Number of people employed in the social services of the Basque Country, by province, tenure, and qualification, accordint to sex. 2023

Departamento de Empleo y Políticas Sociales

	Total	Men	Women
Total	36,947	11,636	25,311
Management and administrative staff	4,746	1,495	3,251
Service personnel	2,834	579	2,255
-Hostelry	695	214	481
-Cleaning	1,596	166	1,430
Other services	543	199	344
Sanitary personnel	10,385	1,216	9,169
-Medical doctors	357	136	221
A.T.S. and Physiotherapists	1,312	251	1,061
Clinical auxiliaries	8,450	792	7,658
Occupational therapists	266	37	229
Technical personnel	2,949	354	2,595
Psychologist and pedagogist	1,001	181	820
Social assistants	1,870	159	1,711
Drug addiction prevention technicians	78	14	64
Educational personnel	4,192	1,307	2,885
Educators and teachers	1,614	394	1,220
Monitors, supervisors and heads of Special Employment Centres	2,360	878	1,482
Sociocultural organiser	218	35	183
Other personnel	2,123	566	1,557
Personal services (carers, domestic workers, etc.)	1,246	209	1,037
-Others	877	357	520
E.E.C	9,718	6,119	3,599

(1)C.E.E = Special Employment Centres

Date January 28, 2026

Source: Department of Welfare, Youth and Demographic Challenge. Social Services and Social Action Statistics

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Number of people employed in the social services of the Basque Country, by province, tenure, and qualification, accordint to sex. 2023

Body responsible :: Departamento de Empleo y Políticas Sociales
Other bodies :: Euskal Estatistika Erakundea/Instituto Vasco de Estadística, Diputaciones Forales

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