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Caretaker Workforce Analysis

Analyze caretaker labor supply, wages, and hiring ease across 389 US metro areas. Find where workers are plentiful, wages are competitive, and hiring is easiest.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS)

SOC 31-1120: Home Health and Personal Care Aides

May 2024 release

Metro Areas

389

Total Employed

3.6M

Nationwide

Avg Hourly Wage

$15.78

Median: $15.82

Avg Location Quotient

0.88

389 metro areas

Click any row for detailed analysis|LQ = Location Quotient (1.0 = national average)|Score = 40% concentration + 35% wage competitiveness + 25% talent pool|Req Hrs = state-mandated training hours (green = low, red = high)

#	Metro Area	Employed	Avg Wage	LQ	70+ Pop	Req Hrs	1yr Emp	1yr Wage	Score	Tier
1	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Hidalgo County	42,650	$11.34	5.68	—	28hrs	+0.6%	+4.5%	72.3	B+
2	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Cameron County	20,240	$11.19	4.96	—	28hrs	+2.9%	+5%	66.6	B+
3	Eagle Pass, TX Maverick County	2,110	$10.71	4.41	—	28hrs	—	—	63.2	B
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Nassau County + 22 more	605,590	$19.02	2.5	—	10hrs	+8.9%	+3.4%	53	C
5	Laredo, TX Webb County	7,560	$11.41	2.75	—	28hrs	+1.1%	+11.1%	49.7	C
6	El Centro, CA Imperial County	7,220	$16.16	4.42	—	10hrs	+8.7%	+2.2%	49.4	C
7	Las Cruces, NM Doña Ana County	5,710	$13.1	2.83	—	24hrs	+14.2%	+2.9%	45.9	C
8	Monroe, LA Morehouse Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish	4,210	$10.58	1.87	—	28hrs	+28%	+1.6%	45.5	C
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Orange County, Los Angeles County	350,610	$17.43	2.19	—	10hrs	+9.2%	+3%	44.3	C
10	Alexandria, LA Grant Parish, Rapides Parish	2,830	$11.5	1.85	—	28hrs	-0.7%	-0.6%	42.9	C
11	El Paso, TX El Paso County, Hudspeth County	14,040	$11.14	1.63	—	28hrs	+0.6%	+6.9%	42.7	C
12	Hammond, LA Tangipahoa Parish	1,540	$10.46	1.26	—	28hrs	+1.3%	-2.2%	41.3	C
13	Tyler, TX Smith County	5,160	$12.05	1.77	—	28hrs	-1.9%	+9.4%	41	C
14	Lafayette, LA Acadia Parish + 4 more	4,830	$10.36	1.06	—	28hrs	-1%	+1.7%	40.2	C
15	Corpus Christi, TX Nueces County, San Patricio County	6,730	$11.52	1.39	—	28hrs	-5.2%	+4.5%	39.7	D
16	Beckley, WV Fayette County, Raleigh County	1,740	$11.98	1.57	—	18hrs	+16.8%	+3.3%	39.6	D
17	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Burlington County + 10 more	142,460	$15.4	1.92	—	28hrs	+14.3%	+2.3%	39.1	D
18	Erie, PA Erie County	6,550	$13.98	2.12	—	28hrs	+4.5%	+1.2%	38.5	D
19	Mayaguez, PR Hormigueros Municipio, Las Marías Municipio, Mayagüez Municipio	740	$9.81	0.55	—	—	+100%	+4.5%	37.9	D
20	Redding, CA Shasta County	5,200	$16.6	2.89	—	10hrs	+8.1%	+3.1%	37.2	D
21	Arecibo, PR Arecibo Municipio + 3 more	360	$9.77	0.4	—	—	+20%	+5.7%	36.9	D
22	Chico, CA Butte County	5,700	$16.56	2.82	—	10hrs	+12.6%	+1.9%	36.9	D
