
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,220 $17.69 $36,800
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,220 $13.66 $28,410
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,210 $12.70 $26,420
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,200 $12.16 $25,280
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,200 $18.01 $37,460
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,180 $13.06 $27,170
Fort Wayne, IN 1,140 $12.11 $25,190
Fresno, CA 1,100 $14.81 $30,810
Baton Rouge, LA 1,070 $15.30 $31,820
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,050 $16.65 $34,630
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 1,050 $14.20 $29,530
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 1,040 $16.95 $35,250
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,040 $14.78 $30,740
Madison, WI 1,030 $14.94 $31,080
Greenville, NC 1,020 $13.23 $27,510
Asheville, NC 1,020 $14.77 $30,730
Tucson, AZ 1,020 $15.55 $32,330
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 1,010 $16.40 $34,120
Durham, NC 980 $13.90 $28,910
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 970 $13.32 $27,700
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 960 $13.12 $27,300
Spokane, WA 950 $12.35 $25,690
Columbia, SC 850 $12.53 $26,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 850 $13.76 $28,630
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 840 $12.24 $25,460
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 820 $12.86 $26,750
Anchorage, AK 820 $15.95 $33,170
Winston-Salem, NC 800 $13.69 $28,480
Oklahoma City, OK 790 $14.41 $29,970
Dayton, OH 790 $14.77 $30,710
Wichita, KS 780 $12.73 $26,490
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 780 $15.45 $32,150
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 780 $11.17 $23,230
Lancaster, PA 750 $12.79 $26,590
Lincoln, NE 710 $11.56 $24,050
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 710 $16.21 $33,720
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 710 $12.03 $25,020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 710 $12.07 $25,110
Modesto, CA 690 $18.83 $39,160
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 680 $14.35 $29,850
Bangor, ME 680 $11.90 $24,760
San Antonio, TX 670 $12.03 $25,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 650 $12.19 $25,360
St. George, UT 640 $10.11 $21,030
Santa Fe, NM 640 $12.32 $25,630
Greensboro-High Point, NC 630 $12.81 $26,650
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 630 $8.89 $18,490
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 620 $11.58 $24,080
Erie, PA 620 $12.97 $26,970
Atlantic City, NJ 610 $14.83 $30,840
Albuquerque, NM 610 $13.03 $27,090
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 610 $11.09 $23,060
Jacksonville, FL 600 $14.59 $30,340
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 600 $12.07 $25,100
Salem, OR 590 $14.21 $29,560
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 580 $15.37 $31,970
Eugene-Springfield, OR 580 $13.60 $28,280
Utica-Rome, NY 570 $15.72 $32,700
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 550 $12.18 $25,330
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 550 $15.00 $31,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 550 $17.28 $35,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 540 $13.81 $28,720
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 540 $11.27 $23,440
Peoria, IL 540 $14.53 $30,210
Toledo, OH 540 $14.21 $29,550
Stockton, CA 530 $18.88 $39,260
Charleston, WV 530 $9.21 $19,150
New Bedford, MA 530 $13.35 $27,760
St. Cloud, MN 520 $11.69 $24,310
Akron, OH 520 $11.59 $24,110
Flint, MI 510 $14.55 $30,270
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 510 $14.56 $30,290
Tulsa, OK 500 $14.48 $30,120
Jackson, MS 500 $12.47 $25,930
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 500 $16.29 $33,890
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 490 $17.98 $37,400
Green Bay, WI 490 $13.83 $28,760
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 480 $17.31 $35,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 470 $16.41 $34,120
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 460 $12.19 $25,360
Knoxville, TN 450 $11.20 $23,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX 450 $14.20 $29,540
Macon, GA 440 $9.91 $20,620
Ithaca, NY 440 $15.30 $31,820
Binghamton, NY 430 $13.31 $27,680
Colorado Springs, CO 430 $14.42 $29,990
Billings, MT 420 $12.92 $26,880
Fayetteville, NC 410 $13.42 $27,920
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 400 $16.72 $34,780
Salinas, CA 400 $17.57 $36,540
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 390 $16.19 $33,670
Rockford, IL 380 $13.11 $27,280
Yakima, WA 380 $13.22 $27,500
Boulder, CO 370 $15.20 $31,620
Chico, CA 370 $12.62 $26,250
Reno-Sparks, NV 370 $15.19 $31,590
