Home health aides

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce

542k

Average Age

46.3

Average Salary

$26,698

Average Male Salary

$30,166

Average Female Salary

$26,219

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Home health aides are most often employed by the Home health care services industry. The average yearly wage for Home health aides was $26,698 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Home health aides are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 11--Bensonhurst & Bath Beach PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 4--Highbridge & Concourse PUMA, NY, and NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Home health aides are NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 4--Highbridge & Concourse PUMA, NY, and NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Home health aides workforce. Home health aides workforce in 2022 was 542,384 people, of which 87.9% were women and 12.1% were men. Home health aides are paid most in Mercer County (West Central)--Trenton City PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

65,865

Male Workforce

± 6.3k

476,519

Female Workforce

± 16.9k

The Home health aides workforce in 2022 was 542,384 people (87.9% women and 12.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 16.8% between 2018 (464,348) and 2022 (542,384).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Home health aides.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($61,360), Maryland ($34,198), and New Jersey ($33,692).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$26,698

AVERAGE WAGE

#499 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Home health aides earned an average of $26,698, $37,985 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Home health aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.393

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Home health aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.393, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for 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 Home health aides compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Home health aides and on wages for those in the field. Home health care services is the industry that employs the most Home health aides, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Home health aides, by average wage, is Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers ($55,274).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

542k

2022 Workforce

± 18,049

3.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.58%

This graphic shows the share of Home health aides employed by various industries. Home health care services employs the largest share of Home health aides at 86.2%, followed by Individual & family services with 11.7% and Administration of human resource programs with 2.17%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Home health aides in the US. The workforce of Home health aides in 2022 was 542,384 people, with 87.9% woman, and 12.1% men. The average age of male Home health aides in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Home health aides is 46.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Home health aides is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Home health aides in 2022 was 542,384 people, with 87.9% woman, and 12.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (68,236 people), 50 to 54 years (64,615 people), and 45 to 49 years (60,924 people). Among them they concentrated 35.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 26.9% of Home health aides workers were Hispanic and 73.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (45.9%), Dominican (38.4)%, and Puerto Rican (15.7)%

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Races

In 2022, 36.6% of the Home health aides workforce were White, of which 87.6% were women and 12.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (32.1%) and Other (11.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Home health aides from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Home health aides is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Library Science.

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 Home health aides in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (10,790 people), Business (8,587 people), and Education (7,314 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Home health aides workers were High School or Equivalent (207,566 people), Some college (123,230 people), and Secondary Education (75,973 people).

The graphic shows the Home health aides workforce by gender and educational level.