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Home Health Aides in Florida

Home Health Aides in Florida

Is Florida a good place for you to work as a Home Health Aide?

47.5% Jobs Projection
$23,110 Median Salary
4,910 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Home Health Aides Work in Florida?

32,960 people worked as Home Health Aides in 2018 in this state.

There were 28,310 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 4,650 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 47.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 4,910 annual job openings, and 39,110 total jobs in 2026 for Home Health Aides in this state.

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

What do Home Health Aides Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $18,680 to $31,180 with $23,110 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.98 to $14.99. The median hourly rate was $11.11.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.97 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.14.

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

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Top Florida 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
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 13,450 $22,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,860 $22,800
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,660 $23,030
Jacksonville, FL 2,070 $24,420
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 1,930 $26,640
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,410 $23,940
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 1,080 $22,300
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 740 $24,070
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 720 $22,160
Tallahassee, FL 720 $22,290
Port St. Lucie, FL 720 $22,110
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 560 $26,480
Gainesville, FL 470 $22,590
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 370 $23,610
Ocala, FL 350 $20,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 300 $24,510
Punta Gorda, FL 270 $24,750
Panama City, FL 240 $26,390
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 190 $24,090
Homosassa Springs, FL 130 $21,190
The Villages, FL 60 $23,040

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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