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Personal Care Aides in Tennessee

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38.2% Jobs Projection
$20,470 Median Salary
4,140 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Personal Care Aides Work in Tennessee?

In Tennessee, there were 21,100 people working as Personal Care Aides in the year 2018.

There were 20,750 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 350 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 38.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 4,140 annual job openings, and 27,920 total jobs in 2026 for Personal Care Aides in this state.

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

What do Personal Care Aides Make in Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $16,740 to $25,600 with $20,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.05 to $12.31. The median hourly rate was $9.84.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.44 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.40.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 5,740 $21,010
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4,690 $19,530
Knoxville, TN 2,570 $20,960
Chattanooga, TN-GA 2,100 $21,250
Jackson, TN 1,090 $18,910
Clarksville, TN-KY 810 $20,200
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 780 $18,540
Johnson City, TN 680 $21,600
Morristown, TN 370 $20,900
Cleveland, TN 150 $21,960

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

View the list below to see 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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