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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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) |
3,161,500 |
0.6 % |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.34 |
$10.90 |
$12.15 |
$14.17 |
$16.44 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$19,430 |
$22,680 |
$25,280 |
$29,460 |
$34,180 |
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 |
1,457,300 |
57.39 |
$12.88 |
$26,800 |
Home Health Care Services |
847,960 |
56.58 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
288,040 |
45.16 |
$12.73 |
$26,470 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
247,990 |
26.20 |
$12.67 |
$26,340 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
62,670 |
19.25 |
$12.33 |
$25,650 |
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 |
1,457,300 |
57.39 |
$12.88 |
$26,800 |
Home Health Care Services |
847,960 |
56.58 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
288,040 |
45.16 |
$12.73 |
$26,470 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
247,990 |
26.20 |
$12.67 |
$26,340 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
62,670 |
19.25 |
$12.33 |
$25,650 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
310 |
0.03 |
$18.07 |
$37,590 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
24,060 |
1.11 |
$17.60 |
$36,600 |
Educational Support Services |
640 |
0.32 |
$16.79 |
$34,930 |
Other Investment Pools and Funds |
350 |
3.69 |
$16.80 |
$34,930 |
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
110 |
0.03 |
$14.83 |
$30,840 |
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 |
595,760 |
34.27 |
1.59 |
$13.83 |
$28,780 |
New York |
444,880 |
46.72 |
2.17 |
$14.08 |
$29,290 |
Texas |
300,820 |
24.20 |
1.12 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
Pennsylvania |
183,430 |
31.08 |
1.44 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
Massachusetts |
108,670 |
30.02 |
1.39 |
$15.14 |
$31,500 |
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 |
444,880 |
46.72 |
2.17 |
$14.08 |
$29,290 |
New Mexico |
30,230 |
36.70 |
1.71 |
$10.92 |
$22,720 |
Minnesota |
103,830 |
36.04 |
1.67 |
$13.62 |
$28,320 |
California |
595,760 |
34.27 |
1.59 |
$13.83 |
$28,780 |
Pennsylvania |
183,430 |
31.08 |
1.44 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
6,910 |
21.79 |
1.01 |
$16.70 |
$34,740 |
North Dakota |
6,140 |
14.52 |
0.67 |
$16.03 |
$33,330 |
Vermont |
7,230 |
23.62 |
1.10 |
$15.67 |
$32,590 |
Massachusetts |
108,670 |
30.02 |
1.39 |
$15.14 |
$31,500 |
District of Columbia |
11,360 |
15.70 |
0.73 |
$14.98 |
$31,150 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
404,750 |
41.92 |
1.95 |
$13.93 |
$28,980 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
252,950 |
40.54 |
1.88 |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
93,550 |
32.52 |
1.51 |
$12.61 |
$26,220 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
75,780 |
30.65 |
1.42 |
$14.58 |
$30,320 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
75,750 |
16.20 |
0.75 |
$12.77 |
$26,560 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
72,100 |
36.57 |
1.70 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
67,810 |
24.23 |
1.13 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
59,850 |
19.61 |
0.91 |
$9.81 |
$20,410 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
55,890 |
36.33 |
1.69 |
$12.90 |
$26,830 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
51,880 |
24.46 |
1.14 |
$12.57 |
$26,140 |
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