Home Health Aides (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Home Health Aides — key workforce and wage figures are in the stats below. About 62% of workers are women.
Key Statistics
Home Health Aides: what the data shows
Common questions about home health aides careers, answered from BLS OEWS and O*NET in this repository.
What is a home health aides?
Home Health Aides is tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics under SOC 31-1121.
What does a home health aides do?
O*NET work activities rated highest for this occupation include Assisting and Caring for Others, Getting Information, Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, Documenting/Recording Information, Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events, Handling and Moving Objects, and related tasks. See Work Activities for the full list.
What education do you need?
For Home Health Aides, O*NET incumbent surveys in our extract most often report: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
These are education levels of current workers, not minimum legal requirements.
What skills do you need?
O*NET ratings for this occupation emphasize skills such as Active Listening, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, and knowledge areas including Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Psychology, Public Safety and Security. See Education & Skills for detail.
What degrees lead to this career?
Common majors for Home Health Aides in O*NET:
See Related degrees.
What careers are related?
Other occupations linked through shared degree pathways in our mapping:
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers | 11,400 | $64,190 |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | 24,460 | $68,810 |
| Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys | 23,880 | $45,680 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 75,710 | $155,020 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 12,460 | $65,480 |
| Medical Assistants | 793,460 | $44,200 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 830,760 | $44,640 |
Employment
Employment and salary information for the Home Health Aides workforce.
Employment Over Time
N/A Workforce in 2023
The Home Health Aides workforce has been growing over time.
Historical employment trends for Home Health Aides.
Yearly Wage Ranking
$N/A Average Wage
In 2023, Home Health Aides earned an average of $N/A.
Wage ranking compared to other occupations.
Wage Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of average salaries by income buckets for Home Health Aides.
Salary distribution for Home Health Aides.
Employment Growth Projections
Employment growth projection data is not available for this occupation.
Historical employment trends and future projections for Home Health Aides.
Industry
Information on the industries that employ Home Health Aides and on wages for those in the field.
Occupations by Industries
This graphic shows the share of Home Health Aides employed by various industries.
Industry distribution for Home Health Aides.
Wage Trends by Industry
Wage trend data by industry is not available for this occupation.
Historical wage growth trends by industry for Home Health Aides.
Geographic Distribution
Employment and wage information by geographic location for Home Health Aides.
Top States by Employment
State-level employment data is not available for this occupation.
Top 10 states by employment for Home Health Aides.
Top Metropolitan Areas
Metropolitan area employment data is not available for this occupation.
Top 10 metropolitan statistical areas by employment for Home Health Aides.
Diversity
Demographic information on Home Health Aides in the US.
Gender and Age
The workforce of Home Health Aides in 2023 was N/A people, with 62.0% women and 38.0% men.
Gender and age distribution for Home Health Aides.
Races
Racial and ethnic shares when present in the career dataset. If the chart area shows a notice instead, occupational race/ethnicity fields are not yet populated for this extract.
Race and ethnicity distribution for Home Health Aides.
Education & Skills
Data on higher education choices and required skills for Home Health Aides.
Majors
The most common majors achieved by Home Health Aides in 2023 were Business Administration, Health Sciences, Business.
Common majors for Home Health Aides.
Education Levels
The main educational levels achieved by Home Health Aides workers.
Education level distribution for Home Health Aides.
Skills
Home Health Aides need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Monitoring.
Required skills for Home Health Aides.
Knowledge & Abilities
Knowledge areas and abilities required for Home Health Aides.
Knowledge Areas
The most important knowledge areas for Home Health Aides include Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Psychology, Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management.
Knowledge areas required for Home Health Aides.
Abilities
Key abilities needed for Home Health Aides include Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Oral Comprehension, Near Vision, Inductive Reasoning.
Required abilities for Home Health Aides.
Work Activities
Common work activities performed by Home Health Aides.
Daily Activities
Home Health Aides spend their time on activities such as Assisting and Caring for Others, Getting Information, Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, Documenting/Recording Information, Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events.
Most important work activities for Home Health Aides.
About
Home Health Aides
The average yearly wage for Home Health Aides was $N/A in 2023.
SOC Code
31-1121 - Home Health Aides
Insights and Analysis
This occupation has measurable workforce and wage signals, but some dimensions remain limited by source coverage.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS), and O*NET Online.
All wage figures represent annual averages and may vary by location, industry, and experience level.