Home health aides

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2020 Workforce

499k

Average Age

Average Salary

$24,113

Average Male Salary

$27,902

Average Female Salary

$23,650

About

Home health aides are most often employed by the Home health care services industry. The average yearly wage for Home health aides was $24,113 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Home health aides are Bensonhurst & Bath Beach PUMA, NY, Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden PUMA, NY, and Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Home health aides are Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden PUMA, NY, and Hunts Point, Longwood & Melrose PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Home health aides workforce. Home health aides workforce in 2020 was 499,223 people, of which 89.1% were women and 10.9% were men. Home health aides are paid most in Trenton City PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

54,364

Male Workforce

± 5.72k

444,859

Female Workforce

± 16.4k

The Home health aides workforce in 2020 was 499,223 people (89.1% women and 10.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.83% between 2018 (462,984) and 2020 (499,223).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($36,612), Alaska ($32,742), and New Jersey ($30,557).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$24,113

AVERAGE WAGE

#495 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Home health aides earned an average of $24,113, $31,841 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Home health aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.377

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Home health aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.377, 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 Offices of dentists ($51,049).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

499k

2020 Workforce

± 17,318

4.35%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.75%

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 74.8%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 14.9% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 10.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Home health aides in the US. The workforce of Home health aides in 2020 was 499,223 people, with 89.1% woman, and 10.9% men. The average age of male Home health aides in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Home health aides is 44.4, 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 2020 was 499,223 people, with 89.1% woman, and 10.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (58,108 people), 55 to 59 years (57,192 people), and 45 to 49 years (54,176 people). Among them they concentrated 34% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 22.4% of Home health aides workers were Hispanic and 77.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (51.5%), Dominican (33.1)%, and Puerto Rican (15.4)%

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Races

In 2020, 44.7% of the Home health aides workforce were White, of which 89.2% were women and 10.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (33.9%) and Other (8.79%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (10,830 people), Business (6,749 people), and Education (5,834 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 (198,695 people), Some college (126,196 people), and Secondary Education (62,148 people).

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