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Personal Care Aides in California

Considering a career as a Personal Care Aide in California?

39.9% Jobs Projection
$24,550 Median Salary
129,190 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Personal Care Aides in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Personal Care Aides in California is growing faster than average.

  • Personal Care Aides in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Personal Care Aides Work in California?

In California, there were 558,350 people working as Personal Care Aides in the year 2018.

There were 520,660 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 37,690 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 19,580 Personal Care Aides working in it, which means California has more Personal Care Aides than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 39.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 129,190 annual Personal Care Aides job openings in California, and 870,000 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 414,300 annual jobs and 2,793,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Personal Care Aides Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $22,450 to $35,230 with $24,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.8 to $16.94. The median hourly rate was $11.8.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.41 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.39.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Personal Care Aides

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Personal Care Aides.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 240,600 $24,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 72,150 $26,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 51,980 $23,800
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 32,430 $24,450
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 31,980 $24,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 23,850 $25,660
Fresno, CA 16,810 $24,140
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 8,600 $24,820
Stockton-Lodi, CA 7,510 $23,750
Santa Rosa, CA 6,530 $27,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 6,340 $24,860
Bakersfield, CA 6,220 $23,960
Modesto, CA 4,460 $23,670
Chico, CA 4,420 $23,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 4,010 $24,850
Salinas, CA 3,960 $27,640
El Centro, CA 3,810 $23,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 3,660 $25,480
Visalia-Porterville, CA 3,430 $23,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 3,350 $27,080
Redding, CA 3,230 $23,720
Merced, CA 2,520 $23,870
Napa, CA 2,110 $25,540
Yuba City, CA 1,780 $24,090
Madera, CA 1,740 $25,850
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 1,690 $23,750

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

The table below shows the states where most Personal Care Aides work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 558,350 $24,550
Texas 206,240 $19,340
New York 199,060 $25,990
Pennsylvania 121,300 $24,180
Massachusetts 76,850 $28,870
Minnesota 75,830 $25,750
Wisconsin 63,270 $23,780
Missouri 60,330 $22,280
Illinois 50,970 $23,520
Arizona 47,610 $23,700
Washington 47,240 $28,650
Ohio 42,590 $22,750
Michigan 39,740 $23,000
Virginia 39,030 $19,700
Florida 36,810 $22,210
Louisiana 34,590 $18,640
Oregon 31,510 $26,370
North Carolina 30,170 $21,010
Georgia 29,080 $21,310
Indiana 28,420 $22,550

Below are the states where Personal Care Aides get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $33,160
North Dakota $32,320
District of Columbia $29,550
Massachusetts $28,870
New Jersey $28,840
Washington $28,650
Vermont $27,550
Hawaii $27,380
Rhode Island $26,890
New Hampshire $26,470

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