State Information > Bureau of Labor statistics data: Home Health Aides
Occupation: Home Health Aides (SOC code 311011) for US
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. This is based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, details of which can be found at http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them. Self-employed persons are not included in the estimates. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual States, and for metropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.
"Home Health Aides" are defined as someone who provides routine, personal healthcare, such as bathing, dressing, or grooming, to elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in the home of patients or in a residential care facility.
State
Employment(1)
Employment percent relative standard error(3)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage(2)
Wage percent relative standard error(3)
Hourly 10th percentile wage
Hourly 25th percentile wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual 10th percentile wage(2)
Annual 25th percentile wage(2)
Annual median wage(2)
Annual 75th percentile wage(2)
Annual 90th percentile wage(2)
Alabama
8440
5.7
7.71
16030
1.2
5.76
6.52
7.61
8.69
10.23
11970
13550
15830
18080
21270
Alaska
1640
14.2
11.94
24840
2.9
8.59
10.12
11.97
13.44
15.74
17860
21060
24900
27960
32740
Arizona
8860
11.3
9.06
18840
1.5
7.08
7.82
9.02
10.25
11.24
14730
16250
18760
21320
23370
Arkansas
4880
10.5
8.6
17890
3.1
5.99
7
7.92
9.14
10.99
12460
14570
16470
19010
22860
California
42090
3.2
9.59
19940
0.9
7.27
7.86
8.97
10.59
12.9
15120
16350
18660
22020
26830
Colorado
4900
8.3
9.72
20220
1.7
7.01
7.9
9.44
11.04
13.07
14570
16440
19630
22960
27190
Connecticut
10860
5.6
12.3
25580
1.8
9.18
10.19
11.87
13.56
16.08
19090
21200
24690
28200
33440
Delaware
1270
11.6
9.82
20430
2.2
7.4
8.45
9.76
11.13
12.75
15380
17590
20300
23150
26520
District of Columbia
(8)-
(8)-
9.25
19240
3.4
7.34
7.94
8.99
10.4
11.92
15280
16520
18700
21620
24790
Florida
27610
6
9.24
19230
1
7.09
7.77
8.89
10.29
11.91
14750
16160
18490
21400
24780
Georgia
7400
11.7
9
18720
2.3
6.34
7.35
8.59
10.44
12.53
13200
15300
17860
21710
26060
Hawaii
2080
8.4
10.4
21640
2.8
6.7
8.9
10.26
12.1
13.45
13940
18510
21340
25180
27980
Idaho
3540
13.4
8.86
18430
1.6
7.14
7.71
8.7
9.92
10.65
14840
16030
18090
20630
22160
Illinois
21290
15.6
10.4
21630
2.9
7.28
8.43
9.59
10.71
13.77
15150
17540
19940
22280
28650
Indiana
8700
6.5
9.75
20270
1.4
7.35
8.38
9.56
10.63
12.58
15280
17430
19880
22100
26170
Iowa
9760
7.7
9.25
19250
1
7.21
8.02
9.24
10.39
11.65
14990
16680
19230
21620
24240
Kansas
6020
8
9.47
19690
2.1
7.21
7.85
9.04
10.7
12.68
14990
16330
18800
22260
26370
Kentucky
4260
9.8
9.59
19950
1.9
7.17
8.16
9.53
10.8
12.55
14920
16970
19830
22470
26110
Louisiana
6940
8.3
7.87
16380
1.8
5.63
6.21
7.33
8.72
11.86
11700
12920
15250
18150
24660
Maine
3830
10.4
9.81
20410
2.3
7.32
8.38
9.61
10.76
13.1
15220
17440
19990
22390
27240
Maryland
11280
6.8
10.15
21110
1.5
7.75
8.89
9.92
11.09
13.02
16130
18480
20640
23060
27080
Massachusetts
13060
6.1
11.33
23580
1.1
8.88
9.73
11.16
12.8
13.96
