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Personal Care Aides in Pennsylvania

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Personal Care Aides in Pennsylvania

Want to work in Pennsylvania as a Personal Care Aide? Read this first!

18.7% Jobs Projection
$24,180 Median Salary
15,360 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Personal Care Aides Work in Pennsylvania?

There were approximately 121,300 workers employed as Personal Care Aides in this state in 2018.

There were 109,980 Personal Care Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 11,320 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Personal Care Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 18.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 38.6%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 15,360 annual Personal Care Aides job openings in Pennsylvania, and 106,150 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Personal Care Aides Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Personal Care Aides ranged from $19,670 to $31,170 with $24,180 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.46 to $14.98. The median hourly rate was $11.62.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.26 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.36.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 157,320 $26,150
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 52,250 $25,060
Pittsburgh, PA 22,740 $24,200
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 5,500 $23,140
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 4,920 $24,200
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 4,370 $23,740
Erie, PA 3,930 $24,360
Reading, PA 3,810 $23,850
Lancaster, PA 3,770 $24,380
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 2,970 $22,770
York-Hanover, PA 2,040 $24,030
Johnstown, PA 1,620 $21,070
Williamsport, PA 1,130 $23,750
State College, PA 1,090 $24,610
Altoona, PA 1,010 $23,020
Lebanon, PA 950 $23,180
East Stroudsburg, PA 730 $23,590
Gettysburg, PA 660 $26,390
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 600 $23,430
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 370 $22,340

Top States for Personal Care Aides Employment

View the list below to see 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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