Health Aide

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Median In-State
Public Tuition

$3,754

growing 2.01%

Average Wage

$87,543

growing 7.57%

People in Workforce

4.66M

growing 3.36%

Average Employee Age

42.6

declining 0.529%

About

The most common degree awarded to students studying Health Aide is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

Health Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Health Aide and the types of students that study this field. Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College awards the most degrees in Health Aide in the US, but Vista Adult School and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Health Aide.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Health Aide programs are Public, 2-year institutions (25 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (205 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Health Aide (2022)

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
27 degrees awarded
Louisiana Delta Community College
23 degrees awarded
Central Louisiana Technical Community College (158088)
22 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Health Aide, is Public, 2-year (205 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Health Aide programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,754

Median In-State Public

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has the most Health Aide degree recipients, with 27 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Health Aide.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Vista Adult School
5.99%
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
5.67%
Flint Hills Technical College
4.24%

Out of all institutions that offer Health Aide programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Vista Adult School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Health Aide, with 5.99%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Health Aide

Logan County, WV
27 degrees awarded
Ouachita Parish, LA
23 degrees awarded
Rapides Parish, LA
22 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Health Aide by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Health Aide.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

The industry that employs the most majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Farm supplies merchant wholesalers.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

$87,543

Average Wage in Workforce

± $877

7.57%

1 Year Growth

± 1.33%

The average salary for majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for majors.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

The most common occupations majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

The highest paid occupations by median income for majors are .

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

4.66M

2022 Workforce

± 52,192

3.36%

1 Year Growth

± 1.54%

The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The largest single share of graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

The most common industries that employ majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

The highest paying industries of majors, by average wage, are Farm supplies merchant wholesalers, Aerospace products & parts manufacturing, and Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

4.66M

2022 Workforce

± 52,192

3.36%

1 Year Growth

± 1.54%

The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in .

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

PUMAS with a relatively high number of majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in is 42.6.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in (120 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

42.6

Average Age in 2022

± 0.149 Years

0.529%

1 Year Change

± 0.499%

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Health Aide are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Certificate of less than 1 academic year.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

The most common degree types held by the working population in are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (92.2%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Health Aide.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
120 degrees awarded
Black or African American
58 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
28 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Health Aide for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Health Aide.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Health Aide is from the 2 Digit Course .

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
202,070 degree recipients
India
87,039 degree recipients
Mexico
36,759 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Philippines
5.03 times more than expected
Cameroon
3.6 times more than expected
Nigeria
3.1 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold degrees (5.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (202,070 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Health Aide field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Health Aide majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Health Aide majors need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, and Monitoring.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Health Aide majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Social Perceptiveness is very distinctive for majors, but the Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, and Service Orientation are the three most important skills for people in the field.