Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

Industry Sector

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Workforce

24.2M

2019 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

42.8

Estimated Job Growth

14.7%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$53,266

Average Male Salary

$73,262

Average Female Salary

$71,742

About

The top three occupations in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Group are Elementary & middle school teachers, Registered nurses, Postsecondary teachers, Nursing assistants, and Teaching assistants. On average, full-time employees in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector work 42.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $62,369. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.5 hours and earn an average annual salary of $23,159.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector are Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, Rochester City PUMA, MN, and Tompkins County PUMA, NY. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

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Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector. Elementary & middle school teachers are the most common position, but the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector employs a relatively high number of Chiropractors, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance goes to Surgeons.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Education and Health Services industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

5.86%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 23.6M people employed in the Education and Health Services industry. This represents a 5.86% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Education and Health Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Occupations by Share

24.2M

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 35.2M

1.03%

1 Year Growth

± 0.507%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 24.2M people employed in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector in 2019.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector has been growing at a rate of 1.03%, , from 34.8M people in 2019 to 35.2M people in 2020.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Elementary & middle school teachers represent the largest share of positions held in Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance at 9.61%, followed by Registered nurses with 8.66% and Postsecondary teachers with 4.09%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Registered nurses, Postsecondary teachers, Nursing assistants, and Teaching assistants.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Sectors, Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance employs an unusually high number of Chiropractors, Secondary school teachers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance, by average wage, are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.

Average Salary

$53,266

AVERAGE WAGE

± $258

On average, employees in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector make $53,266 per year. This number makes Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance the 10 highest paying Industry Sector in the United States out of a total of 14 Industry Sectors.

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector.

Wage Distribution

0.458

WAGE GINI

Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance has a wage GINI of 0.458, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector.

These are locations that employ more people in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $73,262 and $71,742. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Composition by Sex

26.1M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±114k

9.11M

MALE WORKFORCE

±71.8k

74.1% of workers in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector are Female, making them the more common sex in the workforce. This chart shows the sex breakdown of the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector.

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$73,262

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$750

$71,742

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$745

On average, Male workers in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector make 1.02 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

Asian
White
Two or More Races

On average, Asian employees in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector earn 1.38 times more than other races and ethnicities. This chart shows the race and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector.

Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries. Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector is Educational services, health care, and social assistance.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Industrial Flow

Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance Industry Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Projections

Growth projections of the Educational Services and Health Care and Social Assistance industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Educational Services and Health Care and Social Assistance industry has a higher projected workforce growth at 14.7%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (31.6%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Educational Services and Health Care and Social Assistance.

14.7%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Educational Services and Health Care and Social Assistance. This industry is expected to grow more than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Educational Services and Health Care and Social Assistance.

31.6%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Educational Services and Health Care and Social Assistance industry.