Community and Social Service Occupations in Florida, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Community and Social Service Occupations group in Florida. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Florida
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 21-0000 |
| Employment | 127,770 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 13.011 |
| Location quotient | 0.78 |
| Mean annual wage | $57,020 |
| Median annual wage | $51,500 |
| Mean hourly wage | $27.42 |
| Median hourly wage | $24.76 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $36,150 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $43,680 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $65,830 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $82,140 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Florida
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Florida, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Florida.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | 24,680 | $56,830 | $60,480 | $38,790 | $83,330 | $27.32 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | 21,820 | $42,790 | $44,440 | $31,760 | $58,890 | $20.57 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | 21,080 | $54,080 | $59,820 | $38,100 | $86,800 | $26 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 16,160 | $52,350 | $56,740 | $38,790 | $79,580 | $25.17 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | 8,950 | $67,090 | $67,600 | $42,860 | $89,170 | $32.26 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 6,260 | $50,860 | $56,120 | $38,420 | $76,810 | $24.45 |
| Social Workers, All Other | 5,070 | $57,200 | $67,540 | $41,000 | $108,100 | $27.5 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | 4,720 | $54,840 | $58,430 | $37,500 | $83,390 | $26.37 |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 4,360 | $50,540 | $52,470 | $37,750 | $64,800 | $24.3 |
| Clergy | 3,370 | $59,430 | $63,400 | $37,100 | $97,420 | $28.57 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | 2,730 | $48,520 | $54,670 | $34,690 | $83,390 | $23.33 |
| Health Education Specialists | 2,710 | $53,460 | $62,850 | $35,900 | $99,430 | $25.7 |
| Community Health Workers | 1,740 | $45,300 | $50,330 | $33,490 | $71,690 | $21.78 |
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education | 1,420 | $49,290 | $55,070 | $27,320 | $84,990 | $23.7 |
| Counselors, All Other | 1,150 | $45,270 | $48,730 | $36,320 | $66,810 | $21.77 |
| Religious Workers, All Other | 770 | $37,190 | $43,160 | $28,780 | $61,530 | $17.88 |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | 760 | $50,220 | $69,450 | $34,860 | $156,570 | $24.14 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=12&OCC_CODE=21-0000. the group row is AREA 12 / OCC_CODE 21-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 12 / OCC_CODE 21-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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