Home Health Caregiver Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

About 787,000 home health caregivers are working in the US. Unemployment for workers ranks high among occupations in the US. In 2008, 6% of employees were not able to find jobs.

Area Job Conditions

Popular cities for home health caregivers include Goldsboro (North Carolina), Fayetteville (North Carolina), and Hickory (North Carolina), and the least popular are Gulfport (Mississippi), Champaign (Illinois), and Bowling Green (Kentucky).

Workers looking for high paying jobs should consider Vineland (New Jersey), Hartford (Connecticut), and Anchorage (Alaska), and avoid Pine Bluff (Arkansas), Brownsville (Texas), and Victoria (Texas).

Training and Education

Employees often get short-term on-the-job training before beginning their career. About 7% of home health caregivers have four year degrees. Workers that went to college (but did not get a bachelor's degree) are about 37% of the total. Some employees, about 55%, did not pursue education beyond high-school. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time home health caregivers are 24% of the total. Among workers, about 2% are self-employed.

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Home Health Caregivers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of home health caregivers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for home health caregivers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$19,000	2,460
Huntsville	$18,000	1,260
Mobile	$19,000	1,230
Montgomery	$17,000	920
Florence	$18,000	390
Gadsden	$17,000	340
Tuscaloosa	$17,000	320
Decatur	$17,000	230
Dothan	$18,000	200
Anniston	$18,000	130

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$27,000	1,030

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$21,000	13,110
Tucson	$22,000	4,030
Yuma	$21,000	400
Flagstaff	$22,000	280
Prescott	$25,000	240
Kingman	$21,000	140

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$19,000	1,600
Fort Smith	$17,000	870
Fayetteville	$20,000	510
Pine Bluff	$15,000	230
Jonesboro	$18,000	160

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Ana	$23,000	5,630
Oakland	$23,000	4,660
Riverside	$21,000	4,550
San Diego	$24,000	4,520
Sacramento	$23,000	3,270
San Francisco	$23,000	2,690
San Jose	$24,000	2,670
Fresno	$21,000	1,510
Oxnard	$23,000	1,180
Stockton	$21,000	1,140
Santa Rosa	$23,000	1,140
Bakersfield	$20,000	950
Visalia	$25,000	910
Vallejo	$20,000	830
Modesto	$19,000	730
Redding	$21,000	640
Santa Barbara	$24,000	640
Chico	$20,000	620
Salinas	$23,000	470
Napa	$26,000	370
San Luis Obispo	$24,000	340
Merced	$19,000	240
Hanford	$21,000	200
Santa Cruz	$24,000	190
Madera	$20,000	110

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$24,000	4,430
Colorado Springs	$24,000	990
Grand Junction	$18,000	530
Pueblo	$20,000	480
Boulder	$26,000	430
Greeley	$22,000	290
Fort Collins	$21,000	220

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$31,000	4,770
New Haven	$26,000	2,080
Bridgeport	$29,000	1,740
Norwich	$29,000	930
Waterbury	$26,000	750

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$26,000	1,690

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$24,000	5,610

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$23,000	5,900
Miami	$20,000	4,260
Fort Lauderdale	$20,000	4,080
West Palm Beach	$21,000	2,460
Orlando	$24,000	2,050
Sarasota	$24,000	1,430
Jacksonville	$20,000	1,330
Pensacola	$19,000	1,160
Deltona	$22,000	1,080
Palm Bay	$23,000	780
Lakeland	$19,000	570
Tallahassee	$20,000	570
Cape Coral	$24,000	530
Naples	$24,000	470
Ocala	$19,000	430
Port St Lucie	$21,000	370
Panama City	$20,000	370
Sebastian	$21,000	330
Gainesville	$18,000	300
Punta Gorda	$20,000	190

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$19,000	5,970
Augusta	$18,000	1,000
Macon	$17,000	570
Albany	$17,000	370
Athens	$19,000	330

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$27,000	1,370

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$20,000	870
Pocatello	$21,000	270
Idaho Falls	$21,000	190
Lewiston	$20,000	100

