Employment
Social and human service assistants held about 386,600 jobs in 2014. The industries that employed the most social and human services assistants in 2014 were as follows:
- Individual and family services (28 percent)
- State and local government (20 percent)
- Residential care facilities (16 percent)
- Community and vocational rehabilitation services (11 percent)
- Religious, grant making, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8 percent)
Employment of social and human service assistants is projected to grow 18 percent from 2014 to 2024, faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will be due to an increase in the elderly population and rising demand for health care and social services.
Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Social and Human Service Assistants.