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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
814,300 |
1.2 % |
$11.35 |
$23,600 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.65 |
$9.56 |
$10.87 |
$12.39 |
$14.72 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$17,990 |
$19,890 |
$22,600 |
$25,760 |
$30,610 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
408,920 |
30.19 |
$11.25 |
$23,410 |
Individual and Family Services |
148,890 |
8.82 |
$11.12 |
$23,140 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
87,810 |
9.88 |
$11.37 |
$23,650 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
69,200 |
11.29 |
$11.19 |
$23,270 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
24,210 |
1.48 |
$12.08 |
$25,120 |
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 |
408,920 |
30.19 |
$11.25 |
$23,410 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
69,200 |
11.29 |
$11.19 |
$23,270 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
87,810 |
9.88 |
$11.37 |
$23,650 |
Other Residential Care Facilities |
15,490 |
9.58 |
$11.13 |
$23,150 |
Individual and Family Services |
148,890 |
8.82 |
$11.12 |
$23,140 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
173,830 |
19.11 |
3.29 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
Texas |
67,180 |
5.72 |
0.99 |
$9.88 |
$20,550 |
Ohio |
65,710 |
12.31 |
2.12 |
$10.31 |
$21,450 |
Pennsylvania |
42,890 |
7.46 |
1.29 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
North Carolina |
39,320 |
9.29 |
1.60 |
$9.70 |
$20,170 |
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 |
173,830 |
19.11 |
3.29 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
Ohio |
65,710 |
12.31 |
2.12 |
$10.31 |
$21,450 |
New Mexico |
8,050 |
9.99 |
1.72 |
$11.29 |
$23,480 |
New Jersey |
38,510 |
9.74 |
1.68 |
$11.17 |
$23,230 |
North Carolina |
39,320 |
9.29 |
1.60 |
$9.70 |
$20,170 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
1,370 |
4.24 |
0.73 |
$16.00 |
$33,290 |
North Dakota |
1,420 |
3.33 |
0.57 |
$15.95 |
$33,170 |
Delaware |
1,690 |
3.85 |
0.66 |
$15.04 |
$31,290 |
California |
25,910 |
1.62 |
0.28 |
$14.05 |
$29,210 |
Massachusetts |
27,020 |
7.81 |
1.35 |
$14.04 |
$29,200 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
159,830 |
24.27 |
4.18 |
$11.38 |
$23,680 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
30,970 |
8.51 |
1.47 |
$11.41 |
$23,740 |
Columbus, OH |
15,720 |
15.36 |
2.65 |
$10.57 |
$21,980 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
15,690 |
8.21 |
1.42 |
$13.05 |
$27,150 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
13,410 |
13.05 |
2.25 |
$10.51 |
$21,860 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
12,960 |
7.19 |
1.24 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
12,770 |
5.25 |
0.91 |
$10.55 |
$21,940 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
12,390 |
4.22 |
0.73 |
$10.78 |
$22,420 |
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
12,030 |
9.35 |
1.61 |
$11.43 |
$23,770 |
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
11,860 |
13.32 |
2.30 |
$11.16 |
$23,200 |
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