Personal Care & Service Occupations

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2020 Workforce

3.36M

Average Age

37.7

Average Salary

$23,339

Average Male Salary

$28,355

Average Female Salary

$21,502

About

Personal Care & Service Occupations are most often employed by the Beauty salons industry. The average yearly wage for Personal Care & Service Occupations was $23,339 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Personal Care & Service Occupations by wage are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, and Healthcare Support Occupations.

Personal Care & Service Occupations are part of the Service Occupations, along with Healthcare Support Occupations, Protective service occupations, Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, and 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 (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV. The top 3 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 Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone PUMA, NY.

Photo by David Merrigan

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 Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals. Personal Care & Service Occupations are paid most in Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV.

Yearly Wage

$23,339

AVERAGE SALARY

± $372

In 2020, Personal Care & Service Occupations earned an average of $23,339, $32,615 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 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

0.446

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Personal Care & Service Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.446, which is lower than 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).

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.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Personal Care & Service Occupations, by number of employees, are Beauty salons, Amusement & Recreation, Child day care services, Nail salons & other personal care services, Other personal services, Elementary & secondary schools, Private households, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Barber shops, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, and Traveler accommodation.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Personal Care & Service Occupations, by average wage, are Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Public finance activities, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Industries by Share

3.36M

2020 Workforce

± 44,485

−2.34%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.91%

The number of people employed as Personal Care & Service Occupations has been declining at a rate of −2.34%, from 3,439,640 people in 2019 to 3,359,126 people in 2020.

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 18.6%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 17.2% and Child day care services with 13.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Personal Care & Service Occupations in the US. The average age of male Personal Care & Service Occupations in the workforce is 37.4 and of female Personal Care & Service Occupations is 37.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Personal Care & Service Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

900k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 23,226

2.46M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 38,177

73.2% of Personal Care & Service Occupations are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Personal Care & Service Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Personal Care & Service Occupations

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

57.3% of Personal Care & Service Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.2% 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 Sex

37.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.426

37.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.24

The median age of Personal Care & Service Occupations is 37.7, and Male employees are generally 0.351 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 degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree 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, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.