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Home Health Aides in New York

Home Health Aides in New York

Want to work in New York as a Home Health Aide? Read this first!

52.4% Jobs Projection
$24,920 Median Salary
36,870 Job Openings

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

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

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

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How Many Home Health Aides Work in New York?

In 2018, there were 191,820 Home Health Aides working in the state.

There were 193,460 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,640 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 52.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 36,870 annual job openings, and 291,360 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 York?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $22,290 to $31,340 with $24,920 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.72 to $15.07. The median hourly rate was $11.98.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.37 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.61.

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

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 202,660 $24,740
Rochester, NY 5,350 $27,240
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 3,030 $25,600
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 2,620 $24,800
Syracuse, NY 1,530 $29,090
Binghamton, NY 520 $25,610
Utica-Rome, NY 400 $28,230
Ithaca, NY 340 $28,230
Kingston, NY 230 $24,220
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 160 $24,350

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 York Employment Total
Nursing Assistants 91,400
Psychiatric Aides 5,560
Orderlies 3,240

References

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