21-1022 Healthcare social workers
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
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Industry Title	Industry Code	Industry Type	2020 Employment	2020 Percent of Occupation	2020 Percent of Industry	Projected 2030 Employment	Projected 2030 Percent of Occupation	Projected 2030 Percent of Industry	Employment Change, 2020-2030	Employment Percent Change, 2020-2030	Industry Sort	Display Level
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Total employment	TE1000	Summary	184.9	100.0	0.1	209.3	100.0	0.1	24.4	13.2		0
Self-employed workers	TE1100	Line Item	3.1	1.7	0.0	2.2	1.1	0.0	-0.8	-26.8	2	1
Total wage and salary employment	TE1200	Summary	181.8	98.3	0.1	207.1	98.9	0.1	25.2	13.9	3	1
Retail trade	44-450	Summary	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	-4.3	158	2
Retail trade, except motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores, and general merchandise stores	4445R0	Summary	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	-4.3	167	3
Health and personal care stores	446000	Summary	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	-4.3	175	4
Health and personal care stores	446100	Summary	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	-4.3	176	5
Pharmacies and drug stores	446110	Line Item	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	-6.8	177	6
Finance and insurance	520000	Summary	9.0	4.9	0.1	10.4	5.0	0.2	1.4	15.5	252	2
Insurance carriers and related activities	524000	Summary	9.0	4.9	0.3	10.4	5.0	0.3	1.4	15.5	260	3
Insurance carriers	524100	Summary	7.3	3.9	0.4	8.4	4.0	0.5	1.1	15.6	261	4
Direct health and medical insurance carriers	524114	Line Item	6.8	3.7	1.1	7.9	3.8	1.2	1.1	16.7	262	5
Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities	524200	Summary	1.7	0.9	0.1	2.0	0.9	0.2	0.3	15.2	265	4
Insurance agencies and brokerages	524210	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	14.6	266	5
Other insurance related activities	524290	Line Item	1.5	0.8	0.4	1.7	0.8	0.4	0.2	15.3	267	5
Professional, scientific, and technical services	540000	Summary	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.1	18.3	279	2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	541000	Summary	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.1	18.3	280	3
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	541200	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	282	4
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	541600	Line Item	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.1	22.4	290	4
Scientific research and development services	541700	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.0	291	4
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences	541710	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.1	292	5
Management of companies and enterprises	550000	Summary	2.4	1.3	0.1	2.5	1.2	0.1	0.1	3.3	299	2
Management of companies and enterprises	551000	Line Item	2.4	1.3	0.1	2.5	1.2	0.1	0.1	3.3	300	3
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	560000	Summary	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.8	0.9	0.0	0.3	17.7	301	2
Administrative and support services	561000	Summary	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.8	0.9	0.0	0.3	17.7	302	3
Office administrative services	561100	Line Item	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.2	23.2	303	4
Employment services	561300	Summary	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.1	13.2	305	4
Temporary help services	561320	Line Item	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.1	14.1	306	5
Educational services; state, local, and private	610000	Summary	3.0	1.6	0.0	3.3	1.6	0.0	0.3	8.3	322	2
Educational services; state, local, and private	611000	Summary	3.0	1.6	0.0	3.3	1.6	0.0	0.3	8.3	323	3
Elementary and secondary schools; state, local, and private	611100	Summary	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.1	10.3	324	4
Elementary and secondary schools; private	611105	Line Item	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	12.4	325	5
Elementary and secondary schools; local	611103	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.3	327	5
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	6112-3	Summary	2.5	1.3	0.1	2.6	1.3	0.1	0.2	7.5	328	4
Junior colleges; state, local, and private	611200	Summary	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	-2.9	329	5
Junior colleges; local	611203	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	-4.7	332	6
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	611300	Summary	2.4	1.3	0.1	2.6	1.2	0.1	0.2	7.9	333	5
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private	611305	Line Item	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.1	13.8	334	6
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state	611302	Line Item	1.6	0.9	0.1	1.7	0.8	0.1	0.1	4.9	335	6
Healthcare and social assistance	620000	Summary	146.4	79.2	0.7	168.2	80.4	0.7	21.8	14.9	354	2
Ambulatory healthcare services	621000	Summary	46.4	25.1	0.6	54.9	26.3	0.6	8.5	18.3	355	3
