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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.


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)
3,689,350 0.3 % $ 16.05 $ 33,380 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.49 $ 14.00 $ 16.12 $ 17.57 $ 20.41
Annual Wage (2) $ 23,910 $ 29,120 $ 33,530 $ 36,550 $ 42,450


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 1,910,140 64.02 $ 15.94 $ 33,160
Home Health Care Services 931,330 58.14 $ 15.44 $ 32,120
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 293,550 47.13 $ 16.83 $ 35,010
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 245,370 26.56 $ 16.87 $ 35,090
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 49,110 3.56 $ 16.88 $ 35,120

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 1,910,140 64.02 $ 15.94 $ 33,160
Home Health Care Services 931,330 58.14 $ 15.44 $ 32,120
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 293,550 47.13 $ 16.83 $ 35,010
Other Residential Care Facilities 44,630 29.01 $ 16.44 $ 34,190
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 245,370 26.56 $ 16.87 $ 35,090

Top paying industries for Home Health and Personal Care Aides:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 320 0.03 $ 22.84 $ 47,510
Other Investment Pools and Funds 670 3.59 $ 22.43 $ 46,660
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 24,390 1.15 $ 21.11 $ 43,910
Grantmaking and Giving Services 290 0.18 $ 20.04 $ 41,680
Land Subdivision (8) (8) $ 19.76 $ 41,090


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.



Map of employment of home health and personal care aides by state, May 2023


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 796,890 44.41 1.83 $ 16.93 $ 35,220
New York 566,160 60.28 2.48 $ 18.41 $ 38,280
Texas 312,420 23.04 0.95 $ 11.47 $ 23,850
Pennsylvania 213,020 35.81 1.47 $ 14.70 $ 30,580
Massachusetts 113,730 31.21 1.28 $ 18.54 $ 38,550


Map of location quotient of home health and personal care aides by state, May 2023


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 566,160 60.28 2.48 $ 18.41 $ 38,280
California 796,890 44.41 1.83 $ 16.93 $ 35,220
New Mexico 36,560 43.24 1.78 $ 13.62 $ 28,330
Minnesota 112,010 38.88 1.60 $ 16.64 $ 34,620
Pennsylvania 213,020 35.81 1.47 $ 14.70 $ 30,580


Map of annual mean wages of home health and personal care aides by state, May 2023


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 79,080 22.62 0.93 $ 20.19 $ 42,000
Oregon 33,060 17.01 0.70 $ 19.26 $ 40,060
Rhode Island 8,040 16.48 0.68 $ 18.63 $ 38,760
Massachusetts 113,730 31.21 1.28 $ 18.54 $ 38,550
Alaska 5,660 18.15 0.75 $ 18.53 $ 38,540



Map of employment of home health and personal care aides by area, May 2023


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 556,130 58.57 2.41 $ 18.40 $ 38,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 321,030 51.90 2.14 $ 16.92 $ 35,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 124,640 44.05 1.81 $ 15.05 $ 31,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 100,590 41.53 1.71 $ 17.53 $ 36,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 86,590 19.21 0.79 $ 17.08 $ 35,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 80,120 41.93 1.73 $ 16.64 $ 34,610
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 79,320 47.73 1.96 $ 16.07 $ 33,420
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 68,220 24.70 1.02 $ 18.74 $ 38,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 64,130 20.17 0.83 $ 11.66 $ 24,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 51,970 13.10 0.54 $ 12.20 $ 25,380


Map of location quotient of home health and personal care aides by area, May 2023


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 42,390 148.28 6.10 $ 10.85 $ 22,570
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 19,670 127.23 5.24 $ 10.66 $ 22,170
El Centro, CA 6,640 105.55 4.34 $ 15.81 $ 32,890
Grants Pass, OR 2,850 94.27 3.88 (8) (8)
Laredo, TX 7,480 71.50 2.94 $ 10.27 $ 21,370
Redding, CA 4,810 70.71 2.91 $ 16.10 $ 33,490
Las Cruces, NM 5,000 66.25 2.73 $ 12.73 $ 26,480
Chico, CA 5,060 64.86 2.67 $ 16.25 $ 33,790
Fresno, CA 25,750 63.00 2.59 $ 16.61 $ 34,540
Midland, MI 2,270 62.81 2.59 $ 13.42 $ 27,900