Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

NAICS Code: 623300

Employment 2024
988,500
Projected 2034
1,092,400
Growth Rate
+10.5%
Net Job Change
+103,900
The verdict

BLS projects Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly to grow +10.5% through 2034 - 8.1 points faster than the 2.4% average across 291 U.S. industries, faster-growing than 93% of them. It is one of the faster-growing industries in the dataset.

+10.5%
Growth 2024-34
93th
growth percentile
988,500
Workers (2024, ×1k)
+103,900
Net jobs (×1k)

Where Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly sits among all industries

Projected 2024-2034 growth across 291 U.S. industries (BLS). This industry is marked in rose.

Where Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly sits by projected growth

Projected employment change across tracked industries

10.5% Top 7% higher than 93% of 291 industries

Industries, banded by projected growth

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Source BLS Employment Projections · 2026-05-15

Expansion read

Signature: 39.2% mean employer AI exposure across 6 tracked public companies .

BLS still projects expansion, but our public-company overlay for this sector is thin - lean on the employment numbers above and open individual employer pages before generalizing AI risk.

NAICS 623300 · 988,500 workers (2024, ×1k) · source BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034. Employer AI grades are occupation-weighted scores from our SEC cohort, not automation predictions for every establishment in Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly.

Public companies near this industry

SEC industry labels matching tokens from Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly. 6 companies scored · mean AI exposure 39.2%.

B · 6
Tracked public companies tied to this industry sector with AI risk grades
Company AI grade
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. B
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. B
Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. B
Ensign Group, Inc B
National Healthcare Corp B
PACS Group, Inc. B

Grades are occupation-weighted AI exposure from our employer corpus - not a claim that every establishment in Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly shares the same risk. Source: SEC company metadata + O*NET-weighted scores · as of 2026-05-15.

Peer Industries by Employment

How Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly (NAICS 623300) compares to industries of similar size, ordered by 2024 BLS employment.

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly
988,500
Peer industries by 2024 employment, with 2034 projections and growth rates
Industry 2024 Growth
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4244,8) 1,048,300 +3.7%
Offices of dentists 1,045,500 +5.4%
Insurance agencies and brokerages 1,003,900 +4.7%
Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly 988,500 +10.5%
Gasoline stations 983,400 -14.1%
Residential building construction 943,100 +4.2%

Peers are selected by similarity in 2024 employment. Figures in thousands. Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many people work in Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly?

As of 2024, the Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly industry employs approximately 988,500 workers in the United States, according to BLS Employment Projections data.

Is Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly growing or declining?

The Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly industry is projected to grow by 10.5% from 2024 to 2034, a net change of +103,900 jobs over the decade.

Which public companies sit near Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly?

6 tracked public companies whose SEC industry label matches Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly. Sample names include Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.. Grades are occupation-weighted AI exposure scores, not company-specific automation forecasts.

How will AI affect the Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly industry?

Among 6 tracked public companies tied to this industry's sector, the mean occupation-weighted AI exposure score is 39.2% (most common grade B). That is a staffing-pattern signal from our employer corpus, not a forecast for every firm in Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly. Pair it with occupation-level AI exposure scores for role-specific risk.

What to do with this

Use Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly's employment and exposure numbers above to look up individual employers and occupations, not just the industry aggregate.

Industry-level figures are aggregates; individual employer and occupation outcomes vary.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034; SEC employer metadata for AI grades Employment figures in thousands. Employer grades are occupation-weighted exposure scores, not firm automation forecasts