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Personal Care Aides in New Mexico

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40.2% Jobs Projection

$19,910 Median Salary

5,230 Job Openings

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

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

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How Many Personal Care Aides Work in New Mexico?

27,300 people worked as Personal Care Aides in 2018 in this state.

There were 24,700 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,600 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 19,580 Personal Care Aides working in it, which means New Mexico has more Personal Care Aides than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 40.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 5,230 annual Personal Care Aides job openings in New Mexico, and 35,170 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $16,980 to $26,830 with $19,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.16 to $12.9. The median hourly rate was $9.57.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.36 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.21.

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

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	11,530	$20,930
Las Cruces, NM	3,010	$19,490
Farmington, NM	1,520	$21,600

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

View the list below to see 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

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