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Home Health Aides in New Jersey

Want to work in New Jersey as a Home Health Aide? Read this first!

49.3% Jobs Projection
$23,620 Median Salary
8,000 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Home Health Aides Work in New Jersey?

In 2018, there were 41,040 Home Health Aides working in the state.

There were 41,200 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,420 Home Health Aides working in it, which means New Jersey has more Home Health Aides than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 49.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 8,000 annual Home Health Aides job openings in New Jersey, and 63,510 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 New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $19,650 to $30,800 with $23,620 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.45 to $14.81. The median hourly rate was $11.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.11 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.25.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 202,660 $24,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 25,980 $24,580
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,990 $25,920
Trenton, NJ 1,920 $24,520
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 960 $23,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 550 $23,100

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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