Ann Arbor, MI 370 $17.93 $37,290
Olympia, WA 360 $13.91 $28,940
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 360 $17.80 $37,030
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 360 $12.81 $26,630
Johnstown, PA 360 $11.01 $22,910
Tallahassee, FL 360 $11.70 $24,330
Greenville, SC 360 $14.86 $30,910
La Crosse, WI-MN 360 $13.76 $28,620
Racine, WI 360 $15.37 $31,960
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 350 $15.71 $32,680
Bakersfield, CA 350 $13.80 $28,710
Rochester, MN 350 $13.46 $28,000
Greeley, CO 350 $11.34 $23,590
Montgomery, AL 350 $11.98 $24,920
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 330 $13.71 $28,520
Topeka, KS 330 $14.24 $29,620
Wilmington, NC 330 $12.87 $26,770
Grand Forks, ND-MN 320 $11.72 $24,370
Medford, OR 320 $12.58 $26,170
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 320 $13.16 $27,370
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 320 $15.70 $32,650
Florence, SC 320 $10.51 $21,850
Chattanooga, TN-GA 310 $14.32 $29,780
Manchester, NH 310 $14.12 $29,370
Morgantown, WV 310 $8.51 $17,690
York-Hanover, PA 310 $13.42 $27,920
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 300 $10.24 $21,290
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 300 $13.22 $27,510
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 300 $14.53 $30,220
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 290 $9.95 $20,690
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 290 $15.69 $32,640
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 280 $16.28 $33,860
Visalia-Porterville, CA 280 $14.21 $29,560
Waterbury, CT 280 $16.76 $34,860
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 280 $14.48 $30,110
Columbus, GA-AL 270 $13.70 $28,510
Lafayette, LA 270 $14.94 $31,060
Bismarck, ND 270 $11.63 $24,180
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 270 $10.47 $21,780
Hattiesburg, MS 270 $13.50 $28,090
Wheeling, WV-OH 260 $8.75 $18,210
Savannah, GA 260 $11.49 $23,900
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 260 $15.52 $32,270
Lexington-Fayette, KY 260 $13.62 $28,330
Lynchburg, VA 260 $12.86 $26,750
Barnstable Town, MA 260 $17.43 $36,250
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 250 $17.36 $36,100
Kingston, NY 250 $18.69 $38,870
Jonesboro, AR 250 $10.68 $22,200
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 250 $14.77 $30,720
Williamsport, PA 250 $13.17 $27,400
Evansville, IN-KY 250 $12.76 $26,550
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 240 $14.45 $30,070
Alexandria, LA 240 $15.18 $31,580
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 240 $15.81 $32,890
Mobile, AL 240 $12.31 $25,600
Sioux Falls, SD 240 $10.33 $21,490
Goldsboro, NC 230 $12.28 $25,530
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 230 $10.68 $22,210
Missoula, MT 230 $10.37 $21,560
Idaho Falls, ID 220 $9.75 $20,280
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 220 $17.50 $36,390
Canton-Massillon, OH 210 $11.27 $23,450
Gainesville, FL 210 $13.27 $27,600
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 210 $12.90 $26,840
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 210 $13.81 $28,730
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 210 $14.62 $30,420
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 200 $14.93 $31,060
Bellingham, WA 200 $12.14 $25,250
Elmira, NY 200 $15.55 $32,330
Monroe, LA 200 $15.68 $32,600
Lake Charles, LA 200 $15.25 $31,730
Bend, OR 200 $13.78 $28,660
Anderson, SC 190 $12.68 $26,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK 190 $11.89 $24,720
Charlottesville, VA 190 $12.38 $25,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 190 $10.49 $21,810
Dover, DE 180 $13.61 $28,310
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 180 $11.48 $23,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 180 $11.68 $24,290
Lakeland, FL 180 $14.37 $29,880
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 180 $12.06 $25,080
Roanoke, VA 180 $12.20 $25,380
Great Falls, MT 170 $12.13 $25,220
Danbury, CT 170 $25.86 $53,780
Terre Haute, IN 170 $11.72 $24,390
State College, PA 170 $14.09 $29,300
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 170 $13.69 $28,480
Pueblo, CO 170 $12.87 $26,770
Bowling Green, KY 170 $12.63 $26,280
Grand Junction, CO 160 $11.32 $23,540
Altoona, PA 160 $10.92 $22,710
Springfield, MO 160 $12.12 $25,200
Huntsville, AL 160 $10.67 $22,190
Appleton, WI 150 $16.82 $34,990
Pittsfield, MA 150 $15.00 $31,210
Salisbury, MD 150 $14.32 $29,780
Jacksonville, NC 150 $13.56 $28,200
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 150 $13.62 $28,320
Logan, UT-ID 150 $13.44 $27,960
Dubuque, IA 150 $11.11 $23,120
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 150 $12.04 $25,050
Rapid City, SD 150 $10.81 $22,490
Spartanburg, SC 150 $12.76 $26,540
Redding, CA 150 $14.69 $30,550
