Home health aides

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2021 Workforce

522k

Average Age

45.3

Average Salary

$25,274

Average Male Salary

$28,194

Average Female Salary

$24,888

About

Home health aides are most often employed by the Home health care services industry. The average yearly wage for Home health aides was $25,274 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Home health aides are Bensonhurst & Bath Beach PUMA, NY, Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, and Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden 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 Brighton Beach & Coney Island PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Home health aides workforce. Home health aides workforce in 2021 was 522,332 people, of which 88.3% were women and 11.7% 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

60,909

Male Workforce

± 6.06k

461,423

Female Workforce

± 16.7k

The Home health aides workforce in 2021 was 522,332 people (88.3% women and 11.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 12.8% between 2018 (462,984) and 2021 (522,332).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($39,548), Rhode Island ($34,459), and New Jersey ($32,743).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$25,274

AVERAGE WAGE

#497 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Home health aides earned an average of $25,274, $34,322 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Home health aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.385

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Home health aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.385, 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 ($48,786).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

522k

2021 Workforce

± 17,713

4.63%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.64%

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 81.7%, followed by Individual & family services with 10.8% and Nursing Care Facilities with 7.43%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Home health aides in the US. The workforce of Home health aides in 2021 was 522,332 people, with 88.3% woman, and 11.7% men. The average age of male Home health aides in the workforce is 42.4 and of female Home health aides is 45.7, 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 2021 was 522,332 people, with 88.3% woman, and 11.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (63,986 people), 50 to 54 years (63,117 people), and 45 to 49 years (58,378 people). Among them they concentrated 35.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 24.6% of Home health aides workers were Hispanic and 75.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (48.4%), Dominican (36.8)%, and Puerto Rican (14.8)%

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Races

In 2021, 40.4% of the Home health aides workforce were White, of which 88.4% were women and 11.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (32.9%) and Other (10.2%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (11,117 people), Business (7,763 people), and Education (6,589 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 (202,856 people), Some college (123,594 people), and Secondary Education (69,837 people).

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