Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 and the 2010 SOC occupations 31-1011 Home Health Aides and 39-9021 Personal Care Aides.

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)
3,211,590	0.7 %	$ 13.49	$ 28,060	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 9.68	$ 11.33	$ 13.02	$ 15.04	$ 17.79
Annual Wage (2)	$ 20,130	$ 23,560	$ 27,080	$ 31,280	$ 36,990

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	1,474,730	57.65	$ 13.69	$ 28,480
Home Health Care Services	863,850	57.82	$ 13.02	$ 27,080
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	295,070	46.66	$ 13.40	$ 27,860
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	252,530	26.84	$ 13.36	$ 27,790
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	56,570	19.69	$ 12.89	$ 26,810

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)
Home Health Care Services	863,850	57.82	$ 13.02	$ 27,080
Individual and Family Services	1,474,730	57.65	$ 13.69	$ 28,480
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	295,070	46.66	$ 13.40	$ 27,860
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	252,530	26.84	$ 13.36	$ 27,790
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	56,570	19.69	$ 12.89	$ 26,810

Top paying industries for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	24,670	1.12	$ 18.58	$ 38,640
Educational Support Services	400	0.21	$ 17.41	$ 36,210
Other Investment Pools and Funds	370	3.42	$ 16.95	$ 35,250
Scientific Research and Development Services	180	0.02	$ 16.00	$ 33,290
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	140	0.03	$ 15.73	$ 32,720

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	597,500	36.37	1.58	$ 15.04	$ 31,270
New York	469,370	54.00	2.34	$ 15.45	$ 32,140
Texas	309,540	25.58	1.11	$ 10.45	$ 21,750
Pennsylvania	197,570	35.84	1.55	$ 12.75	$ 26,510
Massachusetts	109,350	32.64	1.41	$ 16.29	$ 33,890

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	469,370	54.00	2.34	$ 15.45	$ 32,140
New Mexico	31,090	39.57	1.71	$ 11.47	$ 23,850
Minnesota	102,490	37.84	1.64	$ 14.10	$ 29,330
California	597,500	36.37	1.58	$ 15.04	$ 31,270
Pennsylvania	197,570	35.84	1.55	$ 12.75	$ 26,510

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)
Alaska	6,480	21.88	0.95	$ 17.00	$ 35,360
North Dakota	6,210	15.52	0.67	$ 16.36	$ 34,020
Massachusetts	109,350	32.64	1.41	$ 16.29	$ 33,890
Vermont	7,260	25.82	1.12	$ 16.26	$ 33,810
Washington	58,000	18.15	0.79	$ 15.80	$ 32,860

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	426,290	48.25	2.09	$ 15.37	$ 31,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	252,820	43.42	1.88	$ 14.88	$ 30,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	105,290	39.04	1.69	$ 12.96	$ 26,950
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	76,530	17.54	0.76	$ 13.73	$ 28,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	74,480	31.96	1.38	$ 16.57	$ 34,470
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	71,050	38.42	1.66	$ 14.26	$ 29,650
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	68,920	26.49	1.15	$ 16.31	$ 33,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	64,010	21.56	0.93	$ 10.15	$ 21,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	54,570	36.63	1.59	$ 14.69	$ 30,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	54,120	25.67	1.11	$ 13.34	$ 27,760

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	39,150	150.76	6.53	$ 10.71	$ 22,280
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	19,130	141.84	6.14	$ 10.61	$ 22,060
Grants Pass, OR	2,070	79.73	3.45	$ 15.93	$ 33,130
Laredo, TX	7,830	78.89	3.42	$ 10.10	$ 21,010
Utica-Rome, NY	9,000	78.07	3.38	$ 15.28	$ 31,780
El Centro, CA	4,270	74.30	3.22	$ 13.87	$ 28,850
Sherman-Denison, TX	3,360	73.77	3.20	$ 12.26	$ 25,490
Las Cruces, NM	4,510	65.69	2.85	$ 10.96	$ 22,810
Pittsfield, MA	2,310	63.82	2.76	$ 15.96	$ 33,200
Redding, CA	3,880	60.51	2.62	$ 13.98	$ 29,070

Top paying metropolitan areas for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Napa, CA	2,250	32.60	1.41	$ 22.92	$ 47,670
Fairbanks, AK	360	11.77	0.51	$ 16.84	$ 35,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	74,480	31.96	1.38	$ 16.57	$ 34,470
Barnstable Town, MA	2,500	27.00	1.17	$ 16.56	$ 34,430
New Bedford, MA	3,190	53.66	2.32	$ 16.55	$ 34,430
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	2,130	19.16	0.83	$ 16.40	$ 34,100
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	68,920	26.49	1.15	$ 16.31	$ 33,910
Bismarck, ND	1,080	15.95	0.69	$ 16.25	$ 33,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	28,610	14.63	0.63	$ 16.24	$ 33,770
Santa Rosa, CA	7,240	37.37	1.62	$ 16.21	$ 33,720

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

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	10,520	65.77	2.85	$ 12.18	$ 25,330
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	8,890	61.51	2.66	$ 10.17	$ 21,160
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	7,890	29.33	1.27	$ 10.54	$ 21,920
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	7,090	18.74	0.81	$ 10.83	$ 22,530
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	6,310	41.85	1.81	$ 16.80	$ 34,930

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

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	4,180	73.70	3.19	$ 9.54	$ 19,840
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	10,520	65.77	2.85	$ 12.18	$ 25,330
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	4,810	61.76	2.67	$ 10.96	$ 22,790
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	8,890	61.51	2.66	$ 10.17	$ 21,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	5,250	53.49	2.32	$ 15.03	$ 31,260

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	1,710	17.11	0.74	$ 19.36	$ 40,280
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	1,210	10.46	0.45	$ 17.00	$ 35,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	1,770	28.92	1.25	$ 16.85	$ 35,040
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	6,310	41.85	1.81	$ 16.80	$ 34,930
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	2,070	36.81	1.59	$ 16.47	$ 34,250

About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021