Personal Care Aides
Wages & Outlook
Typical Wages
Wages listed below are for a variety of experience and education levels. Make sure that you research the typical entry-level education and work experience and training requirements for this occupation.
This career pays well below the statewide median wage.
Wages for Personal Care Aides *
U S |
$10.82 | $11.92 | $13.64 |
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Minnesota |
$11.53 | $12.78 | $14.43 |
Central Minnesota |
$11.53 | $12.89 | $14.59 |
Northeast Minnesota |
$11.22 | $12.26 | $13.60 |
Northwest Minnesota |
$11.29 | $12.44 | $14.38 |
Southeast Minnesota |
$11.26 | $12.42 | $14.03 |
Southwest Minnesota |
$11.72 | $12.94 | $14.47 |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN |
$11.61 | $12.87 | $14.49 |
* "Low" indicates 25% of workers earn less and 75% earn more.
"Median" indicates 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
"High" indicates 75% of workers earn less and 25% earn more.
Employment
In Minnesota, there are 75,830 workers employed in this very large career.
Where do Personal Care Aides most often work?
- Social Assistance
- Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
- Ambulatory Health Care Services
- Administrative and Support Services
- Hospitals
Current Demand
This career is currently in very high demand.
Future Demand
This career is seeing very high growth compared to other careers.
There will be a need for about 134,779 new Personal Care Aides to meet market demand between 2016-2026. This includes the demand due to replacement (workers leaving the occupation or retiring) as well as growth.
U S | 2,016,100 | 2,793,800 | 777,600 | 38.6% |
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Minnesota | 68,412 | 91,387 | 22,975 | 33.6% |
Northwest Minnesota | 4,976 | 6,116 | 1,140 | 22.9% |
Central Minnesota | 7,921 | 11,271 | 3,350 | 42.3% |
Northeast Minnesota | 4,134 | 4,787 | 653 | 15.8% |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN | 41,952 | 58,736 | 16,784 | 40% |
Southeast Minnesota | 4,682 | 5,437 | 755 | 16.1% |
Southwest Minnesota | 5,547 | 5,990 | 443 | 8% |
Source: You can learn about our data sources in the About Us section.