Personal Care & Service Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2022 Workforce

3.22M

Average Age

37.6

Average Salary

$26,829

Average Male Salary

$32,087

Average Female Salary

$24,841

About

Personal Care & Service Occupations are most often employed by the Beauty salons industry. The average yearly wage for Personal Care & Service Occupations was $26,829 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Personal Care & Service Occupations are NYC-Queens Community District 7--Flushing, Murray Hill, & Whitestone PUMA, NY, Clark County (Central)--Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV, and Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (West) PUMA, NV. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Personal Care & Service Occupations are Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV, Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (West) PUMA, NV, and Clark County (Central)--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 2022 was 3,215,583 people, of which 72.6% were women and 27.4% were men. Personal Care & Service Occupations are paid most in Crook & Jefferson & Deschutes (Outside Bend) Counties--Redmond & Prineville Cities PUMA, OR but are relatively concentrated in Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

882,082

Male Workforce

± 23k

2,333,501

Female Workforce

± 37.2k

The Personal Care & Service Occupations workforce in 2022 was 3,215,583 people (72.6% women and 27.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −24.1% between 2014 (4,238,576) and 2022 (3,215,583).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($38,789), District of Columbia ($31,387), and Colorado ($30,623).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$26,829

AVERAGE WAGE

#16 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Personal Care & Service Occupations earned an average of $26,829, $37,854 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Personal Care & Service Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.476

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Personal Care & Service Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.476, 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 ($113,780).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

3.22M

2022 Workforce

± 43,558

−1.88%

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 36.2% and Child day care services with 26.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Personal Care & Service Occupations in the US. The workforce of Personal Care & Service Occupations in 2022 was 3,215,583 people, with 72.6% woman, and 27.4% men. The average age of male Personal Care & Service Occupations in the workforce is 37.5 and of female Personal Care & Service Occupations is 37.6, 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 2022 was 3,215,583 people, with 72.6% woman, and 27.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (590,563 people), 25 to 29 years (388,831 people), and 30 to 34 years (331,348 people). Among them they concentrated 40.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 18.1% of Personal Care & Service Occupations workers were Hispanic and 81.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.9%), Puerto Rican (18.3)%, and Dominican (8.84)%

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Races

In 2022, 62.9% of the Personal Care & Service Occupations workforce were White, of which 74% were women and 26% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.3%) and Asian (9.73%).

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 2022 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (106,902 people), Education (73,019 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (46,191 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 (991,096 people), Some college (958,886 people), and Bachelors Degree (494,853 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.