Personal care & service workers, all other

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2020 Workforce

129k

Average Age

38.7

Estimated Job Growth

8.15%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$23,891

Average Male Salary

$24,799

Average Female Salary

$23,260

About

Personal care & service workers, all other are most often employed by the Other personal services industry. The average yearly wage for Personal care & service workers, all other was $23,891 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Personal care & service workers, all other by wage are Medical transcriptionists, Home health aides, and Packers & packagers, hand.

Personal care & service workers, all other are part of the Personal Care & Service Occupations, along with Supervisors of personal care and service workers, Animal trainers, Nonfarm animal caretakers, Gaming services workers, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, and 15 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Personal care & service workers, all other are Henry County (South)McDonough City PUMA, GA, Thornton Township PUMA, IL, and Ashburn, Washington Heights, Morgan Park & Beverly PUMA, IL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Personal care & service workers, all other are Henry County (South)McDonough City PUMA, GA, Ashburn, Washington Heights, Morgan Park & Beverly PUMA, IL, and Thornton Township PUMA, IL.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Personal care & service workers, all other and on wages and locations for those in the field. Other personal services is the industry that employs the most Personal care & service workers, all other , both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Personal care & service workers, all other , by average wage, is Child day care services. Personal care & service workers, all other are paid most in Philadelphia City (Southeast) PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Henry County (South)McDonough City PUMA, GA.

Yearly Wage

$23,891

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,256

In 2020, Personal care & service workers, all other earned an average of $23,891, $32,063 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Home health aides make somewhat more than Personal care & service workers, all other while Medical transcriptionists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Personal care & service workers, all other as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.447

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Personal care & service workers, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.447, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Personal care & service workers, all other (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 Personal care & service workers, all other .

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Personal care & service workers, all other

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Personal care & service workers, all other .

Most Common

The most common industries employing Personal care & service workers, all other , by number of employees, are Other personal services, Nail salons & other personal care services, Amusement & Recreation, Individual & family services, Restaurants & Food Services, Home health care services, Traveler accommodation, Private households, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Administration of human resource programs.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Personal care & service workers, all other , by average wage, are Child day care services, Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

Industries by Share

129k

2020 Workforce

± 8,818

−4.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.97%

The number of people employed as Personal care & service workers, all other has been declining at a rate of −4.15%, from 134,717 people in 2019 to 129,120 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Personal care & service workers, all other employed by various industries. Other personal services employs the largest share of Personal care & service workers, all other at 17%, followed by Nail salons & other personal care services with 13.6% and Amusement & Recreation with 6.13%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Personal care & service workers, all other in the US. The average age of male Personal care & service workers, all other in the workforce is 37 and of female Personal care & service workers, all other is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Personal care & service workers, all other is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

52.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,648

76.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,774

59% of Personal care & service workers, all other are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Personal care & service workers, all other .

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Personal care & service workers, all other

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

56.6% of Personal care & service workers, all other are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 15.2% of Personal care & service workers, all other , Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Personal care & service workers, all other .

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.73

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.46

The median age of Personal care & service workers, all other is 38.7, and Male employees are generally 3.04 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Personal care & service workers, all other from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Personal care & service workers, all other is Business but a relatively high number of Personal care & service workers, all other hold a major in Communication Technologies.

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

Projections

Projections on job growth for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other are expected to see a growth of 8.15% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other.

8.15%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.