Establish a Direct Support Professional Standard Occupational Code | NADSP

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What better way to celebrate Labor Day than to go to this link: https://www.nadsp.org/DSP-SOC/ and sign our petition to establish a standard occupational classification?!?!

The statistics are extremely troubling for Direct Support Professionals. Turnover rates average around 45%. Vacancy rates are at roughly 9%. Hourly wages average around $10.72 per hour. What is behind these numbers? Where can we get more information about causes? How can we identify solutions?

While there can be answers to these questions based on assumptions or limited insight, we lack the ability for complex data analysis of these issues. It causes Direct Support Professionals to become anonymous. To confront this, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is leading a nationwide effort to Establish a Direct Support Professional Standard Occupational Code (SOC).

A SOC is designated by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor and Statistics. With the insight gathered through a SOC, governmental agencies, individual organizations, and everyday citizens can uncover otherwise unavailable information about that occupation. The Standard Occupational Code for a Certified Nursing Assistant is 31-1014. The code for a Home Health Aide is 31-1121. The code for a Personal Care Aide is 31-1122. Direct Support Professionals do not have one.

Currently, Direct Support Professionals are inaccurately classified in labor reports under other positions, which do not adequately represent the skill requirements of a Direct Support Professional. Without a dedicated SOC for Direct Support Professionals, there are a number of critical ramifications:

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