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Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides in US

Personal and Home Care Aides refer to BLS Standard Occupational Code (SOC):39-9021. This occupation is defined as those who “Assist elderly or disabled adults with daily living activities at the person's home or in a daytime non-residential facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide meals and supervised activities at non-residential care facilities. May advise families, the elderly, and disabled on such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household utilities.”


US: Personal and Home Care Aides (SOC 39-9021)


19992000200120022003200420052006
MayMayMayMay
Nominal median hourly wage$7.50$7.50$7.76$7.81$7.91$8.12$8.34$8.54
Real median hourly wage (1999 dollars)$7.50$7.25$7.31$7.26$7.20$7.22$7.19$7.17
 
Inflationary adjustment factor
U.S. City Average CPI163.2168.9173.5175.9179.8184.5191197.1
Percent change in CPI0.03490.02720.01380.02220.02610.03520.0319
Cumulative percent change in CPI0.03490.06220.0760.09820.12430.15950.1915


US: Median hourly wage for Personal & Home Care Aides,
nominal and adjusted for inflation, 1999-2006

Legend:       Nominal median hourly wage         Real median hourly wage (1999 dollars)


Sources: The wage calculations used in these tables, are derived from the median hourly wage data reported by the Occupational Employment Statistics Program of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (1982-84=100), also from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


This report was prepared for the Center for Personal Assistance Services by PHI. The full report is available here.

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