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Occupation Description
Provide routine, personal healthcare, such as bathing, dressing, or grooming, to elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in the home of patients or in a residential care facility.
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State and National Wages
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Wage TableHourly Wage ChartYearly Wage ChartLocation
PayPeriod
2007
10%
25%
Median
75%
90%
United States
Hourly
$7.41
$8.30
$9.62
$11.34
$13.47
Yearly
$15,400
$17,300
$20,000
$23,600
$28,000
Texas
Hourly
$5.82
$6.53
$7.76
$9.60
$11.95
Yearly
$12,100
$13,600
$16,100
$20,000
$24,900
Wage TableHourly Wage ChartYearly Wage ChartHigh is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.
Wage TableHourly Wage ChartYearly Wage ChartHigh is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.
Occupation Wages FAQsMedian Wage by Occupation Across StatesCompare Wages by Occupation and Local AreaCompare Wages by Metropolitan AreasNational Data Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics SurveyState Data Source:
Texas Wage InformationBack to TopState and National Trends
United States
Employment
Percent Change
Job Openings 1
2006
2016
Home health aides
787,300
1,170,900
+ 49 %
45,410
Texas
Employment
Percent Change
Job Openings 1
2006
2016
Home health aides
51,960
74,160
+ 43 %
2,690
1Job Openings refers to the average annual job openings due to growth and net replacement.
Occupation Trends FAQsEmployment Trends by Occupation Across StatesCompare Employment Trends by OccupationEmployment Trends by Industry and OccupationNational Data Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment ProjectionsState Data Source:
Texas Workforce Commission, Labor Market & Career Information DepartmentBack to TopKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The most important knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are listed for Home Health Aides.
Knowledge:
Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Skills:
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
Abilities:
Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Source:
Occupational Information Network: Home Health Aides.
Back to TopTasks and Activities
Occupation specific tasks and the most important generalized work activities are listed for Home Health Aides.
Occupation Specific Tasks:
Accompany clients to doctors' offices and on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance and companionship.
Administer prescribed oral medications under written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse and aide.
Care for children who are disabled or who have sick or disabled parents.
Change bed linens, wash and iron patients' laundry, and clean patients' quarters.
Change dressings.
Check patients' pulse, temperature and respiration.
Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
Massage patients and apply preparations and treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, and heat-lamp stimulation.
Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.
Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs or automobiles, and with dressing and grooming.
Generalized Work Activities:
Assisting and Caring for Others - Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Detailed Work Activities:
administer enemas, irrigations, or douches to patients
administer medications or treatments
assist patient in walking or exercising
assist patient with dressing, undressing, grooming, or bathing
attend to or care for children
change linen
clean rooms or work areas
collect specimens from patients
cook meals
entertain patients
feed patients
instruct patients in methods to improve functional activities
lift or transport ill or injured patients
maintain dental or medical records
observe patient condition
position patient for therapy
prepare patients for tests, therapy, or treatments
provide in home patient care
purchase food or beverages
purchase housekeeping or cleaning supplies or equipment
set up patient care equipment
take vital signs
use massage therapy procedures
weigh patients
work with persons with mental disabilities or illnesses
Source:
Occupational Information Network: Home Health Aides.
Back to TopTools and Technology
Home Health Aides View Detailed ReportTools:
Abdominal binders - Abdominal binders
Blanket frames or lifters - Foot boards
Canes or cane accessories - Canes
Crutches or crutch accessories - Crutches
Therapeutic ice packs or pillows - Ice caps, Ice collars
Technology:
Data base reporting software - Mi-Co software
Internet browser software - Web browser software
Medical software - AIG OASIS
Source:
Occupational Information Network: Home Health Aides.
Back to TopEducation and Training
Occupation: Home Health AidesMost Common Educational/Training Level: Short-term on-the-job training Related Instructional Programs: Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
Distribution of Educational Attainment
Occupation
Percent of employees aged 25 to 44 in the occupation whose highest level of educational attainment is-
High Schoolor Less
Some College
Bachelor Degreeor More
Home health aides
55.3%
37.3%
7.4%
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides
55.3%
37.3%
7.4%
Healthcare Support
28.4%
58.4%
13.2%
Total, All Occupations
38.8%
29.1%
32.1%Find
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WIA Eligible Training Provider List:
https://services.twc.state.tx.us/PROVIDERCERT/Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections (Education/Training Level, Educational Attainment);
National Center for Education Statistics (Typical Instructional Programs)
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