Personal care aides

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2022 Workforce

1.39M

Average Age

44.7

Average Salary

$27,203

Average Male Salary

$31,536

Average Female Salary

$26,241

About

Personal care aides are most often employed by the Individual & family services industry. The average yearly wage for Personal care aides was $27,203 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Personal care aides are Imperial County--El Centro City PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County (Central)--Glendale City PUMA, CA, and NYC-Queens Community District 7--Flushing, Murray Hill, & Whitestone PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Personal care aides are Imperial County--El Centro City PUMA, CA, Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI, and Hampden County (Central)--Springfield PUMA, MA.

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Employment and salary information for the Personal care aides workforce. Personal care aides workforce in 2022 was 1,391,869 people, of which 81.8% were women and 18.2% were men. Personal care aides are paid most in Atlanta Regional Commission (South Central)--Fayette County PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in Imperial County--El Centro City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

252,863

Male Workforce

± 12.3k

1,139,006

Female Workforce

± 26.1k

The Personal care aides workforce in 2022 was 1,391,869 people (81.8% women and 18.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.06% between 2018 (1,300,058) and 2022 (1,391,869).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Personal care aides.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($41,277), Alaska ($39,451), and District of Columbia ($39,284).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$27,203

AVERAGE WAGE

#498 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Personal care aides earned an average of $27,203, $37,480 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Personal care aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.4

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Personal care aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.4, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Personal care aides (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Personal care aides compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Personal care aides and on wages for those in the field. Individual & family services is the industry that employs the most Personal care aides, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Personal care aides, by average wage, is Scientific research & development services ($183,815).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.39M

2022 Workforce

± 28,832

0.847%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.91%

This graphic shows the share of Personal care aides employed by various industries. Individual & family services employs the largest share of Personal care aides at 45.5%, followed by Home health care services with 33.5% and Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities with 21.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Personal care aides in the US. The workforce of Personal care aides in 2022 was 1,391,869 people, with 81.8% woman, and 18.2% men. The average age of male Personal care aides in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Personal care aides is 45.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Personal care aides is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Personal care aides in 2022 was 1,391,869 people, with 81.8% woman, and 18.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (156,090 people), 20 to 24 years (145,171 people), and 50 to 54 years (142,015 people). Among them they concentrated 31.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 21.6% of Personal care aides workers were Hispanic and 78.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (81.1%), Puerto Rican (12)%, and Dominican (6.94)%

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Races

In 2022, 47.7% of the Personal care aides workforce were White, of which 82.4% were women and 17.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (25.4%) and Two or More Races (9.08%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Personal care aides from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Personal care aides is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Public Administration and Social Service.

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 Personal care aides in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (31,022 people), Health (29,070 people), and Education (20,367 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Personal care aides workers were High School or Equivalent (491,586 people), Some college (381,148 people), and Bachelors Degree (146,129 people).

The graphic shows the Personal care aides workforce by gender and educational level.