23	Wichita Falls, TX Archer County, Clay County, Wichita County	1,360	$11.3	0.92	—	28hrs	-25.3%	+4.7%	36.7	D
24	Farmington, NM San Juan County	1,970	$13.37	1.65	—	24hrs	+5.3%	-4.5%	36.6	D
25	Guayama, PR Arroyo Municipio, Guayama Municipio, Patillas Municipio	90	$9.63	0.28	—	—	+50%	-1.1%	36.4	D
26	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish	2,970	$10.87	0.72	—	28hrs	-9.2%	-0.5%	36.4	D
27	Ponce, PR Adjuntas Municipio + 3 more	590	$9.92	0.36	—	—	-1.7%	+4.1%	36.2	D
28	Abilene, TX Callahan County, Jones County, Taylor County	1,780	$11.64	0.93	—	28hrs	+14.1%	+7.2%	35.9	D
29	Aguadilla, PR Aguada Municipio + 8 more	500	$10.13	0.4	—	—	-18%	+4.1%	35.9	D
30	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Wirt County, Wood County	1,280	$12.72	1.33	—	18hrs	-1.5%	+3%	35.9	D
31	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Atascosa County + 7 more	31,200	$12.52	1.08	—	28hrs	+3.4%	+8.1%	35.9	D
32	Baton Rouge, LA Ascension Parish + 9 more	7,470	$11.17	0.72	—	28hrs	+11.8%	+4.1%	35.8	D
33	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Austin County + 8 more	60,390	$12.11	0.72	—	28hrs	-5.8%	+3.9%	35.6	D
34	Lake Charles, LA Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish	1,800	$11.07	0.69	—	28hrs	+29.5%	+4.9%	35.6	D
35	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR Aguas Buenas Municipio + 39 more	5,930	$10.27	0.33	—	—	+6.7%	+3.6%	35.3	D
36	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish	1,370	$11.08	0.64	—	28hrs	+0.7%	-0.8%	35.2	D
37	Fresno, CA Fresno County	28,680	$16.32	2.36	—	10hrs	+11.4%	-1.7%	35.1	D
38	Sherman-Denison, TX Grayson County	1,440	$12.36	1.07	—	28hrs	-5.3%	+7.8%	35	D
39	Texarkana, TX-AR Little River County, Miller County, Bowie County	1,180	$11.58	0.79	—	28hrs	-0.8%	+3.4%	35	D
40	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Kings County	3,040	$16.44	2.49	—	10hrs	+10.9%	+4.5%	34.7	D
41	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Riverside County, San Bernardino County	90,350	$16.64	2.06	—	10hrs	+13.9%	+3.5%	34.7	D
42	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Hardin County, Jefferson County, Orange County	3,480	$12.08	0.85	—	28hrs	+0.3%	+9%	34.2	D
43	Longview, TX Gregg County + 3 more	2,220	$11.77	0.73	—	28hrs	-0.9%	+8.3%	34.1	D
44	Albuquerque, NM Bernalillo County + 3 more	16,400	$14.44	1.58	—	24hrs	+2.3%	+2.3%	33.9	D
45	Charleston, WV Boone County + 4 more	2,940	$12.8	1.06	—	18hrs	-1.3%	+3%	33.9	D
46	Lubbock, TX Crosby County, Lubbock County, Lynn County	3,530	$12.15	0.82	—	28hrs	+10%	+8.7%	33.9	D
47	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	1,790	$11.75	0.69	—	28hrs	—	—	33.9	D
48	Victoria, TX Goliad County, Victoria County	700	$11.88	0.7	—	28hrs	-2.8%	+1.5%	33.6	D
49	Albany, GA Dougherty County + 3 more	930	$11.72	0.61	—	28hrs	+13.4%	-1.2%	33.4	D
50	New Orleans-Metairie, LA Jefferson Parish + 7 more	6,380	$11.68	0.56	—	28hrs	-10.8%	-2.7%	33.3	D

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