Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

39-9021 Personal Care Aides

Assist the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities at the person's home or in a care facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide assistance at non-residential care facilities. May advise families, the elderly, convalescents, and persons with disabilities regarding such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities.

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)
2,211,950	0.7 %	$12.06	$25,090	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.01	$10.48	$11.55	$13.22	$15.22
Annual Wage (2)	$18,740	$21,810	$24,020	$27,490	$31,650

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)
Individual and Family Services	1,232,620	50.71	$12.26	$25,490
Home Health Care Services	348,000	24.01	$10.93	$22,740
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	232,830	36.41	$12.15	$25,280
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	172,720	18.57	$12.02	$24,990
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	53,240	16.40	$11.94	$24,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services	1,232,620	50.71	$12.26	$25,490
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	232,830	36.41	$12.15	$25,280
Home Health Care Services	348,000	24.01	$10.93	$22,740
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	172,720	18.57	$12.02	$24,990
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	53,240	16.40	$11.94	$24,830

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	17,790	0.82	$17.68	$36,780
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	290	0.03	$15.95	$33,170
Other Investment Pools and Funds	350	4.06	$15.71	$32,670
Grantmaking and Giving Services	720	0.51	$14.56	$30,290
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	9,340	0.17	$14.44	$30,030

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)
California	558,350	32.83	2.15	$13.08	$27,210
Texas	206,240	17.03	1.11	$9.60	$19,960
New York	199,060	21.21	1.39	$13.29	$27,640
Pennsylvania	121,300	20.74	1.36	$11.96	$24,880
Massachusetts	76,850	21.52	1.41	$13.98	$29,080

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 Mexico	27,300	33.64	2.20	$10.11	$21,020
California	558,350	32.83	2.15	$13.08	$27,210
Minnesota	75,830	26.44	1.73	$12.63	$26,260
Maine	14,880	24.57	1.61	$12.26	$25,490
Wisconsin	63,270	22.21	1.45	$11.66	$24,250

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	5,390	17.10	1.12	$16.27	$33,840
North Dakota	6,090	14.62	0.96	$15.81	$32,890
Vermont	6,730	22.04	1.44	$14.78	$30,750
District of Columbia	4,730	6.63	0.43	$14.63	$30,440
New Jersey	14,470	3.57	0.23	$14.37	$29,890

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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	240,600	39.32	2.57	$13.44	$27,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	157,320	16.56	1.08	$13.17	$27,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	72,150	29.82	1.95	$14.10	$29,320
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	54,680	27.95	1.83	$12.69	$26,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	52,250	18.34	1.20	$12.49	$25,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	51,980	34.81	2.28	$11.62	$24,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	43,350	9.34	0.61	$11.78	$24,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	43,140	15.64	1.02	$14.02	$29,150
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	36,440	17.73	1.16	$11.81	$24,570
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	36,380	12.20	0.80	$9.52	$19,810