Personal Care Aides
Did You Know:*
- Job opportunities are expected to be excellent because of rapid growth in home health care and high replacement needs.
- Training requirements vary from state to state, the type of home services agency and funding source covering the costs of services.
- Many of these workers work part-time and weekends or evenings to suit the needs of their clients.
Industry Areas
- Individual and Family Services
- Home Health Care Services
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Day-to-Day Tasks*
- Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
- Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
Overall Kind of Work*
Home health aides and personal and home care aides help people who are disabled or chronically ill or cognitively impaired and older adults who may need assistance live in their own homes or in re...
Work Environment*
Civilian
Work as an aide can be physically demanding. Aides must guard against back injury because they may have to move patients into and out of bed or help them to stand or walk. Aides also may face haza...
Workweek Breakdown
The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.
- 22.06% (0-20 Hours)
- 22.96% (21-34 Hours)
- 10.96% (35-39 Hours)
- 34.28% (40 Hours)
- 2.73% (41-49 Hours)
- 7.01% (Over 50 Hours)
This data also pertains to Personal and home care aides (39-9021)
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Business Breakdown
The different sectors people in this career currently work in.
- 57.18% (Private For-Profit)
- 13.50% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 17.87% (State and Local Govt)
- 0.73% (Federal Government)
- 10.73% (Self-Employed)