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National Employment Matrix


21-1018 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2023 Employment 2023 Percent of Occupation 2023 Percent of Industry Projected 2033 Employment Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation Projected 2033 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2023-2033 Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 449.8 100.0 0.3 534.3 100.0 0.3 84.5 18.8 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 38.2 8.5 0.4 47.9 9.0 0.5 9.7 25.4 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 411.6 91.5 0.3 486.4 91.0 0.3 74.8 18.2 3 1

Finance and insurance

520000 Summary 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 9.0 245 2

Insurance carriers and related activities

524000 Summary 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 9.0 253 3

Insurance carriers

524100 Summary 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.2 254 4

Direct health and medical insurance carriers

524114 Line Item 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 8.7 255 5

Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities

524200 Summary 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 11.0 258 4

Other insurance related activities

524290 Line Item 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 11.0 260 5

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 12.8 272 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 12.8 273 3

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 283 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 11.8 284 4

Research and development in the social sciences and humanities

541720 Line Item 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.3 0.2 1.7 0.1 11.9 286 5

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 7.7 292 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 7.7 293 3

Facilities support services

561200 Line Item 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 13.3 297 4

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 35.0 7.8 0.2 35.5 6.6 0.2 0.5 1.4 315 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 35.0 7.8 0.2 35.5 6.6 0.2 0.5 1.4 316 3

Educational services; private

6110P0 Summary 13.1 2.9 0.3 13.4 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.8 317 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; private (6112,3)

6110P1 Summary 2.5 0.5 0.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.9 319 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

61130P Line Item 2.4 0.5 0.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.9 321 6

Other educational services; private (6114-7)

6110P2 Summary 5.4 1.2 0.6 5.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 3.3 322 5

Other schools and instruction; private

61160P Line Item 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 3.1 325 6

Educational support services; private

61170P Line Item 4.7 1.0 2.4 4.8 0.9 2.4 0.2 3.3 326 6

Educational services; state and local

6110Y0 Summary 21.9 4.9 0.2 22.1 4.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 327 4

Elementary and secondary schools; local

61110L Line Item 16.2 3.6 0.2 16.0 3.0 0.2 -0.2 -1.0 329 5

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state and local (6112,3)

6110Y1 Summary 4.9 1.1 0.2 5.1 1.0 0.2 0.3 5.3 330 5

Junior colleges; state

61120S Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 331 6

Junior colleges; local

61120L Line Item 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 332 6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

61130S Line Item 4.6 1.0 0.2 4.8 0.9 0.2 0.2 5.5 333 6

Other educational services; state and local (6114-7)

6110Y2 Summary 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.2 21.9 335 5

Educational support services; local

61170L Line Item 0.7 0.2 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.8 0.2 22.4 343 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 329.1 73.2 1.5 401.1 75.1 1.6 72.0 21.9 344 2

Ambulatory healthcare services

621000 Summary 163.5 36.4 1.9 209.2 39.2 2.2 45.7 27.9 345 3

Offices of physicians

621100 Line Item 11.9 2.7 0.4 12.5 2.3 0.4 0.5 4.6 346 4

Offices of other health practitioners

621300 Summary 63.4 14.1 5.5 89.5 16.8 6.5 26.1 41.3 348 4

Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians)

621330 Line Item 51.5 11.4 25.3 75.0 14.0 28.6 23.5 45.7 351 5

Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists

621340 Line Item 9.9 2.2 2.1 12.3 2.3 2.1 2.4 24.1 352 5

Offices of all other health practitioners

621390 Line Item 1.9 0.4 1.0 2.1 0.4 1.0 0.2 11.7 353 5

Outpatient care centers

621400 Summary 86.0 19.1 8.1 104.6 19.6 8.1 18.6 21.6 354 4

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers

621420 Line Item 77.4 17.2 26.3 94.5 17.7 26.3 17.1 22.1 355 5

Home healthcare services

621600 Line Item 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 20.6 358 4

Other ambulatory healthcare services

621900 Summary 1.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 16.2 359 4

All other ambulatory healthcare services

621990 Line Item 1.1 0.2 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 16.2 361 5

Hospitals; state, local, and private

622000 Summary 38.3 8.5 0.6 41.0 7.7 0.6 2.7 7.1 362 3

Hospitals; private

6220P0 Summary 31.9 7.1 0.6 34.7 6.5 0.6 2.9 9.0 363 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

