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Personal Care Aides in Florida

Considering a career as a Personal Care Aide in Florida?

40.4% Jobs Projection
$22,210 Median Salary
5,530 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Personal Care Aides Work in Florida?

In Florida, there were 36,810 people working as Personal Care Aides in the year 2018.

There were 31,870 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 4,940 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 40.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 5,530 annual job openings, and a total of 37,200 jobs for Florida Personal Care Aides in 2026.

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

What do Personal Care Aides Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $18,600 to $29,900 with $22,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.94 to $14.38. The median hourly rate was $10.68.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.37 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.31.

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

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Top Florida 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
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,050 $22,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 5,980 $21,330
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 4,340 $22,470
Jacksonville, FL 3,650 $22,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 1,230 $22,370
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,030 $23,180
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 850 $22,190
Gainesville, FL 850 $21,360
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 770 $26,800
Port St. Lucie, FL 600 $23,570
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 580 $21,330
Tallahassee, FL 540 $21,750
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 510 $21,130
Panama City, FL 440 $20,790
Ocala, FL 410 $21,730
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 370 $23,330
Homosassa Springs, FL 340 $21,480
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 250 $22,600
Punta Gorda, FL 230 $20,930
Sebring, FL 190 $20,670
The Villages, FL 60 $22,760

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

The table below shows the states 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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