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Home Health Aides in Mississippi

Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a Home Health Aide?

26.2% Jobs Projection
$21,920 Median Salary
760 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Home Health Aides in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Home Health Aides in Mississippi is growing faster than average.

  • Home Health Aides in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Home Health Aides Work in Mississippi?

In 2018, there were 3,560 Home Health Aides working in the state.

There were 4,870 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,310 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,420 Home Health Aides working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Home Health Aides than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 26.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 760 annual Home Health Aides job openings in Mississippi, and 6,310 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 168,600 annual jobs and 1,342,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Home Health Aides Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $16,850 to $30,320 with $21,920 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.1 to $14.57. The median hourly rate was $10.54.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.53 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.01.

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

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Top Mississippi Metros for Home Health Aides

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Home Health Aides.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 860 $22,330
Hattiesburg, MS 430 $20,530

Top States for Home Health Aides Employment

View the list below to see where most Home Health Aides work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 191,820 $24,920
Texas 69,600 $19,770
Ohio 55,490 $22,200
New Jersey 41,040 $23,620
Pennsylvania 36,940 $24,380
Illinois 33,990 $24,270
Florida 32,960 $23,110
North Carolina 30,040 $20,390
Michigan 26,580 $23,260
Massachusetts 25,220 $30,140
California 24,560 $29,380
Minnesota 22,380 $28,660
Arizona 17,570 $24,440
Indiana 13,660 $23,200
Georgia 12,330 $22,320
Missouri 11,710 $23,070
Maryland 11,440 $26,900
Virginia 9,700 $22,060
South Carolina 9,600 $21,290
Colorado 9,510 $25,260

Below are the states where Home Health Aides get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
North Dakota $34,440
Rhode Island $30,600
Massachusetts $30,140
California $29,380
South Dakota $29,300
District of Columbia $28,900
Iowa $28,900
Minnesota $28,660
New Hampshire $28,530
Alaska $28,200

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