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Community and Social Service Occupations in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.

The group’s own figures in Pennsylvania

MeasureValue
Occupation group code21-0000
Employment116,010
Jobs per 1,00019.29
Location quotient1.16
Mean annual wage$57,940
Median annual wage$53,650
Mean hourly wage$27.86
Median hourly wage$25.79
10th percentile annual wage$36,940
25th percentile annual wage$43,980
75th percentile annual wage$67,830
90th percentile annual wage$84,360

Detailed occupations in this group in Pennsylvania

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors26,510$58,320$61,040$38,760$87,540$28.04
Social and Human Service Assistants23,590$43,340$45,190$33,730$59,560$20.84
Child, Family, and School Social Workers18,200$51,030$55,490$38,070$78,020$24.54
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors11,500$61,460$67,540$45,440$99,850$29.55
Healthcare Social Workers6,560$63,010$65,940$47,640$85,250$30.3
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists4,240$65,510$67,970$47,940$87,910$31.5
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers4,150$49,590$55,260$38,590$80,610$23.84
Rehabilitation Counselors3,480$51,350$56,400$34,780$82,430$24.69
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other2,990$54,450$59,450$44,270$87,960$26.18
Clergy2,660$56,540$55,570$28,230$77,960$27.18
Marriage and Family Therapists2,360$64,570$67,940$48,000$90,800$31.04
Health Education Specialists2,230$75,020$77,500$50,270$105,790$36.07
Community Health Workers2,160$50,350$52,130$37,460$69,520$24.21
Social Workers, All Other2,040$65,990$70,870$39,370$109,390$31.73
Counselors, All Other1,290$61,510$60,370$31,660$84,240$29.57
Religious Workers, All Other1,120$38,240$44,400$20,280$79,450$18.38
Directors, Religious Activities and Education940$56,140$66,360$31,440$128,480$26.99

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=42&OCC_CODE=21-0000. the group row is AREA 42 / OCC_CODE 21-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 42 / 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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