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$23,000	17,890
Rockford	$20,000	530
Peoria	$21,000	450
Bloomington	$21,000	410
Decatur	$20,000	140
Champaign	$22,000	80

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$22,000	3,020
Fort Wayne	$20,000	1,690
Gary	$22,000	1,440
South Bend	$22,000	900
Evansville	$21,000	490
Muncie	$20,000	440
Columbus	$20,000	410
Elkhart	$24,000	180
Terre Haute	$22,000	140
Lafayette	$21,000	130
Michigan City	$23,000	80
Kokomo	$22,000	60

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$24,000	1,420
Davenport	$21,000	930
Waterloo	$21,000	830
Cedar Rapids	$23,000	640
Iowa City	$21,000	550
Sioux City	$20,000	360
Dubuque	$20,000	300
Ames	$24,000	60

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$20,000	2,080
Topeka	$20,000	600
Lawrence	$22,000	250

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$24,000	920
Lexington	$21,000	430
Elizabethtown	$24,000	70
Bowling Green	$22,000	40

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$19,000	2,590
Baton Rouge	$18,000	1,510
Lafayette	$18,000	1,390
Shreveport	$17,000	1,260
Monroe	$19,000	850
Alexandria	$18,000	650
Lake Charles	$16,000	650
Houma	$18,000	180

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$22,000	1,840
Lewiston	$23,000	670
Bangor	$21,000	280

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$24,000	4,700
Bethesda	$22,000	2,830
Hagerstown	$20,000	640
Salisbury	$27,000	380
Cumberland	$19,000	300

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$27,000	6,940
Springfield	$24,000	1,830
Worcester	$26,000	1,670
Barnstable Town	$26,000	1,390
Framingham	$26,000	1,220
Pittsfield	$23,000	530
Haverhill	$26,000	480
Leominster	$23,000	350
Lowell	$26,000	320
Lawrence	$24,000	310
Brockton	$27,000	280
Taunton	$26,000	210
New Bedford	$26,000	210

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$22,000	8,430
Detroit	$20,000	6,970
Grand Rapids	$22,000	2,340
Lansing	$20,000	1,730
Flint	$19,000	1,380
Kalamazoo	$20,000	1,370
Ann Arbor	$25,000	1,080
Muskegon	$19,000	760
Bay City	$22,000	620
Saginaw	$19,000	470
Battle Creek	$20,000	390
Holland	$20,000	360
Jackson	$20,000	140
Niles	$22,000	70

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$25,000	17,280
Duluth	$22,000	2,690
Rochester	$24,000	1,710
St Cloud	$21,000	1,320

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$19,000	550
Hattiesburg	$21,000	140
Gulfport	$20,000	100
Pascagoula	$20,000	70

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$20,000	5,890
Kansas City	$21,000	4,070
Springfield	$18,000	980
Joplin	$19,000	470
Columbia	$23,000	450
St Joseph	$18,000	320
Jefferson City	$21,000	150

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$21,000	660
Great Falls	$18,000	310
Missoula	$20,000	150

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$26,000	2,570
Lincoln	$24,000	980

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$22,000	2,960
Reno	$21,000	900
Carson City	$21,000	120

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$23,000	370
Nashua	$23,000	310
Portsmouth	$27,000	50

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Newark	$23,000	6,200
Edison	$24,000	2,840
Camden	$24,000	1,950
Trenton	$25,000	910
Vineland	$36,000	360
Ocean City	$23,000	350

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$20,000	3,580
Santa Fe	$23,000	640
Farmington	$23,000	170
Las Cruces	$20,000	90

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$22,000	86,460
Nassau	$24,000	14,230
Buffalo	$23,000	6,420
Rochester	$24,000	6,360
Albany	$25,000	4,570
Poughkeepsie	$27,000	3,550
Syracuse	$25,000	2,380
Utica	$29,000	1,610
Binghamton	$27,000	1,220
Glens Falls	$27,000	760
Ithaca	$24,000	500
Elmira	$26,000	150

