DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants

Occupational Description:
Assist other social and human service providers in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care. Excludes "Rehabilitation Counselors" (21-1015), "Psychiatric Technicians" (29-2053), "Personal Care Aides" (31-1122), and "Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs" (43-4061).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 70089$18.45/hr$0.60/hr$11.32/hr$13.75/hr$17.83/hr$22.26/hr$26.99/hr
Minnesota 12,970817$18.29/hr$0.24/hr$12.46/hr$14.49/hr$17.60/hr$21.40/hr$25.64/hr
U S 404,4505,662$17.99/hr$0.07/hr$11.54/hr$13.69/hr$17.02/hr$21.28/hr$26.34/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Social and Human Service Assistants
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services320$14.16/hr
Public Administration310$21.66/hr
Other Services50$18.70/hr
Other Regional Data For Social and Human Service Assistants
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 7,210 $17.35/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,380 $16.72/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 700 $17.83/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 460 $17.69/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 420 $18.39/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 410 $17.52/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 390 $17.79/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 340 $15.55/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 250 N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 240 $20.52/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 130 $14.18/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 120 $16.82/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A $21.35/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Child, Family, and School Social Workers720$29.28/hrN/A
Occupational Therapists370$34.89/hrN/A
Residential AdvisorsN/A$18.65/hrN/A
Tasks for Social and Human Service Assistants