Personal Care Aides in Arkansas

Considering a career as a Personal Care Aide in Arkansas?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Personal Care Aides in Arkansas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Personal Care Aides in Arkansas is growing faster than average.

• Personal Care Aides in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Personal Care Aides Work in Arkansas?

16,820 people worked as Personal Care Aides in 2018 in this state.

There were 15,250 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,570 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 19,580 Personal Care Aides working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Personal Care Aides than average.

Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 38.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 3,510 annual Personal Care Aides job openings in Arkansas, and 23,650 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 414,300 annual jobs and 2,793,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Personal Care Aides Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $18,470 to $25,200 with $20,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.88 to $12.12. The median hourly rate was $9.83.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.54 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

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

Top Arkansas Metros for Personal Care Aides

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Personal Care Aides.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	4,880	$20,830
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	4,690	$19,530
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	2,200	$22,580
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1,840	$19,510
Pine Bluff, AR	820	$19,920
Texarkana, TX-AR	820	$19,010
Hot Springs, AR	630	$22,310
Jonesboro, AR	460	$20,050

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

The table below shows the states where most Personal Care Aides work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	558,350	$24,550
Texas	206,240	$19,340
New York	199,060	$25,990
Pennsylvania	121,300	$24,180
Massachusetts	76,850	$28,870
Minnesota	75,830	$25,750
Wisconsin	63,270	$23,780
Missouri	60,330	$22,280
Illinois	50,970	$23,520
Arizona	47,610	$23,700
Washington	47,240	$28,650
Ohio	42,590	$22,750
Michigan	39,740	$23,000
Virginia	39,030	$19,700
Florida	36,810	$22,210
Louisiana	34,590	$18,640
Oregon	31,510	$26,370
North Carolina	30,170	$21,010
Georgia	29,080	$21,310
Indiana	28,420	$22,550

Below are the states where Personal Care Aides get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$33,160
North Dakota	$32,320
District of Columbia	$29,550
Massachusetts	$28,870
New Jersey	$28,840
Washington	$28,650
Vermont	$27,550
Hawaii	$27,380
Rhode Island	$26,890
New Hampshire	$26,470

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.