Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides

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2017 Workforce

2.08M

Average Age

40.3

Average Salary

$24,556

Average Male Salary

$31,663

Average Female Salary

$23,495

About

Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are most often employed by the Nursing Care Facilities industry. The average yearly wage for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides was $24,556 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY, and NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides workforce. Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides workforce in 2017 was 2,080,069 people, of which 87% were women and 13% were men. Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are paid most in Dallas County (Northwest)--Irving (North), Coppell & Carrollton (Southwest) Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

270,223

Male Workforce

± 12.8k

1,809,846

Female Workforce

± 32.8k

The Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides workforce in 2017 was 2,080,069 people (87% women and 13% men). This implies an average annual growth of −5.79% between 2014 (2,208,007) and 2017 (2,080,069).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($33,483), District of Columbia ($30,270), and Hawaii ($29,310).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$24,556

AVERAGE WAGE

#424 in the ranking (2017)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides earned an average of $24,556, $40,127 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.362

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.362, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides and on wages for those in the field. Nursing Care Facilities is the industry that employs the most Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides, by average wage, is Legal services ($173,932).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

2.08M

2017 Workforce

± 35,153

−2.68%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.44%

This graphic shows the share of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides employed by various industries. Nursing Care Facilities employs the largest share of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides at 39.5%, followed by Home health care services with 30.4% and Hospitals with 30.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in the US. The workforce of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in 2017 was 2,080,069 people, with 87% woman, and 13% men. The average age of male Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in the workforce is 38.6 and of female Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides is 40.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in 2017 was 2,080,069 people, with 87% woman, and 13% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (289,729 people), 25 to 29 years (274,036 people), and 30 to 34 years (225,685 people). Among them they concentrated 38% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 15.4% of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides workers were Hispanic and 84.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (64.6%), Puerto Rican (18.8)%, and Dominican (16.7)%

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Races

In 2017, 52.2% of the Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides workforce were White, of which 86.9% were women and 13.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (34.2%) and Other (5.04%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Health.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (53,779 people), Business (25,382 people), and Education (17,201 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides workers were Some college (718,781 people), High School or Equivalent (715,793 people), and Associates Degree (202,902 people).

The graphic shows the Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides workforce by gender and educational level.