Home Health and Personal Care Aides
SOC 31-1120 · 2024-2034
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $35,189per year
- Projected openings
- 2,125,350
- Projected change
- +41.3%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $38,277 | 6,630 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $37,970 | 90,890 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $37,692 | 5,170 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $36,886 | 117,010 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $36,886 | 95,610 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $36,047 | 105,890 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $35,892 | 15,390 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $35,585 | 106,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $35,585 | 596,650 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $34,936 | 5,950 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $34,833 | 30,280 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $34,494 | 10,900 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $34,483 | 8,810 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $34,483 | 17,630 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $34,483 | 15,770 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $34,411 | 9,300 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $34,411 | 8,360 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $34,380 | 30,570 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $34,360 | 9,840 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $34,350 | 4,090 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $34,350 | 5,910 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $34,329 | 22,130 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $34,320 | 13,420 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $34,320 | 9,730 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $34,320 | 191,990 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $34,320 | 15,910 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $34,308 | 59,260 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $34,278 | 7,230 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $34,226 | 111,260 |
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Assistants | $50,918 | 175,850 | +22.7% |
| Nursing Assistants | $48,836 | 172,680 | +10.3% |
| Dental Assistants | $51,379 | 81,180 | +10% |
| Massage Therapists | $47,134 | 38,120 | +20.9% |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | $47,432 | 33,120 | +15.2% |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $50,374 | 32,750 | +7.1% |