Personal Care & Service Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2021 Workforce

3.26M

Average Age

37.7

Average Salary

$24,587

Average Male Salary

$29,776

Average Female Salary

$22,669

About

Personal Care & Service Occupations are most often employed by the Beauty salons industry. The average yearly wage for Personal Care & Service Occupations was $24,587 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Personal Care & Service Occupations are Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone PUMA, NY, and Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Personal Care & Service Occupations are Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, Atlantic City & Ventnor City PUMA, NJ, and Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV.

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Employment and salary information for the Personal Care & Service Occupations workforce. Personal Care & Service Occupations workforce in 2021 was 3,262,272 people, of which 73% were women and 27% were men. Personal Care & Service Occupations are paid most in Thornton & Federal Heights Cities PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

880,245

Male Workforce

± 23k

2,382,027

Female Workforce

± 37.6k

The Personal Care & Service Occupations workforce in 2021 was 3,262,272 people (73% women and 27% men). This implies an average annual growth of −22.6% between 2014 (4,216,688) and 2021 (3,262,272).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Personal Care & Service Occupations.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($36,138), Hawaii ($28,837), and District of Columbia ($28,748).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$24,587

AVERAGE WAGE

#16 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Personal Care & Service Occupations earned an average of $24,587, $35,009 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Personal Care & Service Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.471

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Personal Care & Service Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.471, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Personal Care & Service Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Personal Care & Service Occupations and on wages 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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($89,779).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

3.26M

2021 Workforce

± 43,859

−2.88%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.94%

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 37.7%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 35.4% and Child day care services with 26.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Personal Care & Service Occupations in the US. The workforce of Personal Care & Service Occupations in 2021 was 3,262,272 people, with 73% woman, and 27% men. The average age of male Personal Care & Service Occupations in the workforce is 37.7 and of female Personal Care & Service Occupations is 37.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Personal Care & Service Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Personal Care & Service Occupations in 2021 was 3,262,272 people, with 73% woman, and 27% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (583,568 people), 25 to 29 years (402,077 people), and 30 to 34 years (336,807 people). Among them they concentrated 40.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 17.3% of Personal Care & Service Occupations workers were Hispanic and 82.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.4%), Puerto Rican (15.7)%, and Dominican (8.98)%

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Races

In 2021, 65.1% of the Personal Care & Service Occupations workforce were White, of which 74.4% were women and 25.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.5%) and Asian (9.74%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Personal Care & Service Occupations, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Personal Care & Service Occupations need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Personal Care & Service Occupations in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (106,538 people), Education (76,038 people), and Psychology (45,980 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Personal Care & Service Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (1,003,380 people), Some college (986,545 people), and Bachelors Degree (497,713 people).

The graphic shows the Personal Care & Service Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

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 Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation.