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Pay range for Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay
$27,040
25th
$31,920
Median (50th)
$35,800
75th
$39,470
90th — top pay
$45,040
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for Home Health and Personal Care Aides
BLS projects employment of home health and personal care aides to grow 18.1% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations.
About 760,500 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Jobs 2025 → 2035
4,677,100 → 5,524,400
+847,300 jobs
Projected change
+18.1%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
760,500
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Self-employed
3% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 2)
Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
About the job
What home health and personal care aides do
BLS reports pay for this group as one occupation. The details below combine O*NET's 2 detailed occupations: Home Health Aides; Personal Care Aides.
Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
Bathe patients.
Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.
Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
Also called
CaregiverCHHA (Certified Home Health Aide)CMA (Certified Medical Aide)Home Care AideCNA (Certified Nurses Aide)Direct Care ProfessionalHome Health ProviderHospice AideIn Home CaregiverResidential Assistant (RA)Personal Care AidePersonal Care Attendant (PCA)
More job titles for this occupation (48)
AideBlind AideBlind EscortCare CaregiverCare CompanionCare WorkerCaretakerCompanionCompanion CaregiverConvalescent SitterDay Support Professional (DSP)Digital Health CaregiverDirect Care StafferDirect Support Professional (DSP)Direct Support Staff MemberElder Care CaregiverElderly CompanionFamily Member CaretakerGeriatric AideGeriatric Personal Care AideGuardian Family MemberHealth Care AssistantHealth Service WorkerHome AttendantHome Care AttendantHome Care GiverHome Care ProviderHome CaregiverHome Health AttendantHome Health Care ProviderHome Health Preventative AideHome Help AideHome Hospice AideHome ProviderIn-Home Care AideIn-Home CaregiverLive In CaregiverLive-in CaregiverNutrition AidePatient SitterPersonal AttendantPersonal Support WorkerResident Care AideResident Care Associate (RCA)Resident Care ProviderResidential AideSitterSpecial Needs Caregiver
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
Similar jobs and how they pay
Occupations O*NET lists as closely related to Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with BLS national medians compared with this occupation's $35,800.
