Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

39-9041 Residential Advisors

Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
76,450 2.1 % $12.72 $26,460 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.29 $9.54 $11.80 $14.69 $18.61
Annual Wage (2) $17,240 $19,830 $24,540 $30,550 $38,700


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 19,980 3.49 $12.48 $25,960
Other Residential Care Facilities 10,850 6.84 $12.16 $25,280
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 9,890 0.35 $14.16 $29,460
Individual and Family Services 6,790 0.54 $11.27 $23,440
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 5,540 3.85 $11.23 $23,350

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rooming and Boarding Houses 1,080 9.78 $12.77 $26,570
Other Residential Care Facilities 10,850 6.84 $12.16 $25,280
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 5,540 3.85 $11.23 $23,350
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 19,980 3.49 $12.48 $25,960
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 4,080 1.23 $12.39 $25,780

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 760 0.01 $17.92 $37,270
Educational Support Services 80 0.06 $17.11 $35,590
Facilities Support Services 40 0.03 $15.80 $32,850
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 270 0.12 $14.59 $30,350
State Government (OES Designation) 3,160 0.14 $14.50 $30,160


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 5,540 0.54 0.90 $10.95 $22,770
Pennsylvania 5,500 0.99 1.66 $13.16 $27,370
New York 5,170 0.61 1.03 $13.17 $27,390
Florida 4,190 0.59 0.98 $11.37 $23,660
Kentucky 3,850 2.22 3.73 $10.73 $22,310




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 1,910 4.88 8.18 $11.14 $23,160
Kentucky 3,850 2.22 3.73 $10.73 $22,310
North Dakota 660 1.79 3.00 $12.14 $25,260
Connecticut 2,510 1.56 2.62 $14.95 $31,090
Maryland 3,380 1.36 2.29 $14.18 $29,490




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 110 0.41 0.68 $17.38 $36,150
New Jersey 630 0.17 0.28 $16.21 $33,730
Minnesota 1,290 0.50 0.83 $16.08 $33,450
Nevada 250 0.22 0.37 $15.59 $32,420
Ohio 3,080 0.62 1.04 $15.28 $31,780





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,850 1.02 1.71 $13.59 $28,270
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,460 1.17 1.96 $13.60 $28,290
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,440 0.29 0.48 $13.74 $28,590
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,380 0.38 0.64 $13.08 $27,210
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,370 0.81 1.37 $15.06 $31,320
Pittsburgh, PA 1,280 1.15 1.93 $13.55 $28,180
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,260 0.49 0.83 $10.33 $21,480
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,120 1.92 3.22 $10.79 $22,440
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,100 0.47 0.80 $13.79 $28,680
Sioux Falls, SD 960 7.10 11.92 $11.51 $23,930




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cumberland, MD-WV 470 12.81 21.50 $17.12 $35,610
Sioux Falls, SD 960 7.10 11.92 $11.51 $23,930
Rapid City, SD 270 4.61 7.74 $11.08 $23,050
Barnstable Town, MA 420 4.47 7.49 $11.41 $23,740
Alexandria, LA 270 4.41 7.40 $9.49 $19,730
Ames, IA 170 4.38 7.35 (8) (8)
St. George, UT 180 4.01 6.74 $11.42 $23,750
Ithaca, NY 190 3.87 6.50 $15.68 $32,620
Johnson City, TN 260 3.38 5.67 $11.77 $24,470
Mobile, AL 530 3.13 5.25 $9.57 $19,900




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 110 1.06 1.77 $20.80 $43,270
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 80 0.37 0.63 $18.87 $39,260
Worcester, MA-CT 150 0.61 1.03 $17.98 $37,400
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 120 0.12 0.20 $17.92 $37,280
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH (8) (8) (8) $17.59 $36,580
New Haven, CT 680 2.56 4.30 $17.18 $35,740
Cumberland, MD-WV 470 12.81 21.50 $17.12 $35,610
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 240 0.23 0.38 $17.01 $35,380
La Crosse, WI-MN 40 0.59 1.00 $16.71 $34,760
Erie, PA 60 0.47 0.79 $16.64 $34,610

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 390 2.63 4.42 $9.77 $20,320
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 370 2.80 4.69 $8.92 $18,550
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 350 2.83 4.75 $11.08 $23,060
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 340 1.39 2.33 $11.86 $24,670
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 340 2.95 4.95 $9.21 $19,150

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 180 5.26 8.82 $12.83 $26,690
Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 170 5.24 8.80 $10.72 $22,290
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 70 5.21 8.75 $12.28 $25,540
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 170 4.84 8.12 $9.66 $20,090
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area 210 3.21 5.39 $11.19 $23,280

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 1.02 1.71 $21.76 $45,250
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 70 3.18 5.33 $19.62 $40,800
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 100 0.79 1.32 $17.65 $36,710
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 110 0.65 1.09 $17.59 $36,580
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 90 0.65 1.09 $17.47 $36,340


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012