Personal Care Aides

This post summarizes key statistics on Personal Care Aides using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 15,878
25 23,212
30 25,929
35 26,084
40 26,877
45 27,218
50 25,929
55 26,877
60 25,748
65 21,608


Hours Worked Share
0-20 20.10
20-39 30.10
39-41 33.00
41-50 7.50
50-60 4.00
More than 60 5.20

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Personal Care Aides.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
32.10 23,768 Social services, n.e.c.
25.70 22,658 Health services, n.e.c.
12.40 28,838 Residential care facilities, without nursing
9.10 21,608 Private households
7.80 24,633 Administration of human resources programs
5.20 28,465 Nursing and personal care facilities
1.70 34,572 Hospitals
1.10 17,509 Child day care services
0.80 29,970 Membership organizations, n.e.c.
0.60 22,681 Elementary and secondary schools

This table highlights the top industries people working as Personal Care Aides work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Personal Care Aides. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Personal Care Aides received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Personal Care Aides. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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