Salary Range
Below $25,000 to $50,000Overview
Home health care aides, also known as home health aides or home care attendants, serve elderly and infirm persons by visiting them in their homes and caring for them. Working under the supervision of nurses or social workers, they perform various household chores that clients are unable to perform for themselves as well as attend to patients' personal needs. Although they work primarily with the elderly, home health care aides also attend to clients with disabilities or those needing help with small children. There are 820,630 home health aides in the United States.
Minimum Education Level
High School DiplomaCertification/License
RequiredOutlook
Much Faster than the AveragePersonality Traits
Conventional
Helpful
Social
Career Ladder
Home Health Care Aide-Supervisor
Home Health Care Aide-Specialist
Home Health Care Aide
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