62210P Line Item 14.3 3.2 0.3 14.9 2.8 0.3 0.6 4.1 364 5

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; private

62220P Line Item 16.8 3.7 10.6 18.9 3.5 10.7 2.2 12.9 365 5

Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; private

62230P Line Item 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 11.6 366 5

Hospitals; state and local

6220Y0 Summary 6.4 1.4 0.6 6.2 1.2 0.5 -0.1 -2.2 367 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; state

62210S Line Item 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 3.5 368 5

General medical and surgical hospitals; local

62210L Line Item 2.3 0.5 0.3 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 2.4 369 5

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; state

62220S Line Item 2.9 0.6 2.6 2.7 0.5 2.6 -0.2 -6.7 370 5

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; local

62220L Line Item 0.4 0.1 11.0 0.3 0.1 11.1 0.0 -7.2 371 5

Nursing and residential care facilities

623000 Summary 50.9 11.3 1.6 54.4 10.2 1.6 3.5 6.8 374 3

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

623100 Line Item 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.7 375 4

Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities

623200 Summary 43.5 9.7 6.8 46.8 8.8 7.0 3.3 7.7 376 4

Residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities

623210 Line Item 5.1 1.1 1.3 5.3 1.0 1.3 0.2 3.1 377 5

Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities

623220 Line Item 38.4 8.5 15.2 41.6 7.8 15.2 3.2 8.3 378 5

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

623300 Line Item 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 12.9 379 4

Other residential care facilities

623900 Line Item 6.7 1.5 4.3 6.8 1.3 4.3 0.1 1.3 380 4

Social assistance

624000 Summary 76.3 17.0 1.7 96.5 18.1 1.8 20.2 26.4 381 3

Individual and family services

624100 Summary 69.8 15.5 2.3 89.9 16.8 2.4 20.1 28.8 382 4

Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities

624120 Line Item 8.4 1.9 0.4 10.7 2.0 0.4 2.2 26.7 383 5

Community food and housing, emergency and other relief services, and vocational rehabilitation services

6242-3 Summary 5.3 1.2 1.1 5.4 1.0 1.1 0.1 2.0 385 4

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

624200 Line Item 3.6 0.8 1.6 3.8 0.7 1.6 0.3 8.0 386 5

Vocational rehabilitation services

624300 Line Item 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.6 0.3 0.6 -0.2 -10.3 387 5

Child daycare services

624400 Line Item 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -3.8 388 4

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 5.7 1.3 0.1 6.0 1.1 0.1 0.3 5.4 419 2

Personal and laundry services

812000 Summary 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.8 428 3

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

813000 Summary 5.6 1.2 0.2 5.8 1.1 0.2 0.3 5.2 433 3

Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations

8132-3 Summary 2.3 0.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 8.6 435 4

Grantmaking and giving services

813200 Line Item 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 7.8 436 5

Social advocacy organizations

813300 Line Item 2.0 0.4 0.7 2.2 0.4 0.7 0.2 8.8 437 5

Civic, social, professional, and similar organizations

8134-9 Summary 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 6.5 438 4

Civic and social organizations

813400 Line Item 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 7.3 439 5

Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations

813900 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 440 5

Government

900000 Summary 32.1 7.1 0.3 33.3 6.2 0.3 1.3 4.0 444 2

State and local government, excluding education and hospitals

9992-3 Summary 32.1 7.1 0.4 33.3 6.2 0.4 1.3 4.0 448 3

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 5.4 1.2 0.2 5.5 1.0 0.2 0.1 2.7 449 4

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 26.7 5.9 0.5 27.8 5.2 0.5 1.1 4.2 450 4