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Home Health Aides in New Mexico

Considering a career as a Home Health Aide in New Mexico?

36.6% Jobs Projection

$22,020 Median Salary

1,390 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Home Health Aides in New Mexico is growing faster than average.
Home Health Aides in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Home Health Aides Work in New Mexico?

5,680 people worked as Home Health Aides in 2018 in this state.

There were 7,330 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,650 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,420 Home Health Aides working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Home Health Aides than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 36.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,390 annual job openings, and 11,310 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $17,530 to $31,770 with $22,020 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.43 to $15.28. The median hourly rate was $10.59.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.61 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.02.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	3,100	$23,230
Las Cruces, NM	960	$18,400
Farmington, NM	190	$21,290
Santa Fe, NM	130	$26,870

Top States for Home Health Aides Employment

View the list below to see 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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Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
Nursing Assistants	6,200
Orderlies	230
Psychiatric Aides	120

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