Personal Care & Service Occupations

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Total Workforce

3.59M

Average Age

37.6

Average Salary

$22,672

Average Male Salary

$27,458

Average Female Salary

$20,977

About

Personal Care & Service Occupations are most often employed by the Beauty salons industry. The average yearly wage for Personal Care & Service Occupations was $22,672 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Personal Care & Service Occupations by wage are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, Healthcare Support Occupations, and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations.

Personal Care & Service Occupations are part of the Personal Care & Service Occupations, along with Personal Care & Service Occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Personal Care & Service Occupations are Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone PUMA, NY, and Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Personal Care & Service Occupations are Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, Belmont, Crotona Park East & East Tremont PUMA, NY, and Philadelphia City (Near Northeast-East) PUMA, PA.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Personal Care & Service Occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Beauty salons is the industry that employs the most Personal Care & Service Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Personal Care & Service Occupations, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments. Personal Care & Service Occupations are paid most in Hollywood (South) & Pembroke Pines (East) Cities PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$22,672

AVERAGE SALARY

± $347

In 2018, Personal Care & Service Occupations earned an average of $22,672, $31,217 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Healthcare Support Occupations make somewhat more than Personal Care & Service Occupations while Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Personal Care & Service Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.465

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Personal Care & Service Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.465, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Personal Care & Service Occupations (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 Occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Personal Care & Service Occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Personal Care & Service Occupations.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Personal Care & Service Occupations, by number of employees, are Beauty salons, Amusement & Recreation, and Child day care services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Personal Care & Service Occupations, by average wage, are Broadcasting (except internet), Management of companies & enterprises, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Car Dealers, Advertising, public relations & related services, and Management, scientific & technical consulting services.

Industries by Share

3.59M

2018 Workforce

± 45,941

-25.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.27%

The number of people employed as Personal Care & Service Occupations has been declining at a rate of -25.6%, from 4,824,661 people in 2017 to 3,587,516 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Personal Care & Service Occupations employed by various industries. Beauty salons employs the largest share of Personal Care & Service Occupations at 18.1%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 17% and Child day care services with 14.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Personal Care & Service Occupations in the US. The average age of male Personal Care & Service Occupations in the workforce is 37.1 and of female Personal Care & Service Occupations is 37.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Personal Care & Service Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

938k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 23,705

2.65M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 39,606

73.8% of Personal Care & Service Occupations are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Personal Care & Service Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Personal Care & Service Occupations

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

57.8% of Personal Care & Service Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.3% of Personal Care & Service Occupations, 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 Occupations.

Age by Gender

37.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.413

37.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.231

The median age of Personal Care & Service Occupations is 37.6, and Male employees are generally 0.639 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Personal Care & Service Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Personal Care & Service Occupations is Business but a relatively high number of Personal Care & Service Occupations hold a major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Personal Care & Service Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Personal Care & Service Occupations need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Personal Care & Service Occupations need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Coordination, and Social Perceptiveness.

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