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Direct-Care Jobs Still Increasing Fast
February 27, 2006
All three of the direct-care worker categories tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are expected to continue their current growth spurt between 2004 and 2014, according to recently released figures.
The greatest increase, both in percentage and in total numbers, is expected to be among home health aides, whose numbers are projected to increase by 56 percent (from 624,000 to 974,000). The number of personal and home care aides is expected to grow by 41 percent (to 988,000, up from 701,000), while the number of nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants is expected to increase by 22.3 percent (from 1.455 million to 1.781 million).
Median annual earnings as of 2004 were $16,900 for personal and home care aides, $18,330 for home health aides, and $20,980 for nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, the BLS reports.
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Elise Nakhnikian
Communications Specialist
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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