If the current trend continues, 2016
will represent the second consecutive year in which wage growth in the senior living industry outpaced the gains of all private sector employees.
Senior Living Average Weekly Hours Trend Higher The average workweek of senior living employees continues to trend higher. They worked an average of 33.2 hours per week during the third quarter of 2016, which represented a strong 3.1 percent increase from an average workweek of 32.2 hours during the third quarter of 2015. In contrast, the average workweek of
private sector employees declined in recent quarters. The average workweek of all pri- vate sector employees was 34.4 hours during the third quarter, which was a drop of 0.7 percent from the average workweek of 34.6 hours during the third quarter of 2015. Within the senior living industry, the aver-
age workweek of assisted living community employees registered the strongest growth in recent quarters, increasing 5.2 percent be- tween the third quarters of 2015 and 2016.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also has released it latest list of the top occupations in senior living based on the number of industry jobs in 2014.
(An abbreviated list is below, which includes categories defined by the BLS. For the full list, see the complete report.)
TOP JOBS
157,600 Nursing Assistants
112,200 Personal Care Aides
44,000
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
36,300
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
26,900 Management
17,700
Maintenance & Repair Workers
The full report, “State of the Senior Living Workforce: Trends in Employment, Hours and Wages” from July 1-September 30, 2016 is available in Argentum’s online store at
argentum.org/store.
$16.43 $16.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.18 $14.33 $14.45 $14.50 $14.55 $14.76 $15.03 $15.04 $15.15
$16.57
Average Hourly Earnings of Senior Living Employees $17.15
$16.62 $16.67 $16.75 $16.90 $16.98
$17.12
$17.22
$12.00
$10.00
2014: Q2 2014: Q3 2014: Q4 2014: Q1 2014: Q2 2014: Q3 2014: Q4 2014: Q1 2014: Q2 2014: Q3 Continuing Care Retirement Communties
Assisted Living Communities Source: Argentum analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; figures are not seasonally adjusted ISSUE 1 2017 /
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