Research Progress Report #26
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Direct Service Staff Characteristics, by Job Setting: 81.2% of respondents worked in group home settings. For this group, the average work week was 41.29 hours and respondents had averaged 12.5 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $8.27. 29.8% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement. 12.1% of respondents received no benefits. 12.7% of respondents worked in semi-independent living settings. For this group, the average work week was 36.23 hours and respondents had averaged 4.39 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $8.60. 41.9% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement. 9.7% of respondents received no benefits. 5.3% of respondents worked in work center settings. For this group, the average work week was 37.58 hours and respondents had averaged 6.62 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $8.22. 76.9% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement. 7.7% of respondents received no benefits. One percent of respondents worked in “other” settings. For this group, the average work week was 50 hours and respondents had averaged 25 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $12.70. All had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement. Direct Service Staff Characteristics, by Job Title: 33.1% of respondents were classified as Habilitation Aide 1. For this group, the average work week was 36.67 hours and respondents had averaged 11.25 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $7.47. 20% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement. 26.3% of respondents received no benefits. 16.1% of respondents were classified as Habilitation Aide 2. For this group, the average work week was 41.13 hours and respondents had averaged 7.07 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $7.87. 28.2% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement. 10.3% of respondents received no benefits. 21.9% of respondents were classified as Habilitation Technician 1. For this group, the average work week was 40.29 hours and respondents had averaged 9.7 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $7.91. 38.5% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement. 5.8% of respondents received no benefits. 11.6% of respondents were classified as Habilitation Technician 2. For this group, the average work week was 45.98 hours and respondents had averaged 18.21 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $9.44. 39.3% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement and there were no respondents who received no benefits. 16.1% of respondents were classified as Habilitation Specialist. For this group, the average work week was 42.63 hours and respondents had averaged 10.24 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $9.20. 59% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement and there were no respondents who received no benefits. 1.2% of respondents were classified as “other”. For this group, the average work week was 45 hours and respondents had averaged 11.21 overtime hours in the prior month. The average hourly wage was $13.50. 66.7% had sick/vacation leave, health insurance and retirement and there were no respondents who received no benefits. Across all settings and titles, the average work week was 40.52 hours and the average overtime worked in the prior month was 11.25 hours. The average hourly salary was $8.35. The range of hourly salaries was from a low of $5.75 to a high of $15.78. An average of 29.8% of respondents received all benefits and 9.7% received no benefits.