Job Description: Personal and Home Care Aides provide services to patients in their places of residence such as taking temperature and blood pressure readings and making sure medicine is taken on time. Sometimes the Personal and Home Care Aides provide extra services such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping for patients who can't do these things on their own. Work routines and work environments vary depending on the needs of the patient. There are patients who need a lot of help, while others need only a very little. Male attendants are especially in demand to help elderly men and AIDS patients.
Wages - Statewide:
To give you an idea of how much you might earn, we have given you the average hourly wages and average yearly wages for this career throughout California. Wages can vary greatly in different parts of the State.
Hourly Average Wages:
$
21,754
Yearly Average Wages:
$
21,754
Source: California Occupational Employment and Wage Data, 2008
Job Openings:
An average of 2400 job openings will be available statewide per year. The number of openings includes both new jobs and replacement openings as workers leave the occupation.
Source: California Occupational Employment Projections 2004 - 2014
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