Home Health Aides
General Information
Description
Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.
Business Breakdown
People in this career work in these sectors.
- Private, for profit74.05%
- Private, not for profit10.44%
- State and local government7.42%
- Self-employed6.30%
- Federal government1.24%
Salary
Education & Interests
Most Common Education Levels
People in this career achieve this level of education.
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High school 62%
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Post-secondary certificate 20%
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Associate's degree 8%
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Some college 7%
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Master's degree 0%
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Doctoral degree 0%
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Bachelor's degree 0%
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Post baccalaureate 0%
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Less than high school 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
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First professional degree 0%
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:
- Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.
- Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
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Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Psychology
- Education and Training
- Administration and Management
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