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Caregiver Workforce Analysis — North Carolina

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

15 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
98	Rocky Mount, NC Edgecombe County, Nash County	950	$13.53	0.67	—	32hrs	+8%	+3.7%	29.1	D
118	Greenville, NC Pitt County	1,670	$14.32	0.79	—	32hrs	+19.3%	+8.6%	28	D
126	Fayetteville, NC Cumberland County, Harnett County, Hoke County	1,830	$13.79	0.53	—	32hrs	-8.5%	+7.8%	27.5	D
140	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Moore County	710	$14.38	0.68	—	32hrs	—	—	27	D
149	Greensboro-High Point, NC Guilford County, Randolph County, Rockingham County	4,890	$14.32	0.53	—	32hrs	+1.7%	+5.4%	26.2	D
156	Goldsboro, NC Wayne County	1,240	$16.16	1.17	—	32hrs	+1.6%	+3.6%	25.9	D
166	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Alexander County + 3 more	2,110	$14.49	0.53	—	32hrs	+4.5%	+5.5%	25.7	D
175	Burlington, NC Alamance County	830	$14.43	0.47	—	32hrs	-3.5%	+9.3%	25.3	D
184	Winston-Salem, NC Davidson County + 4 more	3,000	$14.44	0.42	—	32hrs	-16.2%	+2.8%	25	D
193	Wilmington, NC New Hanover County, Pender County	2,480	$14.82	0.51	—	32hrs	+17.5%	+5.3%	24.7	D
197	Jacksonville, NC Onslow County	440	$14.36	0.32	—	32hrs	+2.3%	+7.6%	24.4	D
230	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Anson County + 10 more	13,720	$15.34	0.4	—	32hrs	+1.1%	+4.9%	23	D
235	Asheville, NC Buncombe County + 3 more	2,590	$15.64	0.53	—	32hrs	-10.4%	+8%	22.7	D
252	Raleigh-Cary, NC Franklin County, Johnston County, Wake County	6,990	$15.48	0.37	—	32hrs	+0.9%	+4.7%	22.2	D
264	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Chatham County + 4 more	3,000	$15.58	0.34	—	32hrs	+23.5%	+4.4%	21.5	D

Researched and reviewed by

John Helmy, Founder of HomeCareAtlas

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