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Caretaker Workforce Analysis — Texas

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

26 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
5	Laredo, TX Webb County	7,560	$11.41	2.75	—	28hrs	+1.1%	+11.1%	49.7	C
11	El Paso, TX El Paso County, Hudspeth County	14,040	$11.14	1.63	—	28hrs	+0.6%	+6.9%	42.7	C
13	Tyler, TX Smith County	5,160	$12.05	1.77	—	28hrs	-1.9%	+9.4%	41	C
15	Corpus Christi, TX Nueces County, San Patricio County	6,730	$11.52	1.39	—	28hrs	-5.2%	+4.5%	39.7	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
28	Abilene, TX Callahan County, Jones County, Taylor County	1,780	$11.64	0.93	—	28hrs	+14.1%	+7.2%	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
33	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Austin County + 8 more	60,390	$12.11	0.72	—	28hrs	-5.8%	+3.9%	35.6	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
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
46	Lubbock, TX Crosby County, Lubbock County, Lynn County	3,530	$12.15	0.82	—	28hrs	+10%	+8.7%	33.9	D
48	Victoria, TX Goliad County, Victoria County	700	$11.88	0.7	—	28hrs	-2.8%	+1.5%	33.6	D
57	San Angelo, TX Irion County, Sterling County, Tom Green County	1,020	$12.6	0.78	—	28hrs	+29.1%	+10.9%	32.3	D
60	Waco, TX Falls County, McLennan County	2,100	$12.24	0.63	—	28hrs	+14.1%	+7.7%	32.2	D
66	Killeen-Temple, TX Bell County, Coryell County, Lampasas County	1,840	$12.01	0.48	—	28hrs	-15.2%	+8.1%	31.7	D
70	Amarillo, TX Armstrong County + 4 more	1,810	$12.42	0.57	—	28hrs	+20.7%	+6.5%	31.3	D
73	Odessa, TX Ector County	830	$12.05	0.4	—	28hrs	-3.5%	+6.4%	31	D
76	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Collin County + 10 more	55,460	$13.45	0.54	—	28hrs	+6.7%	+10.2%	30.6	D
79	College Station-Bryan, TX Brazos County, Burleson County, Robertson County	1,250	$12.18	0.36	—	28hrs	-12.6%	+3.5%	30.4	D
97	Midland, TX Martin County, Midland County	1,310	$12.83	0.42	—	28hrs	+10.1%	+5.1%	29.1	D
146	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Bastrop County + 4 more	12,070	$13.82	0.37	—	28hrs	+6.1%	+7.5%	26.7	D