Private households

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

363k

2021

Average Employee Age

42.4

2021

Estimated Job Growth

−3.46%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$22,363

2021

Average Male Salary

$29,952

2021

Average Female Salary

$21,357

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Private households Industry Group are childcare workers, maids & housekeeping cleaners, and personal care aides. On average, full-time employees in the Private households Industry Group work 43.5 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $30,673. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $13,024.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Private households Industry Group are LA City (North Central/Mission Hills & Panorama City) PUMA, CA, LA City (North Central/Van Nuys & North Sherman Oaks) PUMA, CA, and Wheaton, Aspen Hill & Glenmont PUMA, MD.

The workforce of Private households Industry Group in 2021 was 362,949 people, with 88.3% woman, and 11.7% men.

In 2021, 59.1% of the workforce in the Private households Industry Group was White (214,418 people), of which 88.5% were women and 11.5% men.

Other Services, Except Public Administration

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Private households Industry Group.

The workforce in Private households Industry Group was 362,949 people and is concentrated in California (66,340 workers). The average annual salary was $22,363, being $37,233 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Other Services industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.81%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.79M people employed in the Other Services industry. This represents a 3.81% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Other Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (66.3k), Texas (32.5k), and New York (30.3k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Private households Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Private households Industry Group had an average annual wage of $22,363, $37,233 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Private households Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.466

WAGE GINI

Private households has a wage GINI of 0.466, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Private households (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Private households Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Private households Industry Group.

Childcare workers are the most common position with 125,090 workers, but the Private households Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Maids & housekeeping cleaners and Personal care aides.

The highest average salary in Private households goes to Project management specialists.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Private households Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were childcare workers (125,090 people), maids & housekeeping cleaners (97,158 people), and personal care aides (92,529 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$29,952

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,343

$21,357

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,053

On average, Male workers in the Private households Industry Group make 1.4 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Private households Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Private households Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Private households Industry Group.

The Private households Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Private households is from Other Services, Except Public Administration.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Private households Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Private households Industry Group is Professional and business services.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Private households is from Other Services, Except Public Administration.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Private households Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Private households is from Other Services, Except Public Administration.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Private households Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Private households Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Private households Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 88.3% corresponds to women and 11.7% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $29,952 and $21,357.

68.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

320,479

Women

88.3%

42,470

Men

11.7%

The workforce of Private households industry in 2021 was 362,949 people, with 88.3% woman, and 11.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Private households industry.

Races

In 2021, 59.1% of the workforce in the Private households industry was White (214,418 people), of which 88.5% were women and 11.5% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Private households workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (111,705 people), some college (86,498 people), and bachelors degree (50,035 people).

The chart shows the Private households workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Private households industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Private households industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −3.46%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (18.2%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

−3.46%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Private households. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.