Even outside NYC, in lower cost areas of the state, wages for the human services workforce do not meet the cost of living for a substantial portion of workers.

Figure 11. Percent of Single-Adult Human Services Households Earning Below the Self-Sufficiency Standard by Region


Note: Human Services Households are defined as including at least one worker with a human services-related occupation. This map only includes one-person (single adult) households.
Source: CUNY ISLG's calculation of US Census Bureau's American Community Survey microdata accessed via IPUMS USA (2022); Self-Sufficiency Standard at the Center for Women’s Welfare, University of Washington.Download imageCreated with Datawrapper