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Home Health Aides

Home health aides care for elderly, recovering, or patients with disabilities, in their own homes.

Home health aides follow doctors', nurses', or therapists' orders when providing care. They give clients their medication and check clients' pulse, temperature, and respiration rate.

Quick Facts

Wages:  Well below the median   $11.44 / hour

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Employment Outlook:   Percent Growth   46.7%
Well above average


Education and Training Needed:
Short-term on-the-job training

Skills Needed:

Listening,  Reading,  Writing 

Job Title Examples:

Caregiver,  Direct Support Person,  Habilitation Training Specialist