Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

31-1011 Home Health Aides

Provide routine individualized healthcare such as changing bandages and dressing wounds, and applying topical medications to the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities at the patient's home or in a care facility. Monitor or report changes in health status. May also provide personal care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of patient.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
797,670	1.4 %	$12.18	$25,330	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.16	$10.46	$11.63	$13.48	$15.47
Annual Wage (2)	$19,060	$21,750	$24,200	$28,030	$32,180

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Home Health Care Services	440,550	30.39	$11.99	$24,940
Individual and Family Services	157,460	6.48	$12.16	$25,280
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	68,870	7.41	$12.28	$25,550
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	43,350	6.78	$12.01	$24,970
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	19,930	1.24	$12.60	$26,200

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Home Health Care Services	440,550	30.39	$11.99	$24,940
Other Residential Care Facilities	14,400	8.83	$12.44	$25,860
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	68,870	7.41	$12.28	$25,550
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	43,350	6.78	$12.01	$24,970
Individual and Family Services	157,460	6.48	$12.16	$25,280

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Social Advocacy Organizations	1,010	0.47	$20.33	$42,290
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	(8)	(8)	$18.05	$37,550
Elementary and Secondary Schools	100	(7)	$16.77	$34,890
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	(8)	(8)	$15.50	$32,230
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	8,240	0.38	$15.09	$31,380

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	191,820	20.44	3.71	$12.62	$26,240
Texas	69,600	5.75	1.04	$10.53	$21,910
Ohio	55,490	10.24	1.86	$10.85	$22,570
New Jersey	41,040	10.13	1.84	$11.75	$24,450
Pennsylvania	36,940	6.32	1.15	$12.17	$25,310

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	191,820	20.44	3.71	$12.62	$26,240
Ohio	55,490	10.24	1.86	$10.85	$22,570
New Jersey	41,040	10.13	1.84	$11.75	$24,450
District of Columbia	6,420	9.01	1.64	$14.08	$29,290
Minnesota	22,380	7.80	1.42	$13.92	$28,940

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada	1,460	1.08	0.20	$17.04	$35,450
North Dakota	550	1.32	0.24	$16.39	$34,100
California	24,560	1.44	0.26	$16.19	$33,680
Rhode Island	1,160	2.40	0.44	$15.60	$32,440
Massachusetts	25,220	7.06	1.28	$14.82	$30,830

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	202,660	21.34	3.87	$12.38	$25,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	29,230	6.30	1.14	$12.11	$25,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	25,980	9.12	1.65	$12.29	$25,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	18,330	6.64	1.21	$14.85	$30,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	15,340	5.14	0.93	$11.00	$22,880
Columbus, OH	14,290	13.59	2.47	$10.95	$22,780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	14,080	7.14	1.30	$11.91	$24,770
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	14,080	6.85	1.24	$12.22	$25,430
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	13,450	5.19	0.94	$11.44	$23,790
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	13,300	6.80	1.23	$14.29	$29,730