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Home Health Aides in California

Home Health Aides in California

Considering a career as a Home Health Aide in California?

41.0% Jobs Projection
$29,380 Median Salary
4,660 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Home Health Aides in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Home Health Aides in California is growing faster than average.

  • Home Health Aides in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Home Health Aides Work in California?

In California, there were 24,560 people working as Home Health Aides in the year 2018.

There were 25,180 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 620 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,420 Home Health Aides working in it, which means California has more Home Health Aides than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 41.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 4,660 annual Home Health Aides job openings in California, and 37,500 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 168,600 annual jobs and 1,342,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Home Health Aides Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $23,180 to $51,110 with $29,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.14 to $24.57. The median hourly rate was $14.13.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.06 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.07.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Home Health Aides

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Home Health Aides.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,570 $28,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,910 $27,970
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,150 $28,790
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 1,040 $35,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 710 $34,550
Bakersfield, CA 350 $28,640
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 300 $40,740
Santa Rosa, CA 260 $40,640
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 260 $29,470
Modesto, CA 240 $26,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA 240 $25,110
Salinas, CA 180 $27,490
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 170 $35,070
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 80 $25,770
El Centro, CA 50 $24,730

Top States for Home Health Aides Employment

The table below shows the states where most Home Health Aides work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 191,820 $24,920
Texas 69,600 $19,770
Ohio 55,490 $22,200
New Jersey 41,040 $23,620
Pennsylvania 36,940 $24,380
Illinois 33,990 $24,270
Florida 32,960 $23,110
North Carolina 30,040 $20,390
Michigan 26,580 $23,260
Massachusetts 25,220 $30,140
California 24,560 $29,380
Minnesota 22,380 $28,660
Arizona 17,570 $24,440
Indiana 13,660 $23,200
Georgia 12,330 $22,320
Missouri 11,710 $23,070
Maryland 11,440 $26,900
Virginia 9,700 $22,060
South Carolina 9,600 $21,290
Colorado 9,510 $25,260

Below are the states where Home Health Aides get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
North Dakota $34,440
Rhode Island $30,600
Massachusetts $30,140
California $29,380
South Dakota $29,300
District of Columbia $28,900
Iowa $28,900
Minnesota $28,660
New Hampshire $28,530
Alaska $28,200

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References

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