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Home Health Aides in West Virginia

Considering a career as a Home Health Aide in West Virginia?

38.6% Jobs Projection
$20,910 Median Salary
620 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Home Health Aides Work in West Virginia?

In West Virginia, there were 2,010 people working as Home Health Aides in the year 2018.

There were 3,560 Home Health Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,550 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Home Health Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 38.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 47.3%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 620 annual job openings, and a total of 4,990 jobs for West Virginia Home Health Aides in 2026.

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

What do Home Health Aides Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Home Health Aides ranged from $19,250 to $30,060 with $20,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.26 to $14.45. The median hourly rate was $10.06.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.77 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 12,920 $27,920
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 740 $19,310
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 480 $22,380
Wheeling, WV-OH 310 $20,430
Morgantown, WV 230 $22,390
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 220 $19,510
Cumberland, MD-WV 110 $25,270

Top States for Home Health Aides Employment

The table below shows the states 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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