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Caregiver Workforce Analysis — New York

Analyze caregiver 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

13 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
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
172	Utica-Rome, NY Herkimer County, Oneida County	6,170	$18.79	2.03	—	10hrs	-2.1%	-0.9%	25.5	D
248	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Erie County, Niagara County	16,490	$17.9	1.2	—	10hrs	+7.8%	+4.7%	22.2	D
253	Rochester, NY Livingston County + 5 more	15,780	$18	1.24	—	10hrs	-6.4%	+4%	22.2	D
296	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Jefferson County	880	$17.83	0.87	—	10hrs	-41.7%	+5.2%	19.4	D
309	Syracuse, NY Madison County, Onondaga County, Oswego County	7,490	$18.45	0.98	—	10hrs	+14.2%	+4.9%	18.9	D
314	Kingston, NY Ulster County	1,530	$18.5	1.01	—	10hrs	-14%	+4.1%	18.7	D
320	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	9,010	$19.6	1.32	—	10hrs	—	—	18.4	D
349	Glens Falls, NY Warren County, Washington County	1,080	$18.95	0.83	—	10hrs	-12.9%	+6.4%	16.2	D
350	Elmira, NY Chemung County	510	$18.32	0.58	—	10hrs	-7.3%	+4.4%	16.1	D
352	Ithaca, NY Tompkins County	920	$18.78	0.74	—	10hrs	+15%	+8.5%	16	D
363	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Albany County + 4 more	11,110	$20.1	0.97	—	10hrs	+5.8%	+8.2%	14.7	D
369	Binghamton, NY Broome County, Tioga County	2,080	$19.69	0.83	—	10hrs	-0.5%	+4.3%	14.4	D

Researched and reviewed by

John Helmy, Founder of HomeCareAtlas

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