Janesville, WI 140 $14.47 $30,110
Owensboro, KY 140 $11.72 $24,390
Springfield, OH 140 $14.54 $30,250
Corpus Christi, TX 140 $10.37 $21,570
Battle Creek, MI 140 $15.79 $32,830
Longview, TX 140 $13.36 $27,800
Fond du Lac, WI 140 Not available Not available
Iowa City, IA 140 $11.54 $23,990
Columbia, MO 140 $13.43 $27,920
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 130 $13.70 $28,500
Albany, GA 130 $12.22 $25,420
Prescott, AZ 130 $15.48 $32,210
Flagstaff, AZ 130 $12.77 $26,560
Eau Claire, WI 130 $17.65 $36,720
Dalton, GA 130 $11.43 $23,780
Rocky Mount, NC 120 $13.58 $28,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 120 $13.59 $28,270
Merced, CA 120 $11.79 $24,520
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 120 $15.02 $31,250
Athens-Clarke County, GA 120 $11.45 $23,820
Yuba City, CA 120 $13.28 $27,630
Pocatello, ID 110 $14.18 $29,500
Madera, CA 110 $16.43 $34,180
Ponce, PR 110 $9.29 $19,320
Champaign-Urbana, IL 110 $12.09 $25,140
Glens Falls, NY 110 $13.85 $28,800
Las Cruces, NM 110 $12.89 $26,820
Ocala, FL 110 $13.62 $28,340
Midland, TX 110 $10.06 $20,930
Wenatchee, WA 110 $12.91 $26,840
Ames, IA 110 $11.39 $23,690
Hot Springs, AR 100 $14.19 $29,520
Decatur, IL 100 $11.08 $23,040
Gainesville, GA 100 $13.84 $28,790
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 100 $15.92 $33,120
Longview, WA 100 $14.09 $29,310
Auburn-Opelika, AL 100 $11.31 $23,520
Bay City, MI 100 $15.24 $31,690
Brunswick, GA 90 $11.89 $24,730
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 90 $15.50 $32,250
Warner Robins, GA 90 $11.83 $24,610
Mayaguez, PR 90 $8.42 $17,520
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 90 $12.87 $26,780
Johnson City, TN 90 $12.39 $25,780
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 80 $15.95 $33,180
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 80 $10.73 $22,310
Bloomington-Normal, IL 80 $13.03 $27,100
Lawton, OK 80 $13.07 $27,190
Clarksville, TN-KY 80 $11.76 $24,460
Anniston-Oxford, AL 80 $9.47 $19,710
Dothan, AL 80 $11.41 $23,730
Gadsden, AL 80 $11.39 $23,690
Winchester, VA-WV 80 $12.23 $25,430
Pine Bluff, AR 80 $11.75 $24,450
Jefferson City, MO 80 $11.79 $24,520
Casper, WY 80 $11.36 $23,630
Napa, CA 80 $16.11 $33,510
Cumberland, MD-WV 80 $12.24 $25,460
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 80 $11.26 $23,410
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 70 Not available Not available
Morristown, TN 70 $11.16 $23,220
Burlington, NC 70 $12.00 $24,970
Naples-Marco Island, FL 70 $15.30 $31,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 70 $15.39 $32,010
Valdosta, GA 70 $11.60 $24,130
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 70 $13.52 $28,130
Rome, GA 70 $13.55 $28,190
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR 70 $9.11 $18,950
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 60 $16.77 $34,890
Cheyenne, WY 60 $13.56 $28,210
Lewiston, ID-WA 60 $15.99 $33,260
Harrisonburg, VA 60 $13.85 $28,800
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 60 $8.89 $18,500
Monroe, MI 60 $14.37 $29,900
Sumter, SC 60 $10.91 $22,690
Jackson, TN 60 $11.87 $24,690
Farmington, NM 60 $12.01 $24,980
Joplin, MO 50 $14.02 $29,170
Muncie, IN 50 $12.56 $26,130
Portsmouth, NH-ME 50 $14.15 $29,430
Decatur, AL 50 $12.65 $26,310
Abilene, TX 50 $11.09 $23,060
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 50 $13.60 $28,280
Yuma, AZ 50 $14.82 $30,830
Columbus, IN 50 $12.66 $26,330
Victoria, TX 50 $14.40 $29,950
Laredo, TX 50 $12.69 $26,400
Mansfield, OH 50 $11.69 $24,310
Wichita Falls, TX 40 $11.12 $23,120
Sheboygan, WI 40 $19.09 $39,700
Ocean City, NJ 40 $13.48 $28,030
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 40 $15.20 $31,610
Sandusky, OH 40 $13.45 $27,980
Danville, VA 30 $14.09 $29,310
St. Joseph, MO-KS 30 $12.45 $25,890
Danville, IL Not available $15.61 $32,480
Lebanon, PA Not available $14.56 $30,290
Reading, PA Not available $12.86 $26,750
Corvallis, OR Not available $11.20 $23,300
Lawrence, KS Not available $13.93 $28,970
Elizabethtown, KY Not available $12.17 $25,310
Lima, OH Not available $15.08 $31,370
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Not available $8.84 $18,380
Bloomington, IN Not available $11.64 $24,210
Peabody, MA NECTA Division Not available $15.48 $32,190
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division Not available $15.32 $31,860
Fargo, ND-MN Not available $11.60 $24,130
Holland-Grand Haven, MI Not available $15.75 $32,760
Jackson, MI Not available $14.71 $30,590
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Not available $14.12 $29,380
Springfield, IL Not available $13.30 $27,650
Waco, TX Not available $13.17 $27,400
Tyler, TX Not available $15.39 $32,010
Cedar Rapids, IA Not available $12.50 $26,000
El Paso, TX Not available $12.21 $25,390
© The Washington Post Company