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$21,000	9,800
Raleigh	$22,000	7,210
Greensboro	$20,000	6,040
Hickory	$22,000	5,070
Winston Salem	$21,000	4,150
Fayetteville	$19,000	4,060
Asheville	$22,000	3,590
Durham	$23,000	3,450
Wilmington	$20,000	2,390
Greenville	$18,000	2,050
Goldsboro	$18,000	1,600
Rocky Mount	$19,000	1,460
Burlington	$20,000	1,140
Jacksonville	$18,000	680

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Grand Forks	$20,000	550
Fargo	$22,000	520
Bismarck	$22,000	310

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cleveland	$20,000	12,030
Columbus	$21,000	11,280
Cincinnati	$22,000	6,060
Toledo	$20,000	3,430
Akron	$21,000	3,180
Dayton	$21,000	3,140
Youngstown	$19,000	2,740
Canton	$18,000	2,330
Springfield	$20,000	730
Mansfield	$19,000	660
Lima	$21,000	540
Sandusky	$21,000	460

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa	$19,000	3,030
Oklahoma City	$23,000	1,240
Lawton	$19,000	200

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$21,000	5,250
Eugene	$20,000	1,450
Salem	$20,000	990
Medford	$21,000	580
Bend	$22,000	450
Corvallis	$21,000	220

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$23,000	18,380
Pittsburgh	$21,000	12,880
Allentown	$22,000	2,920
Scranton	$21,000	2,720
Erie	$20,000	2,000
Harrisburg	$22,000	1,930
Lancaster	$21,000	1,720
Reading	$22,000	1,250
York	$22,000	940
Williamsport	$19,000	800
State College	$20,000	780
Johnstown	$19,000	620
Altoona	$20,000	520
Lebanon	$21,000	300

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$26,000	5,780

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$19,000	2,670
Charleston	$21,000	1,540
Greenville	$20,000	1,240
Florence	$20,000	970
Spartanburg	$18,000	580
Sumter	$16,000	330
Anderson	$19,000	210

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$26,000	230
Rapid City	$20,000	70

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$19,000	3,930
Memphis	$19,000	2,100
Knoxville	$21,000	1,640
Chattanooga	$22,000	1,320
Jackson	$19,000	560
Johnson City	$17,000	390
Kingsport	$19,000	370
Cleveland	$19,000	90

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$19,000	10,890
Dallas	$22,000	7,530
San Antonio	$17,000	5,370
Brownsville	$15,000	3,760
Corpus Christi	$18,000	3,440
Austin	$19,000	3,180
Mcallen	$18,000	2,360
Fort Worth	$23,000	1,910
Tyler	$20,000	1,820
Beaumont	$16,000	1,740
El Paso	$18,000	1,370
Waco	$21,000	1,260
Lubbock	$19,000	770
Abilene	$16,000	710
Amarillo	$16,000	680
Texarkana	$16,000	640
Victoria	$15,000	590
Wichita Falls	$17,000	500
Longview	$20,000	470
Midland	$18,000	350
Sherman	$26,000	170
San Angelo	$18,000	160

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$22,000	2,650
Ogden	$21,000	1,370
Provo	$21,000	930
St George	$22,000	480
Logan	$20,000	230

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$22,000	430

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$19,000	3,870
Virginia Beach	$19,000	2,900
Roanoke	$20,000	630
Lynchburg	$19,000	550
Harrisonburg	$21,000	270
Danville	$19,000	260
Charlottesville	$21,000	240
Winchester	$24,000	120
Blacksburg	$20,000	100

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$25,000	5,140
Spokane	$21,000	1,530
Bellingham	$22,000	520
Bremerton	$22,000	410
Wenatchee	$22,000	290
Longview	$21,000	140

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$17,000	1,300
Huntington	$17,000	980
Wheeling	$18,000	660
Parkersburg	$17,000	450
Weirton	$19,000	420
Morgantown	$16,000	250

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$22,000	6,280
Madison	$24,000	1,940
Oshkosh	$24,000	860
Green Bay	$22,000	860
Eau Claire	$21,000	840
Racine	$20,000	550
Sheboygan	$20,000	440
Appleton	$21,000	390
La Crosse	$23,000	370
Fond	$22,000	330
Wausau	$21,000	310
Janesville	$21,000	160

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