Facility-Based Employment
Facility-Based Employment is when an individual is receiving employment services in a setting where the majority of employees have a disability and are receiving continuous job-related supports and supervision.
Examples of Facility-Based employment include:
- Sheltered workshops
- Work activity centers
- Extended employment programs
In Reporting Period 2019, there were 8,320 people working in a Facility-Based job.
The bar charts below breakdown the hours and wages for each Facility-Based job.
These bar charts represent the number of jobs and not the distinct count of individuals.
Most Facility-Based jobs provided the individual $8.55 an hour and an average of 20 hours a week.
The overall state average for those in a Facility-Based job made $5.26 an hour and an average of 11 hours a week.