Personal Care Aides
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Automation risk
Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 33% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Personal Care Aides will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' job openings is expected to rise 25.4% by 2032
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2023.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' was $33,530, or $16 per hour
'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' were paid 30.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 3,689,350 people employed as 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' within the United States.
This represents around 2.4% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 41 people are employed as 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides'.
Job description
Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.
SOC Code: 31-1122.00
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