• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

31-1120 Home Health and Personal Care Aides

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 31-1121 Home Health Aides and 31-1122 Personal Care Aides.

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National estimates for Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Industry profile for Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Geographic profile for Home Health and Personal Care Aides

National estimates for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
3,504,230	0.4 %	$ 14.87	$ 30,930	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.82	$ 13.03	$ 14.51	$ 16.40	$ 18.44
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,500	$ 27,100	$ 30,180	$ 34,110	$ 38,350

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Industry profile for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Home Health and Personal Care Aides are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Home Health and Personal Care Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services	1,815,870	64.09	$ 14.87	$ 30,930
Home Health Care Services	878,310	57.19	$ 14.26	$ 29,660
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	288,300	47.89	$ 15.39	$ 32,010
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	237,370	26.98	$ 15.45	$ 32,140
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	47,860	3.56	$ 15.44	$ 32,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services	1,815,870	64.09	$ 14.87	$ 30,930
Home Health Care Services	878,310	57.19	$ 14.26	$ 29,660
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	288,300	47.89	$ 15.39	$ 32,010
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	237,370	26.98	$ 15.45	$ 32,140
Other Residential Care Facilities	39,290	26.37	$ 15.43	$ 32,100

Top paying industries for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	40	(7)	$ 26.89	$ 55,940
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	510	0.05	$ 19.78	$ 41,150
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	20,160	0.95	$ 19.56	$ 40,680
Educational Support Services	(8)	(8)	$ 19.30	$ 40,150
Other Investment Pools and Funds	680	3.89	$ 18.27	$ 38,000

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Geographic profile for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Home Health and Personal Care Aides are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Home Health and Personal Care Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	773,350	43.85	1.85	$ 15.75	$ 32,760
New York	504,160	55.35	2.34	$ 17.11	$ 35,590
Texas	306,320	23.58	0.99	$ 10.98	$ 22,830
Pennsylvania	193,930	33.38	1.41	$ 13.82	$ 28,750
Minnesota	106,640	37.72	1.59	$ 15.53	$ 32,310

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	504,160	55.35	2.34	$ 17.11	$ 35,590
California	773,350	43.85	1.85	$ 15.75	$ 32,760
New Mexico	35,740	43.65	1.84	$ 12.84	$ 26,700
Minnesota	106,640	37.72	1.59	$ 15.53	$ 32,310
Pennsylvania	193,930	33.38	1.41	$ 13.82	$ 28,750

Top paying states for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	97,730	28.70	1.21	$ 18.22	$ 37,900
Alaska	6,310	20.61	0.87	$ 17.58	$ 36,570
North Dakota	6,630	16.35	0.69	$ 17.26	$ 35,910
Oregon	32,170	16.96	0.72	$ 17.18	$ 35,740
New York	504,160	55.35	2.34	$ 17.11	$ 35,590

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

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	488,640	53.20	2.25	$ 17.10	$ 35,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	320,500	52.54	2.22	$ 15.68	$ 32,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	108,370	39.12	1.65	$ 14.31	$ 29,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	96,730	40.42	1.71	$ 16.61	$ 34,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	82,340	18.65	0.79	$ 15.66	$ 32,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	75,380	40.01	1.69	$ 15.64	$ 32,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	74,720	45.77	1.93	$ 15.14	$ 31,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	63,260	23.40	0.99	$ 17.13	$ 35,630
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	60,200	19.71	0.83	$ 11.18	$ 23,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52,310	13.75	0.58	$ 11.66	$ 24,250

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	40,750	148.09	6.25	$ 10.46	$ 21,760
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	19,020	127.13	5.37	$ 10.33	$ 21,490
El Centro, CA	6,070	97.09	4.10	$ 14.67	$ 30,520
Grants Pass, OR	2,710	93.27	3.94	$ 18.37	$ 38,220
Laredo, TX	7,600	74.50	3.14	$ 9.92	$ 20,640
Las Cruces, NM	5,070	69.81	2.95	$ 12.29	$ 25,560
Midland, MI	2,410	67.43	2.85	$ 12.73	$ 26,480
Chico, CA	5,160	66.46	2.80	$ 14.76	$ 30,710
Redding, CA	4,230	62.83	2.65	$ 14.48	$ 30,120
Fresno, CA	24,760	62.21	2.63	$ 14.99	$ 31,180