Home Health Aides

Code: 31-1121.00

Also known as: Caregiver, Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA), Certified Medical Aide (CMA), Certified Nurses Aide (CNA), Home Attendant, Home Care Aide, Home Health Aide (HHA), Home Health Provider, Hospice/Home Health Aide, In Home Caregiver

Description: Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.

Home Health Aides

Typical wages


10% $20,130
25% $23,560
Median $27,080
75% $31,280
90% $36,990
10% $9.68
25% $11.33
Median $13.02
75% $15.04
90% $17.79

Projected employment

Estimated Employment
(2019 year)
3,439,700
Projected Employment
(2029 year)
4,599,200
Percent Change +0 %
Projected Annual Job Openings 568,800