Offices of physicians	621100	Line Item	8.9	4.8	0.3	9.5	4.5	0.3	0.6	6.8	356	4
Offices of other health practitioners	621300	Summary	1.7	0.9	0.2	2.1	1.0	0.2	0.4	21.2	358	4
Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians)	621330	Line Item	1.0	0.5	0.8	1.1	0.5	0.8	0.1	11.6	361	5
Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists	621340	Line Item	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.2	34.8	362	5
Offices of all other health practitioners	621390	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	33.3	363	5
Outpatient care centers	621400	Summary	13.9	7.5	1.4	16.6	7.9	1.4	2.7	19.5	364	4
Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers	621420	Line Item	3.8	2.1	1.5	4.5	2.1	1.5	0.6	16.8	365	5
Home healthcare services	621600	Line Item	20.7	11.2	1.4	25.1	12.0	1.3	4.4	21.3	368	4
Other ambulatory healthcare services	621900	Summary	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.5	0.7	0.4	0.4	35.9	369	4
All other ambulatory healthcare services	621990	Line Item	1.1	0.6	0.8	1.5	0.7	0.8	0.4	35.9	371	5
Hospitals; state, local, and private	622000	Summary	53.3	28.8	0.9	57.4	27.4	0.9	4.2	7.9	372	3
General medical and surgical hospitals; state, local, and private	622100	Summary	48.0	26.0	0.9	50.9	24.3	0.8	2.9	6.0	373	4
General medical and surgical hospitals; private	622105	Line Item	39.5	21.4	0.8	42.3	20.2	0.8	2.8	7.1	374	5
General medical and surgical hospitals; state	622102	Line Item	2.4	1.3	1.0	2.4	1.1	1.0	0.0	0.1	375	5
General medical and surgical hospitals; local	622103	Line Item	6.1	3.3	0.9	6.2	3.0	0.9	0.1	1.5	376	5
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; state, local, and private	622200	Summary	2.7	1.4	1.0	3.2	1.5	1.0	0.5	19.5	377	4
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; private	622205	Line Item	2.2	1.2	1.4	2.7	1.3	1.4	0.5	25.0	378	5
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; state	622202	Line Item	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.0	-4.5	379	5
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; state, local, and private	622300	Summary	2.6	1.4	0.8	3.4	1.6	0.8	0.8	30.4	381	4
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; private	622305	Line Item	2.4	1.3	0.9	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.8	33.0	382	5
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; state	622302	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.0	2.6	383	5
Nursing and residential care facilities	623000	Summary	20.6	11.2	0.6	21.7	10.4	0.6	1.1	5.1	385	3
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)	623100	Line Item	13.4	7.2	0.9	13.2	6.3	0.9	-0.1	-1.0	386	4
Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities	623200	Summary	2.8	1.5	0.4	3.3	1.6	0.5	0.6	20.3	387	4
Residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities	623210	Line Item	1.0	0.6	0.3	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	11.9	388	5
Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities	623220	Line Item	1.7	0.9	0.7	2.2	1.0	0.7	0.4	25.3	389	5
Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly	623300	Line Item	2.9	1.6	0.3	3.5	1.7	0.3	0.7	23.2	390	4
Other residential care facilities	623900	Line Item	1.6	0.9	1.0	1.6	0.8	1.0	0.0	-2.5	391	4
Social assistance	624000	Summary	26.0	14.1	0.7	34.1	16.3	0.7	8.1	31.0	392	3
Individual and family services	624100	Summary	23.4	12.6	0.9	31.2	14.9	0.9	7.8	33.4	393	4
Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities	624120	Line Item	15.9	8.6	0.8	21.5	10.3	0.8	5.7	35.8	394	5
Community and vocational rehabilitation services	6242-3	Summary	2.4	1.3	0.5	2.7	1.3	0.5	0.2	9.3	396	4
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services	624200	Line Item	1.5	0.8	0.8	1.7	0.8	0.8	0.2	14.6	397	5
Vocational rehabilitation services	624300	Line Item	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	1.4	398	5
Child day care services	624400	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	14.2	399	4
Other services (except public administration)	810000	Summary	3.6	1.9	0.1	4.3	2.0	0.1	0.7	19.7	430	2
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	813000	Summary	3.4	1.9	0.1	4.1	2.0	0.1	0.7	19.3	444	3
Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations	8132-3	Summary	2.3	1.3	0.6	2.9	1.4	0.6	0.6	27.3	446	4
Grantmaking and giving services	813200	Line Item	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.7	0.8	0.7	0.4	27.7	447	5
Social advocacy organizations	813300	Line Item	1.0	0.5	0.4	1.3	0.6	0.4	0.3	26.6	448	5
Civic, social, professional, and similar organizations	8134-9	Summary	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	6.3	449	4
Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations	813900	Summary	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	3.8	451	5
Government	900000	Summary	14.5	7.8	0.1	15.0	7.2	0.1	0.6	4.0	455	2
State government, excluding education and hospitals	999200	Line Item	7.2	3.9	0.3	7.2	3.4	0.3	0.0	-0.4	459	3
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	999300	Line Item	7.3	3.9	0.1	7.9	3.8	0.1	0.6	8.3	460	3

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