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

The group’s own figures in Rhode Island

MeasureValue
Occupation group code21-0000
Employment10,460
Jobs per 1,00021.181
Location quotient1.27
Mean annual wage$64,750
Median annual wage$58,950
Mean hourly wage$31.13
Median hourly wage$28.34
10th percentile annual wage$38,870
25th percentile annual wage$46,750
75th percentile annual wage$79,060
90th percentile annual wage$98,890

Detailed occupations in this group in Rhode Island

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Child, Family, and School Social Workers2,320$67,150$69,960$42,210$98,490$32.28
Social and Human Service Assistants2,020$47,620$48,810$35,350$62,170$22.89
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors1,560$49,770$58,860$38,990$90,350$23.93
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1,400$71,590$74,350$48,010$102,370$34.42
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers620$60,490$75,200$42,710$134,860$29.08
Healthcare Social Workers570$79,460$78,560$52,390$101,460$38.2
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other360$60,020$63,460$46,260$98,160$28.86
Rehabilitation Counselors360$54,080$61,430$46,740$86,570$26
Community Health Workers340$56,760$56,920$35,840$86,230$27.29
Clergy210$62,340$63,120$34,320$91,970$29.97
Health Education Specialists160$80,390$76,220$37,360$102,160$38.65
Directors, Religious Activities and Education150$36,970$45,190$33,430$69,050$17.78
Social Workers, All Other100$106,910$102,910$87,240$124,780$51.4
Religious Workers, All Other**$36,800$38,130$35,420$47,620$17.69

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=44&OCC_CODE=21-0000. the group row is AREA 44 / OCC_CODE 21-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 44 / 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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