Find Healthcare Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Home Health Aides in South Carolina

Find Schools Near

Home Health Aides in South Carolina

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

46.5% Jobs Projection
$21,290 Median Salary
1,910 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Home Health Aides Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 9,600 people working as Home Health Aides in the year 2018.

There were 8,960 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 640 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

undefined

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

undefined

Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 46.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

undefined

South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,910 annual job openings, and 15,250 total jobs in 2026 for Home Health Aides in this state.

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

What do Home Health Aides Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $16,880 to $27,260 with $21,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.12 to $13.11. The median hourly rate was $10.23.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.06 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.17.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

undefined

Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 6,380 $20,630
Columbia, SC 1,980 $19,610
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 1,530 $21,660
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 1,110 $20,990
Florence, SC 970 $22,360
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 950 $20,170
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 840 $23,370
Spartanburg, SC 710 $23,010
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 340 $23,880
Sumter, SC 310 $18,870

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation SC Employment Total

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S.