18470
20240
23210
26620
29030
Michigan
26150
4.9
9.22
19180
1
7.19
7.83
8.91
10.33
11.92
14960
16280
18540
21480
24790
Minnesota
20010
6.2
10.61
22060
1
8.39
9.24
10.32
11.97
13.43
17460
19220
21460
24900
27930
Mississippi
2900
11.8
8.06
16770
1.6
6.01
6.94
7.88
9.15
10.51
12510
14430
16390
19030
21870
Missouri
8960
6.9
8.51
17700
1.5
6.83
7.38
8.23
9.67
10.82
14200
15350
17110
20110
22510
Montana
2030
11.9
8.73
18160
1.9
7.14
7.64
8.47
9.77
10.77
14850
15890
17620
20320
22410
Nebraska
3120
9.2
9.99
20770
1.9
7.21
8.64
9.9
11.32
13
14990
17960
20580
23550
27040
Nevada
2340
16.7
9.94
20670
1.6
7.49
8.85
9.86
10.88
12.76
15570
18400
20510
22640
26540
New Hampshire
2430
10.5
10.58
22000
2
8.62
9.32
10.41
11.93
13.21
17920
19390
21650
24810
27480
New Jersey
20550
5
10.27
21370
1.2
8.38
9.17
10.04
10.93
12.79
17420
19080
20890
22730
26600
New Mexico
4250
12.2
9.07
18870
3.3
6.97
7.46
8.24
10
13.68
14500
15510
17140
20810
28450
New York
114690
3.1
9.75
20290
1.3
6.9
7.76
9.23
10.75
14.32
14350
16140
19190
22360
29790
North Carolina
43680
3.2
8.58
17850
0.6
6.97
7.49
8.33
9.7
10.72
14510
15580
17330
20180
22300
North Dakota
1620
16.7
9.58
19940
1.8
7.42
8.65
9.66
10.62
11.94
15440
18000
20080
22090
24840
Ohio
35610
3.1
9.26
19270
0.7
7.25
8.01
9.21
10.35
11.44
15070
16670
19160
21530
23800
Oklahoma
7930
5.9
9.09
18920
1.8
6.88
7.48
8.42
10.11
13.09
14310
15550
17520
21030
27220
Oregon
8840
6.4
9.28
19290
0.9
7.57
8.06
8.99
10.21
11.07
15740
16760
18700
21240
23030
Pennsylvania
30910
4.3
9.16
19060
1
6.82
7.7
9.06
10.36
11.98
14190
16010
18830
21560
24920
Puerto Rico
1450
9.1
6.11
12700
1.3
5.45
5.71
6.15
6.59
6.91
11330
11880
12790
13710
14370
Rhode Island
3590
7
11.61
24160
2.4
9.06
9.74
10.88
13.21
15.57
18850
20250
22640
27480
32390
South Carolina
9630
6.1
8.32
17310
0.9
6.67
7.35
8.17
9.36
10.48
13870
15280
16990
19470
21810
South Dakota
810
14.3
9.56
19880
1.7
7.46
8.41
9.54
10.61
12.14
15530
17490
19840
22070
25250
Tennessee
8150
10.5
8.69
18080
2.1
6.93
7.45
8.29
9.81
11.5
14410
15490
17240
20400
23920
Texas
50100
4.4
7.19
14960
1.5
5.56
5.97
6.65
8.03
9.95
11570
12420
13830
16700
20690
Utah
2600
9.9
8.81
18320
2.5
6.72
7.59
8.71
10.09
11.04
13970
15780
18110
20980
22960
Virgin Islands
80
0
8.27
17200
2.6
5.89
6.93
8.4
9.83
10.61
12260
14410
17470
20440
22060
Virginia
10360
7.7
8.81
18330
1.9
6.78
7.46
8.43
9.96
11.22
14090
15510
17540
20710
23340
Washington
9560
7.3
10.02
20840
1.8
7.88
8.63
9.65
10.68
12.73
16380
17960
20070
22210
26470
West Virginia
5060
9.1
7.45
15500
1.5
5.73
6.47
7.46
8.33
9.55
11920
13450
15520
17320
19860
Wisconsin
13180
7.7
9.69
20160
0.9
7.56
8.71
9.68
10.63
12.13
15730
18110
20130
22110
25220
Wyoming
1290
4.7
9.42
19590
1.4
7.32
8.45
9.5
10.46
11.48
15210
17580
19760
21750
23880
Footnotes:
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by 2,080 hours; where an hourly mean wage is not published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
SOC code: Standard Occupational Classification code -- see http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm
Data extracted on September 21, 2006
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