Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides

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Total Workforce

Average Age

40.3

Average Salary

$24,977

Average Male Salary

$30,665

Average Female Salary

$24,144

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 $24,977 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides by wage are Grounds maintenance workers, Office machine operators, except computer, and Medical transcriptionists.

Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are part of the Healthcare Support Occupations, along with Home health aides, Personal care aides, Nursing assistants, Orderlies and psychiatric aides, Occupational therapy assistants & aides, and 9 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans PUMA, NY, Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, and Wakefield, Williamsbridge & Woodlawn PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, Wakefield, Williamsbridge & Woodlawn PUMA, NY, and East Flatbush, Farragut & Rugby PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides and on wages and locations 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 Pharmacies & drug stores. Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are paid most in Frisco (West), The Colony & Little Elm Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$24,977

AVERAGE SALARY

± $444

In 2017, Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides earned an average of $24,977, $28,911 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Grounds maintenance workers make somewhat more than Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides while Medical transcriptionists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.351

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.351, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides, by number of employees, are Nursing Care Facilities, Home health care services, and Hospitals.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides, by average wage, are Pharmacies & drug stores, Insurance carriers & related activities, and Offices of physicians.

Industries by Share

2017 Workforce

± 34,489

-0.673%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.45%

The number of people employed as Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides has been declining at a rate of -0.673%, from 2,014,056 people in 2016 to 2,000,503 people in 2017.

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 28.9%, followed by Home health care services with 24.5% and Hospitals with 23.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in the US. The average age of male Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides in the workforce is 38.2 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 (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

256k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 12,401

1.74M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 32,239

87.2% of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

41% of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 33.8% of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides.

Age by Gender

38.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.705

40.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.266

The median age of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides is 40.3, and Male employees are generally 2.4 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides hold a major in Health.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Troubleshooting, and Social Perceptiveness.